ECESD: Social Studies Week #22

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Hutchinson

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Which company had a monopoly in tea sales?

• Lipton Tea Company

• East India Tea Company

• Parker Brothers Tea Company

• England Tea Company

What did the Powder Alarm System of the colonies create?

• the militia

• the armed reserved

• the minutemen

• the prompt people

What was stored in the powder house?

• grain and flour for the community

• tents, blankets, and supplies for the army

• gunpowder, muskets, and cannons

• emergency rations for the community

Who was the richest man in New England and owned a shipping company?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Hutchinson

• John Adams

• John Hancock

What does it mean to boycott?

• to refuse to buy goods as protest

• to buy and destroy goods in protest

• to buy the good without paying the tax

• to buy the good without paying

Which act of Parliament made colonists pay for housing soldiers?

• Boston Port Act

• Massachussets Quartering Act

• Quartering Act

• Housing for Soldiers Act

When Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson sailed for England, he was replaced by__________.

• General Anthony Wayne

• General George Washington

• General Thomas Gage

• General Robert E. Lee

Benjamin Franklin’s son William was the __________.

• royal governor of Massachusetts

• colonial governor of New Jersey

• royal governor of New Jersey

• colonial governor of Pennsylvania

Which Tea Party destroyed the most tea?

• Charleston

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York