Liberty Kids Episode 2: The Intolerable Acts

Who did Sarah and James find when they entered Mr. Maloney's shop?

• Red Coats

• Blue Hats

• Green Scarves

• Yellow Boots

What were members of the Boston Tea Party protesting that they thought was unfair?

• taxation

• high shipping fees

• import restrictions

• lack of representation

Hundreds of soldiers arrived to which Harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• Boston Harbor

• New York Harbor

• Charleston Harbor

• Philadelphia Harbor

Where did Sarah say that they were living while hiding from the British?

• A barn

• A cave

• A forest

• An abandoned house

Who's lightening rod saved thousands of lives by preventing fires?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who was the first African American to publish a book?

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Frederick Douglass

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes

What were the group of men disguised as who destroyed a shipment of tea?

• Mohawk Indians

• British Soldiers

• French Pirates

• Spanish Explorers

Due to his involvement with the colonial resistance to Britain, Benjamin Franklin lost his position as the British _______.

• postmaster

• ambassador

• governor

• general

The British's response to the Boston Tea Party allowed soldiers to occupy private homes in the colonies. What was this act called?

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

Who was accused of being responsible for encouraging violence through his speeches and writings?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams