Which of the following was not true of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The British suffered more than 2,000 dead

Which of the following was not true of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

British learned colonists were storing weapons in Lexington

Which of the following was not a colonial response to the Stamp Act of 1765?

the colonists negotiated a lower tax on paper goods

How did the Sugar Act of 1764 try to stop colonial American smuggling?

by lowering the tax on molasses to discourage smuggling

Which of the following was not true of the Intolerable or Coercive Acts?

It placed royal governors in every colony

Which of the following was not true of the First Continental Congress?

75 delegates, from 13 colonies met at Washington in 1775

Which of the following was not true of the Boston Tea Party?

Sons of Liberty destroyed 457 Chests of tea

Which of the following was not true of the Tea Act?

It was passed to damage the colonial economy

How did British Parliament respond to the colonial protests against the Stamp Act of 1765?

they repealed or canceled the Stamp Act

Which of the following was the reason that Britain started to tax the 13 colonies after 1763?

Britain was in debt following the French and Indian War

British "writs of assistance" were documents that enabled British officers to search for what?

colonial homes for smuggled goods

Which of the following goods did the Stamp Act of 1765 place a tax on?

all printed material such as newspapers and documents

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A quiz on the series of British policies after the French and Indian War and the responses of the colonists

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1
Which of the following was not true of the Boston Massacre?
7 colonists were killed
It was used as propaganda to turn colonists against British
colonists provoked British soldiers by throwing clubs/ice
It occurred March 5th, 1770
2
Which of the following was not true of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British suffered more than 2,000 dead
The Americans had to retreat because they lacked ammunition
The battle actually took place on Breed's Hill
It showed that the Americans would not be easy to defeat
3
Which of the following was not true of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The British were turned back at Concord by the Minutemen
British learned colonists were storing weapons in Lexington
The British defeated the Minutemen at Lexington
The Battle left the British with 174 wounded and 73 dead
4
Which of the following was not a colonial response to the Stamp Act of 1765?
the colonists negotiated a lower tax on paper goods
boycotting or refusing to buy British goods
burning of effigies of British tax collectors
The House of Burgesses passed a resolution against the tax
5
How did the Sugar Act of 1764 try to stop colonial American smuggling?
by raising the tax on molasses
by lowering the tax on molasses to discourage smuggling
by increasing sale of sugar/molasses in the colonies
by protecting the colonists from illegal seraches
6
Which of the following was not true of the Intolerable or Coercive Acts?
the other 12 colonies sent food and supplies to help Boston
It forced colonists to quarter British Soldiers in homes
It placed royal governors in every colony
It shut down Boston Harbor until the destroyed tea was paid
7
Which of the following was not true of the First Continental Congress?
Delegates declared Coercive Acts illegal
Congress sent a petition to repeal 13 acts of Parliament
75 delegates, from 13 colonies met at Washington in 1775
Delegates urged colonies to keep boycotts and raise militias
8
Which of the following was not true of the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty dumped tea from 3 ships in Boston Harbor
The destroyed tea was valued at 90,000-92,000 British pounds
Sons of Liberty destroyed 457 Chests of tea
It occurred on December 16th, 1773
9
Which of the following was not true of the Tea Act?
Colonists vowed to not let British East India unload tea
It was passed to damage the colonial economy
It made colonists buy tea from British East India Company
It was passed to save the British East India Company
10
The British Townshend Acts of 1767 placed a tax on which of the following?
goods imported from England
goods exchanged with Native Americans
goods exported as part of the Triangular Trade
goods exported to England
11
How did British Parliament respond to the colonial protests against the Stamp Act of 1765?
they refused to sell stamps to the colonists
they increased the tax on paper goods
they repealed or canceled the Stamp Act
they arrested those that protested the Stamp Act
12
Which of the following was the reason that Britain started to tax the 13 colonies after 1763?
Britain was in debt following the French and Indian War
the 13 colonies did not contribute to defeating the French
Britain wanted to raise money to expand colonies in the west
Britain provided rights and economic help to the colonies
13
British "writs of assistance" were documents that enabled British officers to search for what?
people for confiscated goods
foreign goods
colonial homes for smuggled goods
foreigners
14
Which of the following goods did the Stamp Act of 1765 place a tax on?
the sale of postage stamps
all goods imported from England
all printed material such as newspapers and documents
first hand stamps for passage into the 13 colonies

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