WorksheetsUnit 3 Topic 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which statement best explains why the Sons of Liberty dumped the shipment of tea into the harbor?
They didn't like the brand of tea that Britain was purchasing for them.
They were protesting new taxes created without consent or permission from the colonies.
The tea was costing the colonists too much money to get shipped over.
They wanted to celebrate the Tea Tax because it provided more money to the clonists.
What did "all men are created equal" mean to the writers?
They believed that people who were happy would follow orders.
They disagreed with the idea that a king should rule over all people.
They believed that all people should not have the same rights.
They disagreed with the idea that people should make their own laws.
Which statement best explains the meaning of the following grievance: For Quartering large bodies of troops among us
Colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to live in their homes
Colonists had to divide the troops into four groups.
Colonists had to pay a $0.25 tax to the British soldiers.
British soldiers had to pay $0.25 to the colonists.
Which of the following was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?
King George responded by closing the Port of Boston.
King George apologized to the colonists and repealed the Tea Act.
The Boston Tea Party angered King George causing him to disown the colonists.
The Loyalists and the Patriots joined forces to fight against King George.
What was the reason behind British Parliament imposing taxes on the colonies?
The French and Indian War left Britain with a huge debt.
The British did not like the colonies and wanted to punish them.
Britain was greedy and wanted more money.
They needed the money to fund more expeditions.
Which of the following led directly to the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
Which statement best explains why Britain adopted the Intolerable Acts on the colonists of Boston?
Britain wanted to provide money to Boston after the French and Indian War.
Britain hoped the Intolerable Acts would make the colonists want to go to war.
Britain sought to separate Boston from the other colonies because they were causing trouble.
The colonists of Boston asked for help so that they could remain loyal to Britain.
The colonists decided to boycott purchasing tea from the British because they did not agree with the taxes being charged on it.
True
False
Tax on anything printe on paper except books. A stamp was placed on the paper for proof of payment.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Sons of Liberty threw 342 cases of tea into harbor to irritate King George due to the Stamp Act.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies to force the colonists to buy sugar from Britian.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Set taxes on British goods including, paint, paper, lead, glass and tea.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
5 colonists killed by British soldiers, after insulting 3, throwing snowballs at them.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Laws passed by Parliment to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. Britain sought to separate Boston from the other colonies because they were causing trouble.
Intolerable Acts
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
The port of Boston was closed due to the Boston Tea Party.
True
False
The French & Indian War left Britian with a huge debt and that is why they imposed so many tax acts.
True
False
The Tea Act led directly to the Boston Tea Massacure.
True
False
