Studies Weekly Week 19

The Boston Tea Party took place in what year?

• 1776

• 1860

• 1773

• 1775

Why did the Sons of Liberty dump 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor?

• Being forced to buy tea from the East India Company violated their freedom to choose for themselves.

• The tea was spoiled due to being exposed to sea water.

• They preferred to purchase coffee.

• They were intoxicated and thought it was fun.

From the facts shared in this story, who do you infer was the man who rode a horse a long distance?

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• John Quincy Adams

As a tennis player, Billie Jean King won how many Grand Slam tennis titles?

• 30

• 31

• 29

• 39

Billie Jean King defeated what male tennis player in the "Battle of the Sexes?"

• Arthur Ashe

• Andre Agassi

• James Anderson

• Bobby Riggs

In 2009, Billie Jean King received what award?

• Congressional Gold Medal

• Medal of Honor

• Presidential Citizens Medal

• The Presidential Medal of Freedom

The French and Indian War was a war between which of the following groups?

• the French and the American Indians

• Britain and the French

• Britain, the French, and the American Indians

• the American Indians and the colonists

The actions below contributed to the American Revolution, except for which one?

• when the king sent troops to fight the American Indians

• when the king sent British soldiers to enforce tax laws

• when the colonists had to provide living quarters for British soldiers

• when King George said that the colonists could not live west of the Appalachian Mountains

Based on the facts in the article, what can you infer the word "revolution" means?

• when people disagree with each other

• when people work with their government

• when people revolt or fight against their government

• when a government imposes unfair taxes and rules on its people

Who was the head of the Church of England?

• King George

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• the priests