The Fight Begins TEKS 4.6.G - TEKS 4.6.F

The Boston Port Act declared that Boston Harbor would remain closed until the colonists paid for what?

• The tea that was destroyed

• The new ships

• The taxes

• The land

Under the Massachusetts Government Act, who would make all decisions about which colonists would serve in important positions?

• The colonists themselves

• The British king and his ministers

• The local government

• The American Congress

The Quartering Act required colonists to provide quarters for whom?

• Local farmers

• British soldiers

• American merchants

• French traders

What supplies did the colonists have to provide under the Quartering Act?

• Food, bedding, candles, and firewood

• Weapons and ammunition

• Gold and silver

• Clothing and shoes

The Quartering Act required colonists to provide temporary places to live for whom?

• Local officials

• British soldiers

• American farmers

• French allies.

Why were the people of Massachusetts angry about the new laws?

• They loved the king

• They could not ship goods

• They had too much freedom

• They wanted more taxes.

What did the other colonies do when they heard about the events in Massachusetts?

• Ignored it

• Became alarmed

• Celebrated

• Laughed

The meeting in Philadelphia was known as the ______ Continental Congress.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

Why did the colonies send representatives to the meeting?

• To celebrate

• To discuss the Intolerable Acts

• To have a party

• To ignore the laws.

The Intolerable Acts were laws that affected which colony the most?

• Virginia

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Georgia