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Chapter 5- Parliament/Boston Tea Party

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because of the Stamp Act, colonial citizens had to pay a tax on ___.

a)

all of the below

b)

playing cards

c)

newspapers

d)

legal documents

2.

Group of colonial men who led protests against Parliament were the ___.

a)

Committees of Correspondence

b)

Tories

c)

Redcoats

d)

Sons of Liberty

3.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

4.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

5.

The Colonists were happy about paying the tax.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

a)

Ain't nobody got time for that

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

Free the people

d)

British people SMELL

7.

Why did English begin taxing colonists?

a)

to make more money

b)

to pay of debt from the French and Indian War

c)

to help the King be rich

d)

because they did not care about the colonies

8.

What did the Sugar Act tax?

a)

Materials to make sweets

b)

Sugar

c)

Flour

d)

Baking materials

9.

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

King George

d)

Republicans

10.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

b)

Patriots sat and had tea with King George

c)

Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

d)

King George had a sale on tea

11.

Who inspired colonists to protest the Townshend Acts through a boycott of British goods?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Mercy Otis Warren

d)

Samuel Adams

12.

What event does this picture show?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

The First Continental Congress

13.

What disguise did some of the colonists use when they dumped tea in the harbor?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Native Americans

c)

King George

d)

British Soldiers

14.

6. The colonies had to pay taxes to the _____________, even though they had no voice.

a)

George Washington

b)

King of England

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Patriots

15.

The red coats were British solders. True or False

(a)  

16.

The Redcoats had placed Boston under _________, which meant nobody was allowed on the streets after dark.

a)

Attack

b)

Curfew

c)

Inspection

d)

Arrest