Question

you do: directions: analyze the two documents and answer the questions that follow
document 3: stamp act (1765)
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the distributor of stamps for the colony came to boston from london. he
had served the colony before and had a good reputation, so many gentlemen
of the town treated him politely... a few days later, early in the morning,
people hung a stuffed figure on a tree called the great tree in the south part of
boston (later called the liberty tree). labels showed it was meant to
represent the stamp distributor... before night, the figure was taken down and
carried through the townhouse, where the governor and council were
meeting. forty or fifty well - dressed tradesmen walked in front, and some
thousands of the crowd followed down king street to olivers dock, near
where mr. olivera had built a new structure thought to be a stamp office. that
building was knocked down in minutes. then the crowd moved toward fort
hill, but mr. olivers house was in the way. they tried to force their way in,
and when stopped, they broke the windows, smashed the doors, went inside,
and destroyed part of his furniture. the unrest continued until midnight before
the crowd left.
a: mr. oliver was the distributor of stamps for the massachusetts bay colony
source: thomas hutchinson recounts the reaction to the stamp act in boston (1765)

1. what does this excerpt most strongly suggest about the methods some colonists used to

oppose (go against) the stamp act in 1765?
a. they filed formal petitions and awaited parliaments response.
b. they organized peaceful boycotts and avoided confronting officials.
c. they used public intimidation and property destruction to pressure stamp distributors.
d. they pledged loyalty to royal governors to gain tax exemptions.

1. according to thomas hutchinsons account, what do the events in boston reveal about

colonial attitudes toward british authority and taxation in 1765?
*the events in boston reveal that colonial attitudes toward british authority and taxation in 1765
were...

Explanation:

For question 1, the text describes actions like hanging a stuffed figure (public intimidation) and knocking down a building, breaking windows, etc. (property destruction). Options A (filing petitions and waiting), B (peaceful boycotts), and D (pledging loyalty for tax exemptions) are not supported by the text.
For question 2, the events show that colonists were willing to take direct, often violent - like actions (intimidation and property destruction) against what they saw as British - imposed tax (Stamp Act) and its enforcers (the stamp distributor represented by the stuffed figure and Mr. Oliver). This indicates a lack of respect for British authority regarding taxation.

Answer:

1. C. They used public intimidation and property destruction to pressure stamp distributors.
2. The events in Boston reveal that colonial attitudes toward British authority and taxation in 1765 were one of defiance. Colonists were not willing to passively accept British - imposed taxes (the Stamp Act) and used direct, often violent - like actions (public intimidation and property destruction) to show their opposition to both the tax and those (like stamp distributors) implementing it on behalf of the British.