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The Intolerable Acts

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed four harsh laws that colonists called the ___________________________________ .

a)

TEA ACT

b)

INTOLERABLE ACTS

2.

2. Massachusetts’s charter was drastically _______________________________ .

a)

OVERHAULED

b)

IGNORED

3.

3. All ________________________________ in Massachusetts were to be disbanded.

a)

COERCIVE ACTS

b)

COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE

4.

4. The Coercive Acts dispatched four regiments of British soldiers to Boston and authorized army officers to __________________________________

the troops in the homes of private citizens.

a)

EVICT

b)

QUARTER

5.

5. The Quebec Act shifted the western boundary of the territory to the _____________________________ River.

a)

MISSISSIPPI

b)

MISSOURI

6.

6. Several members of Parliament warned that the Coercive Acts would lead to massive ________________ throughout the colonies.

a)

ACCEPTANCE

b)

RESISTANCE

7.

7. __________________ spoke out against the Coercive Acts in the House of Lords for punishing the innocent.

a)

PAUL REVERE

b)

WILLIAM PITT

8.

8. ________________________ dismissed the arguments against the Coercive Acts, assuring Parliament that they had nothing to worry about.

a)

JOHN ADAMS

b)

LORD NORTH

9.

9. King George III informed Prime Minister North that the colonies would soon ___________________ to their rule.

a)

SUBMIT

b)

REBEL

10.

10. Colonial leaders had convened something called the Continental Congress to meet in ___________________________ in the fall.

a)

PHILADELPHIA

b)

NEW YORK