6.2 practice quiz

What did the Townshend Acts impose duties on?

• Weapons and ammunition

• Food and clothing

• Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

• Land and property

What year was the Townshend Acts passed?

• 1765

• 1767

• 1770

• 1773

What was the purpose of the Daughters of Liberty?

• To boycott British tea and goods

• To support British soldiers

• To negotiate with Parliament

• To establish new colonies

What event involved 1,000 British soldiers arriving in Boston in 1768?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act Congress

What did colonial leaders ask people to remain during protests?

• Calm

• Aggressive

• Indifferent

• Silent

What did the colonists feel the Townshend Acts were a serious threat to?

• Their rights and freedoms

• Their economic stability

• Their military strength

• Their religious beliefs

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence?

• To organize colonial trade

• To exchange letters on colonial affairs

• To draft new laws

• To negotiate with Native Americans

What was John Adams' role in the aftermath of the Boston Massacre?

• He led the protests

• He defended the soldiers in court

• He organized a boycott

• He wrote anti-British pamphlets

What was the significance of the Boston Massacre to many colonists?

• A symbol of British tyranny

• A sign of British generosity

• A minor skirmish

• A victory for the British

Who organized the Boston Tea Party?

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Daughters of the Revolution

• The Colonial Congress

• The Patriots of America