Stamp Act Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Stamp Act? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. When the Stamp Act was enacted, what was happening in the colonies that made it difficult to pay?
The colonies were in an economic depression.
There was a shortage of paper goods.
The colonies were at war with France and several Native American nations.
The colonists had blown all their money on scratchers.
Q. What law did the crown pass in the immediate wake of the repeal of the Stamp Act?
The Declaratory Act, which stated that the crown had the right to tax the colonies.
The Intolerable Act, which stated that the protests against the crown would not be tolerated.
The Molasses Act, which levied a new tax on molasses and molasses-based products.
The Act Act, which stated that the crown could make whatever laws it liked, nyah nyah.
Q. In terms of the later Revolution, what was the most important contribution that the Stamp Act made?
It united Patriots in a single cause.
It allowed the Patriots to steal a large number of British documents.
It forced the crown to capitulate.
It helped fund the Revolution.
Q. What significance did Parliament and the crown think the Stamp Act would have?
None; it was a routine piece of tax legislation.
Some, it was a significant increase in the demands on the colonists.
A lot, it was intended to bankrupt the nascent Patriot movement.
Earth-shaking, they were trying to bring about the end of the world.
Q. Why were skins legislated under the Stamp Act?
The colonists used animal skins as a form of paper.
Skins were legal tender in the colonies.
Skins were an easy source of revenue.
Everything was terrifying back then.