Why did the king of England start to tax the colonists?

He needed money to pay the debt of the French Indian war.

What caused Mercy Otis Warren to begin writing political poems?

John Adams encouraged her to write about Boston Tea Party

What was the Tea Act of 1773?

It was a monopoly in which the colonists could only purchase certain tea.

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Unit 2 Assessment - Road to Revolution

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1
Some people wanted to support the king and stay under his leadership. What were those people called?
Monarchs
Loyalists
Redcoats
Rebels
2
Why did the king of England start to tax the colonists?
He did not like the colonists and wanted to punish them.
He wanted more money to make England look better.
He needed money to pay for sending soldiers to Boston.
He needed money to pay the debt of the French Indian war.
3
Which of the following would have been taxed during the Stamp Act (paper products)?
Tea
Cloth
Playing Cards
Hats
4
Who would have said “No taxation, without representation”?
A Loyalist
A Patriot
A mean Tax Collector
The King of England
5
Was the Boston Tea Party an act of Activism or Vandalism?
Vandalism
Both
Activism
6
What was the name of the first meeting of colonial leaders where they wrote a letter to the king?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
First Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty Party
7
What caused Mercy Otis Warren to begin writing political poems?
She was critized over her brother
John Adams encouraged her to write about Boston Tea Party
She was taking over her husband's business
She wanted to be the first female historian.
8
What did the colonists do to protest the Stamp Act?
They wrote a letter to the King.
They threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
They did nothing.
They boycotted British goods.
9
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
It closed the port of Boston and took away all their leaders.
It was a monopoly in which the colonists could only purchase certain tea.
Meeting where representatives from each colony discussed Britain.
It was a tax on paper products.
10
How many Boston colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre by British soldiers?
2
32
502
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