How did the Sons of Liberty react to the Stamp Act?

They burned any stamp paper they could find

How could the British Government have prevented the American Revolution?

By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament

If you were a colonist, why might you have been upset about the Quartering Act?

It forced you to let British soldiers live in your house

How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

They blockaded (prevented entry/exit) the Boston Harbor

What happened during the Boston Massacre?

The British army attacked unarmed civilians

Which best describes "tyranny"?

Not allowing citizens to have any say in government

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1
If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing?
Dumping British tea in to the Boston Harbor
Refusing to buy British tea
Paying high prices for British tea
Tarring and feathering British tea merchants
2
How did the Sons of Liberty react to the Stamp Act?
They burned any stamp paper they could find
They threw stamps into the Boston Harbor
They held meetings to discuss the Stamp Act
They left the colonies and moved West
3
How could the British Government have prevented the American Revolution?
By forcing King George III to give up the throne
By overruling the decisions of colonial governments
By increasing taxes on colonists
By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament
4
If you were a colonist, why might you have been upset about the Quartering Act?
It prevented you from being represented in Parliament
It made your money worthless
It forced you to let British soldiers live in your house
It forced you to pay a quarter tax on British goods
5
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They invaded the United States
They agreed to stop taxing the colonists
They blockaded (prevented entry/exit) the Boston Harbor
They did nothing
6
Which occurred first? A) The Boston Massacre, B) The Stamp Act, C) The Tea Act
The Boston Massacre
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
7
Which tax caused James Otis and the colonists to say "No taxation without representation"?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
8
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
The British army attacked unarmed civilians
The British army attacked American shops
The American army burned British goods
The American and British armies fought one another
9
Which best describes "tyranny"?
Maintaining a standing army
Allowing a government body to determine tax policy
Passing laws people don't like
Not allowing citizens to have any say in government

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