Unit 2 Quiz #2 Study Guide

How did the Coercive Acts impact the colonies?

• They created widespread support for the British government

• They led to unity among the colonies, as they got together to resist British control

• They led to the establishment of a group that opposed the Sons of Liberty

• They forced the loyalists to support the Sons of Liberty

What was the effect of the Stamp Act?

• It reinforced British authority over the 13 colonies

• It required colonists to pay for British troops in the colonies

• It helped unify (bring together) the colonies against Great Britain

• It allowed the colonists to have representation in the British Parliament

What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?

• Allowed them to collect taxes from Britain

• Forced them to allow British soldiers into their homes and take care of them

• Forced them to pay taxes on any imported goods

• Closed the Boston Harbor

Who started the fight during the Boston Massacre?

• The Colonists

• The British

• Historians don't know due to conflicting accounts from the British and the Colonists

Which of the following were members of the Sons of Liberty?

• John Hancock

• Samuel Adams

• Paul Revere

• All of the Above

Why did the Sons of Liberty throw tea in the Boston Harbor?

• To make the British mad

• To blame the Native Americans

• To protest the Tea act

• Because that particular shipment of tea was not good

What was the purpose of the Coercive acts?

• To tax the British

• To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• To place stronger control on the Colonists

• Both b and c

Which of the following is NOT a Coercive act?

(a)  

• The Boston Port Act

• The Massachusetts Government Act

• The Administration of Justice Act

• The Tea Act

Why did the British enter the town of Lexington?

• They heard the Colonists were smuggling tea there

• They were afraid the colonists weren't paying their taxes

• They went to confiscate (take away) weapons so the colonists couldn't attack them

• They were trying to drive the French who lived there away

The Coercive acts consisted of​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• The New Quartering act
• The Stamp Act
• The Administration Act
• the Boston Port Act
• The Massachusetts Government Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Boston Massacre