What was the First Continental Congress?

Delegates from colonies meet in PA to discuss the Intolerable Acts

What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 primarily do?

Imposed taxes on imported goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea

What is the Quartering act?

Colonists are forced to quarter British soldiers in their homes

What was the main purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766?

To declare authority to make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever

What was Paul Revere best known for during the American Revolution?

His midnight ride to warn the colonists of British troop movements

What was the Sugar Act?

Lowered the price of sugar and molasses + stopped smuggling from the french

What was the Committees of Correspondence in the American colonies?

To serve as a emergency government + communicate between the colonies

What was the main purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?

Allowed BEIC to sell tea directly to colonists (cut out middle men)

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?

The Stamp Act, which imposed taxes on printed materials

What did the Intolerable acts do?

Punished the colonists for their actions at the Boston Tea Party

What action did colonists take during the Boston Tea Party?

They destroyed shipments of British tea by dumping it into the harbor

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1
Which of these was a tax placed on all printed material?
Stamp Act
Tax Act
Paper Act
Sugar Act
2
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
3
The Proclamation of 1763 said that the colonists couldn't settle west of where?
Appalachian Mountains
New England Colonies
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River
4
Which Act was a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
5
Another name for the Intolerable acts is the "Coercive Acts"
False
True
6
What was the First Continental Congress?
They adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Delegates from colonies meet in PA to discuss the Intolerable Acts
Colonists form a alliance with France
Colonists declared war on Spain.
7
What did the Townshend Acts of 1767 primarily do?
Imposed taxes on imported goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea
Established the first Continental Congress to protest British policies
Allowed colonists to trade freely with foreign nations
Repealed the Stamp Act and reduced colonial taxes
8
What is the Quartering act?
Colonists are forced to quarter British soldiers in their homes
Was a war between the French and Natives
Taxed colonists for sugar
Gave everyone quarters
9
What was the main purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766?
To reduce taxes on the American colonies
To declare authority to make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever
To repeal the Stamp Act and other colonial taxes
To give American colonies more representation in Parliament
10
"Tories" are also known as what?
Colonists
Royalists
Loyalists
Patriots
11
What was Paul Revere best known for during the American Revolution?
His midnight ride to warn the colonists of British troop movements
Leading the Boston Tea Party
Commanding the Continental Army
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
12
All 13 colonies attended the First Continental Congress meeting
False
True
13
What was the Sugar Act?
Taxed imprted goods like glass and paint
Gave free sugar to every colonist
Taxed paper
Lowered the price of sugar and molasses + stopped smuggling from the french
14
What is the nickname for Massachusetts Milita?
Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
Sons of Thunder
Green Mountain Boys
15
The stamp act.... taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies
True
False
16
Who warned Sam Adams/John Hancock that the British were coming to take them prisoner?
William Dawes
Nathan Hale
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
17
A group of Bostonians who fought against the British taxes were called what?
Swamp Foxes
Sons of Liberty
Proud Bostonians
Green Mountain Boys
18
What was the Committees of Correspondence in the American colonies?
To organize military defenses against the British
To serve as a emergency government + communicate between the colonies
To draft the Declaration of Independence
To collect taxes for the British government
19
What was the main purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?
Allowed BEIC to sell tea directly to colonists (cut out middle men)
To force colonists to buy tea from other European countries
To reduce the price of tea for American colonists
To raise taxes on tea imported into the American colonies
20
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Intolerable Acts?
The Massachusetts Government Act, which limited town meetings
The Boston Port Act, which closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for
The Quartering Act, which required colonists to house British soldiers
The Stamp Act, which imposed taxes on printed materials
21
Which of these involved 5 people being shot by British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act Congress
Battle of Trenton
22
What did the Intolerable acts do?
Gave the colonists more rights and powers
Punished the colonists for their actions at the Boston Tea Party
Forced colonists to move West
Taxed Sugar
23
What action did colonists take during the Boston Tea Party?
They wrote petitions demanding an end to British taxes
They attacked British soldiers stationed in Boston
They destroyed shipments of British tea by dumping it into the harbor
They refused to allow British ships to enter American ports
24
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
25
What was the main method the Colonists used to hurt the British economy?
Make American goods cheaper
Boycott
Siege
Attack merchant ships and throw their goods overboard

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