G8 Chp. 5.2: Uniting the Colonists

Where did Parliament send troops when colonists were on the brink of rebellion?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Trenton

• New York

How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre?

• 100

• 1,000

• 500

• 5

Who was the first colonist killed during the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• George Washington

How did Samuel Adams use the Boston Massacre as propaganda?

• He wrote letters to the king

• He put up posters that described it as a slaughter of innocent Americans

• He sent money to Crispus Attucks' family

• He told people the British were coming to Boston

How did Paul Revere use the Boston Massacre as propaganda?

• He made an engraving of the event

• He threatened the king

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

• He started a war with Britain

What happened to the Townshend Acts after the Boston Massacre?

• Parliament increased all taxes

• Parliament increased taxes on glass

• Parliament increased taxes on paper

• Parliament repealed all Townshend Acts taxes, except for the one on tea

What were Committees of Correspondence?

• The king's army

• The Sons of Liberty

• They were a group that circulated calls against Britain

• The first colonial army

Which company was important to the British Tea Trade?

• Bigelow Tea

• Lipton Tea

• Honest Tea

• East India Company

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• The beginning of the Revolutionary War

• A new tax on tea

• A protest by colonists in which they dumped British tea in Boston Harbor

• A celebration of the colonists' independence

What did the Coercive Acts NOT do?

• Forced colonists to let British soldiers live with them

• Banned town meetings in Massachusettes

• Closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for the ruined tea

• Raised the tax on all imported goods