Quiz on the Intolerable Acts

What were the Intolerable Acts also called?

• The Strict Acts

• The British Control Laws

• The Coercive Acts

• The Parliamentary Sanctions

Why were the Intolerable Acts passed?

• To punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party

• To stop all trade in the colonies

• To end the American Revolution

• To reward loyalist colonists

Which of the following was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?

• The Quartering Act

• The Boston Port Act

• The Tea Tax

• The Administration of Justice Act

Who was the British leader most responsible for the Intolerable Acts?

• Lord North

• Samuel Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Which colony was most affected by the Intolerable Acts?

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

What happened to Boston Harbor under the Intolerable Acts?

• It was permanently closed

• It was shut down until the tea was paid for

• It was taxed at a higher rate

• It was placed under colonial rule

How did colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?

• They accepted them peacefully

• They organized protests and boycotts

• They moved to other colonies

• They wrote letters of support to Britain

What was the purpose of the Massachusetts Government Act?

• To give colonists more rights

• To increase the king’s control over Massachusetts

• To remove the governor from power

• To make Massachusetts independent

What did the Administration of Justice Act allow?

• British officials to be tried in Britain

• The closing of colonial courts

• All trials to be held in secret

• Colonists to serve on British juries

What was one effect of the Quartering Act?

• British soldiers had to be housed by colonists

• Colonists had to enlist in the British army

• British officers took over churches

• Soldiers could own land in the colonies