Causes of The American Revolution Final Test

Who defended the Boston soldiers when they were put on trial for the killings during the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• King George III

The Boston Massacre took place on the night of...

• March 5, 1768

• March 5, 1773

• March 5, 1774

• March 5, 1770

What tea company was in danger of bankruptcy because the colonists weren't buying their tea?

• East Indian Tea Company

• Dutch Tea Company

• Boston Tea Party

• Lipton Tea

The Tea Act said that only the East Indian Tea Company would be allowed to sell tea in the colonies.

• True

• False

The Tea Act was very successful in accomplishing the goals the British had hoped it would.

• True

• False

What were the TWO goals the British had for the tea act?

• Sell as much tea as they possibly could.

• Help out the East Indian Tea Company because it was financially struggling.

• Tax the colonists

• Help out the colonists

What group disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped valuable tea into the Boston Harbor?

• Parliament

• Colonists

• British Soldiers

• Sons of Liberty

King George III believed that the colonists should be punished for The Boston Tea Party.

• True

• False

What was a series of laws that closed all routes in and out of Boston?

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

The Intolerable Acts forced colonists to choose sides.

• True

• False