Trouble is Brewing

Where did some of the most intense protests against the Stamp Act take place?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Wichita, Kansas

• Austin, Texas

• Denver, Colorado

The Sons of Liberty had a famous saying they cried at their protests. This saying was, "No ________ without representation!"

Eventually, the Stamp Act was repealed, and it was then replaced by the Townshend Acts. What did the Townshend acts do?

• Abolished all taxes in the American colonies
• Implemented a system of free trade with the American colonies
• Imposed taxes on goods imported into the American colonies, like tea.

• Established a system of representation for the American colonies in the British Parliament

Due to the unfair taxation, colonists decided to boycott British tea. What does boycott mean?

• Agree and comply with a product or service
• Promote and support a product or service
• Ignore and overlook a product or service
• Refuse to buy or use a product or service as a form of protest or to show disapproval

What did the colonists sometimes call the British soldiers? page 12

• Redcoats

• Protestors

• Bostonians

• Sons of Liberty

There became a very intense confrontation between the redcoats and the Bostonians. What finally set things off?

• The invention of the telephone
• A disagreement over the best type of tea
• A sudden thunderstorm
• A thrown snowball or maybe a rock.

Who created the engraving of the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

How many chests of tea were dumped at the Boston Tea Party?

• 340

• 750
• 500
• 100

Who was the man who named "The Sons of Liberty"?

• John Adams
• Isaac Barre

• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

When was the Boston Tea Party? page 14

• December 1772

• January 1772

• January 1773

• December 1773