WorksheetsChapter 6 Section 2
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What law allowed British officers to issue writs of assistance?
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Townshend Act
c)
Import Acts
d)
Tea Acts
2.
How did the colonists react to the Townshend Acts?
a)
They wrote letters to Parliament.
b)
They refused to pay all taxes.
c)
They formed protest organizations.
d)
They attacked British troops.
3.
Which act taxed imported goods, such as glass, paper, and paint?
a)
the Townshend Acts
b)
the Sugar Act
c)
the Declaratory Act
d)
the Tea Act
4.
What is one effect the Tea Act had?
a)
encouraged smuggling
b)
saved the East India Company
c)
showed Parliament could control the showed Parliament could control the colonies
d)
lowered the price of tea
5.
Who persuaded colonists to form committees of correspondence?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
John Dickinson
6.
How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?
a)
They ignored it.
b)
They issued writs of assistance to find smuggled goods.
c)
They protested by staging the Boston Tea Party.
d)
They attacked British soldiers.
7.
Who carried out the Boston Tea Party?
a)
the Daughters of Liberty
b)
men disguised as Native Americans
c)
a group of youths and dockworkers
d)
British troops stationed at the State House
8.
What were search warrants used to enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods called?
a)
committees
b)
duties
c)
writs of assistance
d)
boycotts
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