Boston Massacre, Tea Party, Intolerable Acts Quiz

George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, the Sons of Liberty

• Patriots (for the colonists)

• Loyalists (for the British)

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• A. The Boston Massacre

• B. The Intolerable Acts

• C. The Stamp Act

• D. The Sugar Act

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

• A. The British army killed hundreds of colonists in a brutal day-long battle.

• B. Colonial sharpshooters killed dozens of British troops in a surprise attack.

• C. Colonists killed twenty-six British soldiers in a formal battle on Boston Common.

• D. Panicking British soldiers killed five colonists in an unplanned burst of violence.

How did a group of colonists express their anger about the Tea Act?

• A. They boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

• B. They forced American Indians to destroy the British tea.

• C. They burned crates of British tea along Dorchester Bay.

• D. They secretly switched out all the tea with coffee.

Why were the colonists angry about the Tea Act of 1773?

• A. They were furious that the act increased the cost of tea.

• B. They did not like that they were being taxed without representation in Parliament.

• C. They were upset that the act made it illegal for them to drink coffee.

• D. They did not like that they could only drink green and black tea.

What happened on March 5th when a large crowd of colonists starting throwing ice and snow at the soldiers?

• A. The First Continental Congress met.

• B. The King repealed the Quartering Act.

• C. The soldiers fired at the crowd, killing 5 people, including Crispus Attucks.

• D. Parliament passed the Townshend Acts.

What did the Sons of Liberty dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?

• A. Mohawk Native Americans

• B. British Soldiers

• C. French Soldiers

The King closed the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party and then...

• A. Many colonists in Boston lost their jobs

• B. The other colonies helped by sending money, food, and supplies to Boston.

• C. The colonists decided to fight these new laws, and the First Continental Congress would meet.

• D. A, B, and C are all correct

Choose either the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party or Intolerable Acts and explain how the colonists' and British's actions caused more conflict because of that event.