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The Boston Tea Party/The First Continental Congress Practice Tes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the British Parliament remove taxes after the Stamp Act crisis?

a)

Because they wanted to show they had the right to tax the colonists

b)

Because the colonists boycotted tea

c)

Because they wanted to support the Dutch merchants

d)

Because they wanted to punish the colonists

2.

What was Parliament's new plan to get the colonists to buy British tea again?

a)

Lowering the price of tea

b)

Raising the tax on tea

c)

Lowering the tax on tea

d)

Increasing the price of tea

3.

Why did the colonists continue to boycott tea?

a)

Because they didn't like the taste of British tea

b)

Because they were big tea drinkers

c)

Because they wanted to support the Dutch merchants

d)

Because they wanted to show Parliament they couldn't be taxed

4.

How did the colonists react when they heard about the Tea Act of 1773?

a)

They eagerly bought British tea

b)

They refused to pay the tea tax

c)

They protested in front of Parliament

d)

They formed Committees of Correspondence

5.

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor

b)

British soldiers confiscated from the colonists

c)

Dutch merchants smuggled tea into the colonies

d)

British ships unloaded tea in several colonial ports

6.

What is a mother country?

a)

A country that sets up colonies in other lands

b)

A country where all children are born

c)

A country that has a lot of mothers

d)

A country that takes care of all children

7.

Why did some colonists feel it was time for the British government to stop making rules for them?

a)

They wanted to be independent and make their own rules

b)

They wanted to stay loyal to the king

c)

They wanted to become part of Great Britain

d)

They wanted more rules from the British government

8.

What did the colonists send to the people of Massachusetts after the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Barrels of flour

b)

Sheep

c)

Sacks of rice

d)

Money

e)

All of the above

9.

What did Virginia's leaders do to show support for Boston and declare the Intolerable Acts a threat to liberty?

a)

Sent corn and wheat

b)

Set aside a day of fasting and prayer

c)

Sent delegates to England

d)

Sent a letter to the king

10.

What did the First Continental Congress vote to do in response to the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Stop all trade with Britain

b)

Increase trade with Britain

c)

Declare war on Britain

d)

Request more Intolerable Acts

11.

Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.

a)

laws colonists refused to accept because they did not support them

1.

Intolerable Acts

b)

a city, town, or place where ships load or unload

2.

port

c)

a course of action to resolve a problem or dispute

3.

resolutions

d)

to not buy or use a product

4.

boycott

e)

a law enforced by the government for colonists to house and feed soldiers

5.

Quartering Act

12.

Describe how colonists viewed themselves BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the first Continental Congress. (Remember to use R.A.C.E)

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