Trouble is Brewing

What was the name of the group formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act?

• The Liberty Group

• The Sons of Liberty

• The Freedom Fighters

• The Boston Patriots

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What did the British government do in 1766 in response to protests against the Stamp Act?

• Increased the tax on paper

• Repealed the Stamp Act

• Introduced the Tea Act

• Sent more soldiers to Boston

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the new tax on tea seen as by the colonists?

• A fair trade agreement

• An indirect agreement to British rule

• A way to support local businesses

• A method to improve tea quality

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What event became known as the Boston Massacre?

• A peaceful protest in Boston

• A tea party in Boston Harbor

• A conflict where British soldiers fired into a crowd

• A meeting of the Sons of Liberty

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A celebration of British tea

• A protest where tea was thrown into Boston Harbor

• A meeting to discuss tea prices

• A gathering to support British taxes

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5