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1
Why were colonial merchants and manufacturers smuggling non-British goods?
They were avoiding taxes imposed by Parliament.
They liked them better
They liked paying more for goods
2
What is the Peggy Stewart?
a ship
a truck
a famous Marylander
3
What major event occurred to cause the British Parliament to enact the Intolerable Acts on Boston?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The French and Indian War
4
What does it mean to be a Loyalist?
You want to fight for England
You want to break free of England
You want to go back to England
You want to move to Canada
5
What was the purpose of the stamp act?
to raise money to pay for the war
to allow the colonists to make stamps
to give the colonists more rights
6
What was the goal of the Sugar Act
for the British to raise more money
to eat more sugar
to stop the colonist from eating too much sugar
7
What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Paul Revere
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
8
Why was the French and Indian War fought?
to pay back the British
to gain more money
to protest taxes
to gain more land
9
What do you call a colonist who wants to be independent and break free of the British?
a Patriot
a traitor
a Loyalist
10
What were the 5 laws that British Parliament passed against the colonist in 1774?
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
11
What was the cause of the Boston Massacre?
Someone yelled “Fire” and a British soldier fired on the crowd
Colonists were throwing snowballs.
Colonists were taunting soldiers.
All are correct