Unit 5-Lesson 2

Unit 5-Lesson 2

The Colonists Rebel

Multiple Choice

The __________________ is the name given for the event when five unarmed colonists were killed by British soldiers in Boston in 1770.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boycott

• Revolutionary War

Open Ended

Write 2-3 sentences that describes your reaction to the Boston Massacre. Remember to use strong verbs and adjectives.

Multiple Choice

After the Boston Massacre, colonial leaders decided to start sharing news of British actions and colonial protests among the colonies.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Do you believe it was right for the Sons of Liberty to destroy the tea by throwing it into the Boston Harbor?

Explain your answer in 2-3 well written sentences, using strong verbs and adjectives.

Multiple Choice

Once King George and Parliament heard about the Boston Tea Party, they decided to punish the Bostonians by passing laws called _______________.

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• Loyalists

Multiple Select

Check the boxes next to laws that were part of The Intolerable Acts.

• Colonists had to let British soldiers live in their houses.

• A British general was put in charge of Boston.

• British ships blocked Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the tea that was lost.

• Everyone had to watch the Super Bowls that the New England Patriots won over and over.

Multiple Choice

A _____________ is a volunteer army.

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• quarter

• militia

Open Ended

What do you think Patrick Henry meant when he said, "Give me liberty, or give me death?"

Multiple Choice

The British planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock and destroy the Patriots' weapons and ammo in Concord, so...

• Paul Revere and two other men warned Adams, Hancock and the militia in Concord.

• They arrested Adams and Hancock.

• They destroyed the weapons and ammo in Concord.

Multiple Choice

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in _____________.

• New York

• Lexington

• Concord

• Bunker Hill

Multiple Choice

After fighting broke out in Lexington, the British moved on to _______________ where the fighting continued.

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Concord