Townshend Acts Repealed (pg. 208-209)

What was the effect of the following cause-

Colonists boycott taxed wool from Britain so _______.

• women make tea from North American plants

• women begin writing poems and plays

• some women begin weaving their own cotton

• they encouraged others to boycott as well

What was the effect of the following cause-

Colonists boycott imported teas so _______.

• women make tea from North American plants

• they encourage others to boycott as well

• women begin weaving their own cloth

• women begin to create poems and plays

Who was Mercy Otis Warren?

• a writer from Boston and the wife of a Rhode Island politician

• the lady who started "Daughters of Liberty"

• a writer from Boston and the wife of a Massachusetts politician

• she created "Liberty Tea"

What does substitute mean?

• to use the exact same thing

• to use something else

• to get rid of something

• to not use something

Why did the colonists decide to boycott imported goods from Britain?

• because the colonists thought Britain was being unfair

• because the colonists were being selfish

• because they didn't like those goods

• because they wanted to make their own goods

What were "spinning bees"?

• a competition between women who spin wool

• an event that Britain made women participate in

• a place where women would make "Liberty Tea"

• women would gather together and spend hours spinning wool yarn

Why did the British government send warships and troops to Boston Harbor?

• they wanted to join the colonists

• they wanted to limit the protests

• they wanted to come to an agreement with the colonists

• troops were never sent to the Boston Harbor

When did Parliament repeal the Townshend Acts?

• 1707

• 1777

• 1770

• 1776

What did colonists want most from Britain?

• to continue paying taxes and be more independent

• they didn't want anything from Britain

• they wanted to rule over Britain

• to be free from British taxes and be more independent

True or False?

British warships landed troops in Boston in 1768.

• True

• False