Social Studies Practice Test #3

What does coercive mean? (select three answers)

• to be forceful

• to be permissive

• to be free

• to oblige

• to compel

What does intolerable mean?

• unfavorable

• unapologetic

• unfair

• unbearable

How did the British respond to the Boston Party among other rebellious such as the Boston Massacre?

• They charged more taxes

• They implemented a curfew (what time they had to be home)

• They implemented Coercive Acts

How many Coercive Acts did they implement?

• 2

• 4

• 3

These four acts were called the Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts. Who called them the Intolerable Acts?

• The British

• The Colonists

These four acts were called the Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts. Who called them the Coercive Acts?

• The British

• The Colonists

Did these acts affect all the colonies?

• YES

• NO

Which colony did it affect?

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Massachussetts

How was Massachussetts negatively affected? (3 ways)

• broke their economy

• broke their land

• broke their social structure

• broke their religion

• broke their political resistance

What 4 things did the Acts require?

• blockaded Boston Harbor

• made colonists join the British troops

• Established formal British military rule

• Made British officials immune to criminal prosecution in America (they couldn't be charged with a crime)

• required colonists to quarter British troops