After the Townshend Acts were repealed, ...

the Tea Act was passed to fund the British East India Co.

Patriots protested the Stamp Act by ...

attacking the tax collectors' homes.

In response to the Tea Act, ...

the Sons of Liberty threw the tea cargo overboard.

One reason why the colonists hated the Quartering Act was because ...

they felt like they were being spied on in their own homes.

The colonists were upset with the Tea Act because ...

it once again gave the British complete control.

As punishment for their mutiny against the Stamp Act and to help save money, the colonists ...

were made to house British soldiers under the Quartering Act

After colonies like NY and NJ refused to pay for the soldiers, the British Parliament ...

passed the Townshend Acts to pay for more troops.

The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish MA for the Tea Party by ...

closing the Harbor and sending in more troops to Boston.

Lord North ultimately decided to repeal the Townshend Acts because ...

he calculated that they were losing money due to the boycott

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1
The colonists saw the Proclamation as an act of ...
tyranny
fairness
love
loyalty
2
After the Townshend Acts were repealed, ...
the Tea Act was passed to fund the British East India Co.
Sam Adams calmed down.
the colonists were happier with the British Parliament.
nothing else was taxed in the colonies.
3
Patriots protested the Stamp Act by ...
attacking the tax collectors' homes.
dumping all of the tea into Boston Harbor.
sending messages to Parliament.
simply refusing to buy the stamps.
4
In response to the Tea Act, ...
the British East India Co made a lot of money.
the Mohawk Indians thew the tea cargo overboard.
colonists began to drink coffee instead.
the Sons of Liberty threw the tea cargo overboard.
5
One reason why the colonists hated the Quartering Act was because ...
they had to pay for more tea.
they didn't have representation to vote on the act.
they felt like they were being spied on in their own homes.
they disagreed with all forms of taxes.
6
Following the war, the first act passed by the British was the ...
The Tea Act
Townshend Acts
The Quartering Act
The Proclamation of 1763
7
The colonists were upset with the Tea Act because ...
people who sold tea for a living lost their jobs.
it created more competition for tea merchants.
it made the British more expensive than the Dutch tea.
it once again gave the British complete control.
8
To protest the Townshend Acts, Sam Adams convinced the colonists to ...
go on a hunger strike.
return to hunting and gathering.
boycott British goods.
buy goods from the French instead.
9
As punishment for their mutiny against the Stamp Act and to help save money, the colonists ...
were made to house British soldiers under the Quartering Act
were not able to hold assemblies in their cities.
had to pay for all of the boycotted goods.
were forced to pay a tax on tea.
10
After colonies like NY and NJ refused to pay for the soldiers, the British Parliament ...
passed the Tea Act to pay for the British East India Co.
made the Townshend Acts to pay for the British East India Co
passed the Intolerable Acts to punish rebelling colonies.
passed the Townshend Acts to pay for more troops.
11
The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish MA for the Tea Party by ...
closing the Harbor and sending in more troops to Boston.
bringing back the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.
revoking the MA Bay Charter.
taxing them on everything until the tea was paid for.
12
To help raise money to pay off their debt from the war, the British first passed the ...
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
13
King George III responded to the colonists actions in Boston by claiming ...
"we must try again to make them pay off our debt."
"we must master them totally."
"we must let them go."
"we must kill them all."
14
The French and Indian War ended in ...
1753
1776
1773
1763
15
Lord North ultimately decided to repeal the Townshend Acts because ...
he calculated that they were losing money due to the boycott
Sam Adams had convinced him it was the right thing to do.
he was asleep when they voted on this in Parliament.
he agreed with the colonists that they were unfair.

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