Week 22: The Actions of the Colonies

What does it mean to boycott?

• to buy and destroy goods in protest
• to buy the good without paying the tax
• to refuse to buy goods as protest
• to refuse to use the goods already purchased

Which company had a monopoly in tea sales?

• Lipton Tea Company
• Parker Brothers Tea Company
• England Tea Company
• East India Tea Compan

Which Tea Party destroyed the most tea?

• Boston
• Charleston
• Philadelphia
• New York

What did the Powder Alarm System of the colonies create?

• the militia
• the armed reserve
• the minutemen
• the prompt people

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• John Hancock
• Thomas Hutchinson

Which act of Parliament made colonists pay for housing soldiers?

• Boston Port Act
• Housing for Soldiers Act
• Massachusetts Quartering Act
• Quartering Act

What was stored in the powder house?

• grain and flour for the community
• gunpowder, muskets, and cannons
• tents, blankets, and supplies for the army
• emergency rations for the community

Benjamin Franklin’s son William was the _________.

• royal governor of New Jersey
• royal governor of Massachusetts
• colonial governor of New Jersey
• colonial governor of Pennsylvania

When Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson sailed for England, he was replaced by __________.

• General George Washington
• General Anthony Wayne
• General Thomas Gage
• General Robert E. Lee