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1
Which one is not part of the Coercive Acts?
Gave additional taxes to pay for tea
Closed Boston Harbor
Had to feed and house the soldiers
Massachusetts assembly could not meet
2
Almost all the taxes imposed on the colonies were put on the colonies to help ________________.
Punish the colonists for the rebellion
Pay for war debt and British soldiers
Settle the debt with France from war
Britain become more powerful
3
Who formed the Sons of Liberty?
Paul Revere
George Washington
John Adams
Samuel Adams
4
Who fought in French and Indian War?
French vs. Indians
French vs. Canada
French vs. Dutch
French vs. British
5
In what year did the Boston Massacre occur?
1776
1773
1770
1772
6
What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?
You can't settle west of Appalacians
You must submit to the British Parliament
You must give up your land in the Shenandoah Valley
You must pay off all the war debt
7
Colonists were furious about the Tea Act because................
England gave East India Company a monopoly on tea sales
They didn't like tea anymore
They were having to unload tea all the time so it was hard
The tea was spoiled and made the colonists ill
8
Who were the Townshend Acts named for?
A city of Townshend in Great Britain
Townshend Adams
Samuel Townshend
Charles Townshend
9
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
7 Years War
Shot Heard Around the World
World War 1
100 Years War
10
Who made the Proclamation of 1763?
King George III
King Charles II
George Washington
Louis IXV
11
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
7
3
2
5
12
What did they not say to the king in the petition from the 1st Continental Congress?
We are getting weapons together to fight you
We will boycott British goods until they are lifted
We will not send British goods ever again
We are still loyal to you
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How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their cause?
As propaganda to sway people that the British were tyrants
To prosecute British soldiers for all their wrongdoings
To enable the colonists to become great soldiers
To force the king to stop taxation
14
Name two things they did to torture tax collectors.
evicted them from houses/sent to Canada
tarred and feathered/ burnt homes
hung the tax collectors/branded them
Prosecuted them in court/sent back to England
15
What did they do to get around the sugar tax?
Used maple syrup
Tarred and feathered the tax collector
Smuggled in sugar/molasses
Did you use in their rum
16
What were the consequences for the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive Acts
The Insolent Acts
The Trade Embargo Acts
The Sustainable Acts
17
What battle is known as "The Shot Heard Around the World"
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington
Bunker Hill
18
What did the British gain from winning the French/Indian War?
Status in the World
Almost all of France's land in NA
Debt
More land in China
19
How much tax was placed on Sugar with the Sugar Act?
5 pence per gram
1/10 a pound of silver
3 guineas per ounce
3 pence per pound
20
What was the meeting in Philadelphia called to discuss how to handle the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence Planning
The Stamp Act Congress
The Second Continental Congress
21
Which is NOT an item that was taxed under the Stamp Act?
court papers
paper
playing cards
newspaper
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How did they conduct the tea party?
The organized a boycott on all tea
The hosted a grand event and drank all the tea in the city
The passed a law to refuse to buy tea
They dressed as mohawks and threw tea into the harbor
