Teen of the Revolution - Jr. Scholastic Article

Which detail best explains why “the Colonies’ anger was ready to boil over”?

• “A secret message was being passed around the blacksmith shop where Joshua worked.”

• “The Colonies and Britain were separated by about 3,000 miles of ocean.”

• “Each new tax triggered anger over what many colonists called ‘taxation without representation.’ ”

• “the East India Company was stuck with warehouses full of tea going bad”

Britain taxed colonists to help pay off debt from the ____.

• Stamp Act

• French and Indian War

• boycotts

• Coercive Acts

Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act?

• to replace the Sugar Act

• to make colonists buy tea from a British company

• to help Dutch smugglers

• to punish colonists for resisting the Stamp Act

Details about the night of the Boston Tea Party would best fit in which section?

• “The Trouble with Tea"

• “The Tea Arrives”

• “ ‘I Never Labored With Tea” Harder’ ”

• “Resistance Spreads”

The main purpose of the map “The 13 Colonies in 1773” is to show ____.

• the locations of the Colonies and major ports

• the routes taken by British ships

• how the 13 Colonies changed after the American Revolution

• where the East India Company had hidden tea

Which was an effect of Boston’s defiance?

• It energized other ships coming from England.

• It empowered other towns to continue resisting.

• It caused disagreements between the Colonies.

• It united Britain’s prime minister and Parliament.

In the sentence “The captains were so unnerved that they turned around,” unnerved means ____.

• angered

• confident

• cooperative

• troubled

Which event happened last?

• Colonists in Philadelphia passed a resolution vowing to send the tea back to Britain.

• Joshua Wyeth dumped tea into the harbor.

• Delegates met at the First Continental Congress.

• Parliament closed Boston Harbor.

Unlike the main article, the primary source “Be a History Detective” focuses on ____.

• the series of events that led to the first clashes between Britain and the colonists

• how the colonists became united

• the British perspective on the colonists’ rebellious behavior

• the role young people played in the Boston Tea Party

Which detail would be least important to include in a summary of the article?

• The rebellion in Boston helped unite the Colonies and led to the American Revolution.

• Parliament tried to raise money by taxing the colonists on goods they imported.

• Joshua worked as an apprentice at a blacksmith shop.

• Britain passed laws to punish the colonists for their acts of destruction.