Boston Massacre and Tea Party (test prep)

Which statement is NOT true of the events leading up to the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists disliked the idea of British soldiers hiring themselves out as workers.

• The British soldiers tried to arrest Sam Adams and Crispus Attucks.

• The British soldiers and colonists exchanged insults, which led to violence.

• The British soldiers called for backup due to the large crowd surrounding them.

How did the people react to Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre?

• The British really thought it depicted (showed) the truth about the event.

• Most people thought that Paul was telling a half truth about the event.

• It caused people to react positively towards the British soldiers and thus choose to be loyalists.

• It caused more people to side with the patriots

The purpose of the Boston Massacre engraving picture the use of a basic technique that tugs at peoples heart and causes them to react emotionally. This technique is called?

• boycotting

• half truths

• synergy

• propaganda

The committees of correspondence

• helped Samuel Adams to become governor of Massachusetts.

• encouraged independent action in each colony to support the British.

• kept opposition to the British alive by exchanging letters on colonial affairs.

• were set up by the British government to spy on the Sons of Liberty.

What damage did the British soldiers do at the Boston Massacre?

• They Injured a few people in the crowd.

• They burned down the tax revenue office accidentally.

• They killed Crispus Attucks and 4 other colonists.

• They accidentally killed 3 colonists.

Why did British Parliament pass the Townshend Acts?

• In order to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• tighten control over Massachusetts.

• Pay for expenses in America, such as salaries of British officials.

• Give the British East India company control over the American tea trade.

When the British only kept the one tax on tea, how did the colonists first react when the tea ships arrived?

• The royal governor ordered the colonists to unload the tea from the boats.

• Colonists in New York and Philadelphia forced the ships to turn back to England.

• The Sons of Liberty began to plan a way to get rid of the tea and the British ships from Boston Harbor.

• All the above

Colonists responded to the Tea Act by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• leaving tea to rot on the docks.

• purchasing coffee from Canada.

• dumping the tea into Boston Harbor.

• blocking the arrival of tea ships.

The British Parliament passed a new Act to punish the colonists. This act is called:

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Act

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

What is NOT true of the night of the Boston Tea Party?

• On December 16, colonists boarded 3 ships in Boston Harbor in the middle of the day.

• The colonists dressed as Native Americans.

• colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor

• The British were furious with the colonists and demanded payment.