Actions of the Colonies

What does boycott mean?

• To support and promote a product or service
• To ignore someone intentionally
• To apologize for a mistake
• To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting or expressing disapproval.

What company had a monopoly in tea sales?

• British East India Company
• French East India Company
• Portuguese East India Company
• Dutch East India Company

What was John Hancock's role in the Boston Tea Party?

• John Hancock was not present during the Boston Tea Party.
• John Hancock riled up the crowd.

• John Hancock was a British loyalist during the Boston Tea Party.
• John Hancock was a tea merchant who supplied the tea for the Boston Tea Party.

Why were the British suspicious of John Hancock?

• John Hancock was a diplomat negotiating peace with Britain
• John Hancock was a renowned British military commander
• John Hancock was a loyal supporter of the British monarchy
• John Hancock was a rich man and outspoken.

Which tea party destroyed the tea first?

• New York Tea Party
• Philadelphia Tea Party
• Chicago Tea Party
• Boston Tea Party

What did the Powder Alarm of the colonies create?

• No impact on colonial sentiments
• The creation of the Minute Men

• Led to peaceful negotiations between colonies and British authorities
• Decreased tensions and desire for unity

Which statement is Patrick Henry known for?

• Give me freedom, or give me death!
• Liberty is worth fighting for!
• Freedom is the key to happiness!
• 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

• British loyalists
• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• Samuel Adams

Which Act made colonists house and feed soldiers without their permission?

• The Stamp Act of 1765
• The Tea Act of 1773
• The Quartering Act of 1765
• The Townshend Acts of 1767

What was stored in the powder houses?

• Artillery and weapons
• Gunpowder, ammunition and other explosives

• Food and supplies
• Books and documents