3-5 Conflict in the Colonies

In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in response to Prime Minister George Grenville’s request to tax the colonists. The British prime minister made that request to

• pay the costs of the French and Indian War.

• replace British ships that had been damaged by smugglers.

• pay the costs of the Seven Years’ War.

• replace British goods that had rotted because of a boycott.

Colonists who were upset by Parliament’s effort to tax them might have made all of the following remarks, except

• “No Taxation without Representation!”

• “End the boycotts now!”

• “Just say ‘no’ to British goods!”

• “No one asked us if we wanted to be taxed!”

What event directly sparked the Boston Massacre?

• A crowd of sailors dared British troops to shoot at them.

• A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument.

• Colonists spread negative propaganda about British troops.

• An African American sailor shot and wounded a British soldier.

The Boston Tea Party clearly demonstrated how

• much colonists cared for tea in relation to other imports.

• unhappy colonists were with new British laws.

• easily colonists could tell cheap tea from expensive tea.

• angry colonists were even before the Boston Massacre.

Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts because it

• wanted to give colonists a sense of independence.

• could make more money paying to catch smugglers than paying to collect taxes.

• could make the same money on taxing tea as it could on almost all other goods.

• wanted to reduce tension in the colonies.

Which of the following is not one of the ways Massachusetts was punished for the Boston Tea Party?

• Its charter was canceled.

• The colonial governor had to approve when the legislature could meet.

• Boston Harbor was closed.

• Bostonians had to search for and recover the discarded tea.

Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?

• It was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly.

• It was the first attempt by Parliament to tax exports, not just imports.

• To enforce it, Britain’s standing army used violence to frighten tax payers.

• To enforce it, Britain placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.

What word best describes the response of Britain’s Lord North to news of the Boston Tea Party?

• relieved

• impartial

• disturbed

• furious

What did colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament in spring of 1774?

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Tariff of Abominations

• Acts of Cruelty

• Lord North’s Revenge

A Virginia member of the House of Burgesses____________________

(1 Patrick Henry/2 George Washington) gave a famous speech in response to British troops being sent to Boston. His Speech is now known as the “Give me Liberty, or Give me Death” speech.

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington