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The Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and Boston Massacre

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
2.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
3.

Who Organized the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Colonists

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

The British

4.

What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

5.

Why were the Intolerable acts created?

a)

To destroy the coloniests

b)

To punish the colonist for throwing tea in the boston harbor

c)

to stop the Boston Massacre

6.
Who led the Continental Congress?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Sam Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
7.
Where was the first Continental Congress?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington
d)
boston
8.
What war happened shortly after the Intolerable Acts?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietiam
c)
The Boston vs U.S War
d)
American Revolutionary War
9.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
10.
When people refused to buy certain goods:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
11.
To end, or get rid of:
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
12.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
13.
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists:
a)
had a nice lunch and drank tea
b)
dressed like Indians and threw tea in the harbor
c)
gave tea to their friends
d)
stopped drinking tea
14.
Hundreds of people died in the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
16.
Information that is spread with the purpose of supporting a cause
a)
Boycott
b)
Propaganda
c)
Monopoly
d)
Bias
17.

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

5

d)

None

18.

What was the name of the group of women who helped support the activities of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Patriots

b)

Redcoats

c)

Calvary

d)

Daughters of Liberty

19.

What was included on the Coercive Acts?

a)

stopped trade between Boston and Britain

b)

stopped town meetings

c)

gave Britain more control over the colony's government

d)

all of the above

20.

The Sugar Act made colonists pay six pence per gallon of _____.

a)

Sugar

b)

Tea

c)

Paper

d)

Paint

21.

The Quartering Act said that _____ were allowed to stay in people's homes.

a)

British soldiers

b)

Colonial soldiers

22.

Why did Britain start taxing the colonists in 1764?

a)

Britain was in debt after spending so much money trying to find the lost colonists.

b)

Britain was in debt after spending so much money on Jamestown after the Starving Time.

c)

Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.

d)

Britain was in debt after losing the French and Indian War.