YAWP 5.2

Following the Boston Massacre, which of the following statements best describes the sentiment in the colonies?

• A. Most colonies fully supported continuing nonimportation.

• B. All colonies uniformly wanted to end nonimportation.

• C. The colonial economy saw an improvement, with the postwar recession subsiding.

• D. All colonies unanimously demanded an immediate separation from Britain.

Which acts passed in April 1773 effectively placed the East India Company under government control due to its financial troubles?

• A. The Nonimportation Act.

• B. The Sugar Act.

• C. The Regulating Act.

• D. The Tea Act.

Why did many colonists resist the Tea Act, even though it meant cheaper tea for them?

• A. The tea was of lower quality.

• B. They did not want to support the East India Company.

• C. By purchasing the tea, colonists would be implicitly acknowledging Parliament's right to tax them.

• D. The act mandated a higher consumption of tea.

What action did the Boston Sons of Liberty, under the leadership of Samuel Adams and John Hancock, decide to take in response to the arrival of ships bearing tea?

• A. They decided to purchase and distribute the tea among the colonists.

• B. They resolved to prevent the landing and sale of the tea and avoid paying any duty on it.

• C. They called for negotiations with the ship captains to lower the price of the tea.

• D. They demanded the British government repeal the Tea Act.

What event transpired on December 16, after a town meeting at the Old South Meeting House?

• A. The tea was officially sanctioned for sale in Boston.

• B. The ships carrying the tea were set on fire.

• C. Dozens of men disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the sea.

• D. The ships were sent back to London with their tea cargo intact.

How did women in the colonies express their political sentiments during this period?

• A. By enlisting in the colonial army.

• B. By voting in town meetings and local elections.

• C. Through participation in consumer boycotts and in some cases, taking part in unruly mob actions.

• D. By sending petitions directly to the British king.

What was significant about the Fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina, in relation to the ongoing colonial protest?

• A. They organized a large-scale tea dumping event similar to the Boston Tea Party.

• B. They called for an immediate declaration of independence from Britain.

• C. They signed an agreement to support the boycotts and this was published in many newspapers.

• D. They proposed a peace treaty with the British government.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Coercive Acts (referred to as the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) passed by the British Parliament?

• A. To provide additional rights to the colonies.

• B. To encourage the colonies to become more self-sufficient.

• C. To punish Boston and the Massachusetts colony for the acts of rebellion and to assert British control.

• D. To negotiate a peace treaty with the colonies.

What was one major consequence of the Coercive Acts that the British Crown did not anticipate?

• A. The colonies immediately declared their independence.

• B. The Massachusetts colony surrendered and complied with all of Britain's demands.

• C. Other colonies rallied in support of Massachusetts, fostering a sense of shared colonial identity.

• D. Trade between the colonies was completely halted.

In reaction to the Coercive Acts, what did the patriots in Massachusetts establish?

• A. A diplomatic mission to negotiate with the British Crown.

• B. An alliance with foreign nations to fight against Britain.

• C. The Provincial Congress which, along with seizing local control, aimed to oppose British measures.

• D. A unified army consisting of soldiers from all thirteen colonies.