The Liberty Tree: The Beginning of the American Revolution

Question 1

The Stamp Act taxed ALL of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Stamps

Question 2

A place where townspeople gathered for important messages was called...

Accepted Answer

The Liberty Tree

Question 3

Being tarred and feathered was a _________________ experience.

Accepted Answer

horrible

Question 4

True or False: The morning after the tea party, men went out in boats to beat down piles of tea

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The outcomes of the First Continental Congress included all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

An agreement to declare independence from Britain

Question 6

Which person was killed during the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 7

At this time, who had the strongest army in the world?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 8

After the Boston Tea Party, parliament passed harsh laws that the colonists called..

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

Question 9

True or False: When Boston Harbor was closed, other colonies ignored it & did not try to help.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The Townshend Act (a tax on tea, cloth, and other goods) led to ALL of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

John Hancock being tortured

Question 11

Which of the following in NOT TRUE about being a British soldier.

Accepted Answer

They were paid well.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the sneaky ways the British got money from the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Molasses Act

Question 13

True or False: George Washington fought in the French and Indian War.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What was the name of the tea company that was granted a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

British East India Company

Question 15

True or False: Being a British soldier was a comfortable experience.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

The American Army consisted of...

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 17

Which is NOT a reason listed in the book that some people left England to come to America?

Accepted Answer

to become farmers

Question 18

Groups of angry men that protested the Stamp Act became known as...

Accepted Answer

The Sons of Liberty

Question 19

Where was the First Continental Congress held?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 20

The Quartering Act forced the colonists to provide the British soldiers with...

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 21

How many people died because of the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 22

True or False: The first English settlers - the Pilgrims - made peace with the Indians.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 22