Spirit of Independence Lesson 2

The colonists called the British soldiers "redcoats."

• True 
• False

Which action did not anger Boston colonists?

• The British set up camp in the center of the city.
• Some British soldiers stole goods from local shops.
• Some British soldiers did not keep their uniforms clean.
• Some British soldiers fought with local boys who teased them.

The Boston Massacre happened after _____________.

• The Boston Massacre happened after _____________.
• The Boston Massacre happened after _____________.
• The Boston Massacre happened after _____________.
• The Boston Massacre happened after _____________.

A refusal to buy certain goods is called a boycott.

• True
• False

After the Boston Massacre, Great Britain repealed all the Townshend Acts except the tax on _____________.

• silk
• sugar
• stamps
• tea

Information designed to influence people's opinions is called ____________.

• debate
• resolutions
• propaganda
• proclamations

Samuel Adams and the committees of correspondence rallied colonists to stay loyal to King George III.

• True
• False

How did the colonists who threw tea overboard into Boston Harbor disguise themselves?

• as French pirates
• as British soldiers
• as Native Americans
• as British sailors

Who declared that rather than part with freedom, "we'll part with our tea"?

• Patrick Henry
• Samuel Adams
• The Sons of Liberty
• The Daughters of Liberty

To punish colonists for the "tea party," Parliament passed a law closing Boston harbor.

• True
• False