a law saying colonists could only buy one type of tea

What was the Boston Tea Party?

when colonists in Boston dumped tea in the Boston Harbor

Committees of Correspondence were

Set up in each colony to spread information

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was nicknamed the "Shot Heard Round the World because...

This was the first shot of the Revolutionary War

What was done at the Second Continental Congress?

The colonists chose George Washington as commander in chief

Why were the British marching to Concord?

to destry an arsenal where colonists were storing weapons

What was decided at the First Continental Congress

Sent a petition and told colonists to arm themselves s

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1
The Tea Act was
a law against tea
a law saying colonists could only buy one type of tea
a tax on tea
a law saying colonists had to pay for dumped tea
2
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, King George and Parliament passed
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Massacre
3
Which of the following men said, "Give me Liberty or give me death!"
George Washington
Paul Revere
John Adams
Patrick Henry
4
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a party involving drinking tea
when colonists in Boston dumped tea in the Boston Harbor
a law saying colonists could only buy East India tea
a tax on tea
5
Committees of Correspondence were
set up to store weapons in colonies
Groups of men working agains the Patriots
a secret group who met to fight King George
Set up in each colony to spread information
6
The First Continental COngress met in
Washington D.C.
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
7
Which of the following was not a part of the Intolerable Acts?
made colonists pay for the wasted tea
Had to pay a tax on tea
Closed the Boston Harbor
took away self-government
8
The Stamp Act was a tax on
all paper products
stamps
tea
juice
9
Who was the ex-slave killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre?
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Sam Adams
Crispus Attucks
10
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was nicknamed the "Shot Heard Round the World because...
People around the world knew the war had begun with the shot
This shot was the deadliest of the Revolutionary War
This was the first shot of the Revolutionary War
you could hear the bullet around the world
11
What was done at the Second Continental Congress?
They closed the Boston Harbor
The colonists chose George Washington as commander in chief
The colonists stopped trade with Britain
The colonists armed themselves
12
The French and Indian War was fought over
land in Canada
the Ohio River Valley
Mexico
land around the Mississippi River
13
The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the _____________.
Indians
British
Iriquois
Spanish
14
The Boston Tea Party is one example of a protest done by the ____________ .
Stamp Act Congress
Committeesof Correspondence
Sonsof Liberty
First Continental Congress
15
Who was killed at the Boston Massacre?
5 British soldiers
5 colonists
2 colonists and 2 soldiers
1 ex-slave
16
Why were the British marching to Concord?
to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock
to start the war
to destry an arsenal where colonists were storing weapons
to punish the people of Boston for dumping the tea in tea
17
What was decided at the First Continental Congress
Started a war
sent a petition and dumped tea in the harbor
Sent a petition and told colonists to arm themselves s
boycotted all paper products

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