WorksheetsThe Boston Tea Party/The First Continental Congress Practice Tes
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did the British Parliament remove taxes after the Stamp Act crisis?
Because they wanted to show they had the right to tax the colonists
Because the colonists boycotted tea
Because they wanted to support the Dutch merchants
Because they wanted to punish the colonists
What was Parliament's new plan to get the colonists to buy British tea again?
Lowering the price of tea
Raising the tax on tea
Lowering the tax on tea
Increasing the price of tea
Why did the colonists continue to boycott tea?
Because they didn't like the taste of British tea
Because they were big tea drinkers
Because they wanted to support the Dutch merchants
Because they wanted to show Parliament they couldn't be taxed
How did the colonists react when they heard about the Tea Act of 1773?
They eagerly bought British tea
They refused to pay the tea tax
They protested in front of Parliament
They formed Committees of Correspondence
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor
British soldiers confiscated from the colonists
Dutch merchants smuggled tea into the colonies
British ships unloaded tea in several colonial ports
What is a mother country?
A country that sets up colonies in other lands
A country where all children are born
A country that has a lot of mothers
A country that takes care of all children
Why did some colonists feel it was time for the British government to stop making rules for them?
They wanted to be independent and make their own rules
They wanted to stay loyal to the king
They wanted to become part of Great Britain
They wanted more rules from the British government
What did the colonists send to the people of Massachusetts after the Intolerable Acts?
Barrels of flour
Sheep
Sacks of rice
Money
All of the above
What did Virginia's leaders do to show support for Boston and declare the Intolerable Acts a threat to liberty?
Sent corn and wheat
Set aside a day of fasting and prayer
Sent delegates to England
Sent a letter to the king
What did the First Continental Congress vote to do in response to the Intolerable Acts?
Stop all trade with Britain
Increase trade with Britain
Declare war on Britain
Request more Intolerable Acts
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
laws colonists refused to accept because they did not support them
Intolerable Acts
a city, town, or place where ships load or unload
port
a course of action to resolve a problem or dispute
resolutions
to not buy or use a product
boycott
a law enforced by the government for colonists to house and feed soldiers
Quartering Act
Describe how colonists viewed themselves BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the first Continental Congress. (Remember to use R.A.C.E)
