Day 4 Review

Colonists objected to the Quartering Act of 1765 because it required them to

• restrict trade activities with other countries.

• pay more taxes on imported goods.

• divide up their property into fourths.

• provide housing to British soldiers.

The British taxes contributed to the colonist’s distain for Britain because

• The taxes favored the wealthy and suppressed the poor

• The colonists did not understand why Britain wanted their money

• The money from the taxes were paying for foreign wars in Asia

• The colonists were being taxed without having any representation in parliament

The primary reason Samuel Adams founded the Boston Sons of Liberty was to

• Create an organization that promoted good moral amongst the colonies

• Improve the economic ties between the colonies

• Protest the unfair laws of issued by King George III

• Serve as a paramilitary group to protect the colonies from native attacks

The Boston Massacre is significant because

• It was the first mass religious execution in the colonies

• No longer would the colonists have to pay British Taxes

• It illustrated the might of the British crown

• It escalated the tension between the colonies and her mother country

Paul Revere’s rendering of the Boston Massacre was designed to

• Provoke King George III to declare all out war

• Heal the wounds between the colonies and Britain

• Persuade colonists that King George was a vice

• Explain how the events transpired from his point of view

Which factor most contributed to the creation of the documents in this list:
The Mayflower Compact

The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The opportunity for trade with American Indians

• The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

• The doctrine of the Church of England

• The economic system of mercantilism

Who was the first person to die at the Boston Massacre?

• Crispus Attucks
• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• John Adams

On the same day as the Boston Massacre, King George III repealed all taxes on the colonists except

• The tax on tea
• The tax on sugar
• The tax on stamps
• The tax on cotton