Which was NOT true of the Boston Tea Party?

The British punished Boston after the tea party

What was the OUTCOME of the Boston Massacre

5 colonist died and 6 others were injured

Which of the following was a CAUSE of the Boston Massacre?

Colonist boys threw snowballs at British soldiers

What does the phrase "No taxation without representation" mean?

No paying for taxes unless we are help make the rules

What effect did dumping tea into the harbor have on colonists?

The harbors were closed to other countries bringing in goods

What was the Boston Massacre?

A fight between the British and the colonist due to a riot

What was the Townshend Act?

A tax put on paint, glass, lead, paper and tea

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

The colonist were mad they were being taxed on tea

What did the Stamp Act put taxes on?

Put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers

Why were taxes on goods put into place in the colonies?

The British government had debt from French and Indian War

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1
Which was NOT true of the Boston Tea Party?
Men threw 300 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor
The men dressed up as Indians
British tea was very expensive which made colonist angry
The British punished Boston after the tea party
2
What was the OUTCOME of the Boston Massacre
Reinforcements were brought in from Britain to tame colonist
5 colonist died and 6 others were injured
The colonist killed all the British soldiers
There was a truce and both sides stopped fighting
3
Which of the following was a CAUSE of the Boston Massacre?
Colonist stopped paying taxes in Boston
Britain raised the price of coffee in the colonies
Colonist boys threw snowballs at British soldiers
The King of British close the Boston Harbor
4
What does the phrase "No taxation without representation" mean?
Give me freedom from the law
We want a lawyer before we pay taxes
No paying for taxes unless we are help make the rules
Taxes should be eliminated from government
5
What company made their tea prices cheaper so the colonist would buy it?
European Tea Company
Spanish Tea Company
West India Company
East India Company
6
What effect did dumping tea into the harbor have on colonists?
The tax was lifted and the colonists had won
King George III came to the colonies and punished colonists
The British charged even more on tea
The harbors were closed to other countries bringing in goods
7
What was the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers killing colonists at random
A fight between the British and the Native Americans
The biggest fight in the American Revolution
A fight between the British and the colonist due to a riot
8
What was the Townshend Act?
A law forced on colonists for soldiers live with them freely
A tax put on paint, glass, lead, paper and tea
A tax on sugar and sweets sent from the southern colonies
A tax on imports coming from England and Europe
9
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The British wanted to prove a point to the colonists
The colonist were mad they were being taxed on tea
Native Americans wanted revenge for how they were treated
King George III ordered the tea to be dumped in the harbor
10
What item did the Sugar Act tax?
Paper, tea, sugar, lead
Tea, sugar, molasses
Sugar and molasses
Paper, stamps, molasses
11
What did the Stamp Act put taxes on?
Put a tax on sugar
Put taxes on postage stamps.
Put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers
Put a tax on tea
12
Why were taxes on goods put into place in the colonies?
British soldiers wanted extra money
Britain didn’t like the colonists
The British government had debt from French and Indian War
It was voted on by the colonists
13
Which was a way the colonists protested the new taxes?
They boycotted British goods
They rioted throughout the colonies
They held sit-ins at government buildings
They sent men to Parliament to complain

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