American Revolution CKLA Chapter 2 Trouble is Brewing

1. What was the name of the group that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act?

• A. The Bostonians

• B. The Redcoats

• C. The Sons of Liberty

• D. The Lobster Backs

2. What was the slogan of the Sons of Liberty?

• A. No taxation without representation!

• B. No representation without taxation!

• C. No liberty without representation!

• D. No representation without liberty!

3. What form of protest did the Sons of Liberty lead against the British government?

• A. Boycotts of British tea

• B. Public speeches against taxes

• C. Throwing snowballs at soldiers

• D. All of the above

4. What did the colonists have to pay an unfair tax on?

• A. Paper products

• B. Tea

• C. Both

• D. None

5. Why did some colonists refuse to buy British tea?

• A. They did not like the taste.

• B. They did not want to pay the unfair tax.

• C. They wanted to boycott British goods.

• D. They wanted to buy tea from their own colonies.

6. What did the colonists do to ask the owners of inns and other places to stop selling tea?

• A. Threatened them with sticks and clubs

• B. Visited them and asked them to stop selling tea

• C. Boycotted their establishments

• D. All of the above

7. What was the incident in March 1770 in Boston called?

• A. The Boston Massacre

• B. The Boston Tea Party

• C. The Sons of Liberty meeting

• D. The Redcoat Rebellion

8. How did the Sons of Liberty respond to the Boston Massacre?

• A. They began making speeches about the incident

• B. They created an engraving that showed British soldiers firing into a crowd of peaceful protestors

• C. They demanded that the British soldiers leave Boston

• D. All of the above

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

• A. British soldiers

• B. Colonists

• C. Native Americans

• D. Redcoats

10. What did the Sons of Liberty do during the Boston Tea Party?

• A. They convinced the captains to sail away with the tea

• B. They bought the tea from the captains

• C. They boarded the ships and threw the tea into Boston Harbor