Chapter 5

Quiz for Chapter Five Analyzing Voices: The Debate over Representation and Sovereignty

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Question 1

According to Jared Ingersoll’s Report on the Debates in Parliament, those in Parliament who opposed the Stamp Act did so based on which of the following arguments?A. The British Parliament had no legal right to institute taxes in the American colonies.
B. Members of Parliament should not institute taxes they did not have to pay themselves.
C. Only those British citizens who could vote should pay taxes.
D. Great Britain did not tax the Irish, so it was unacceptable for them to tax the Americans.

Question 2

According to Ingersoll, supporters and opponents of the Stamp Act in the British Parliament agreed on which of the following issues?A. Parliament had supreme and unlimited authority over every part of the king’s dominions, including the colonies.
B. Members of Parliament needed to ensure that the tax would not bring too much hardship to the American colonists.
C. The Americans should have the opportunity to elect their own representatives to Parliament.
D. Only the House of Commons, and not the House of Lords, had the power to levy taxes.

Question 3

Which of the following summarizes Joseph Galloway’s position on Britain’s taxation of the colonies?A. It was illegal because America had no representation in Parliament.
B. It was justified because Britain provided protection and support to the colonies.
C. It was unconstitutional because it was disproportionate to the colonies’ wealth.
D. It was acceptable because America had virtual representation in Parliament.

Question 4

Which of the following individuals might have been most likely to endorse Galloway’s Plan of Union?A. Samuel Adams
B. King George III
C. Lord North
D. Benjamin Franklin