Week 20: pgs. 88-89

What was the main purpose of the Committee of Correspondence?

• To support the British government

• To discuss and protest unfair acts by the British

• To organize social events

• To collect taxes for the king

Where did the Committee of Correspondence in Boston meet?

• Under the Liberty Tree

• In the town hall

• At the governor's mansion

• In a local church

What did the Patriots want to protest?

• The king's birthday

• King George’s rules

• Local festivals

• The weather

What were people who remained loyal to the king called?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Rebels

• Colonists

What did the committees start doing on their own?

• Making government decisions

• Building new cities

• Writing novels

• Planting trees

What was the main purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?

• To reduce the price of tea

• To allow colonists to buy tea from any company

• To give the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales

• To encourage colonists to drink more tea

What was the event called when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor?

• The Tea Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Harbor Protest

How many chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?

• 100 chests

• 200 chests

• 340 chests

• 500 chests

Who was one of the participants in the Boston Tea Party?

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the value of the tea dumped into Boston Harbor in today's dollars?

• $1 million

• $2 million

• $3 million

• $4 million