Revolutionary War

The British began to tax the colonists more heavily

• before the colonies became successful.

• during the French and Indian War.

• after the Civil War.

• after the French and Indian War.

The British Parliament felt that taxing the colonists was justified because

• they claimed the colonists as British territory.

• they should pay for their own protection.

• they owed Great Britain the money.

• the colonists threw away the tea.

The British never let the colonies handle their own affairs.

• True

• False

The Stamp Act taxed

• stamps

• tea

• paper for contracts and magazines

• all imported goods except tea

The Boston Tea Party was

• an event held for British officials.

• a protest to the Tea Act.

• a party for the colonists to celebrate the end of the war.

• a society event for the female colonist.

The Boston Massacre killed

• six Native Americans.

• seven British soldiers.

• five colonists.

• ten bystanders.

Tea was an important everyday drink in the colonies.

• True

• False

Another name for the Intolerable Acts was

• The Disreputable Acts.

• The Unfair Acts.

• The Coercive Acts.

• The Justifiable Acts.

One Intolerable Act allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes without permission.

• True

• False

One Intolerable Act opened Boston Harbor, so that more tea could be shipped into the colonies.

• True

• False