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Liberty's Kids: Episode 2: "The Intolerable Acts"

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

James and Henry see hundreds of __________ getting off the ships in the Boston Harbor.

a)

Redcoats

b)

Bluecoats

c)

Red Bloods

d)

Blue Bloods

2.

The British have closed the harbor. They are _________ Boston.

a)

fleeing

b)

occupying

c)

loving

d)

destroying

3.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin owns a newspaper called the __________ Gazette.

a)

Pittsburg

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Courier Journal

d)

Printing Press

4.

When under trial for treason, Dr. Franklin says, "The ______ of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his______."

a)

Head

b)

Heart

c)

Hospital

d)

Home

5.

James learns that the colonists are being forced to take the British soldiers into their homes to give them food and shelter if they knock on the door. This is called ___________.

a)

Quartering

b)

Quality

c)

Hospitality

d)

Heritage

6.

The colonists called the __________ Acts the Intolerable Acts.

a)

Cooperative

b)

Discovery

c)

Coercive

d)

Council

7.

Henry lost his family when the boat they were on to get to America was hit by the ______.

a)

pirates

b)

lightning

c)

planes

d)

plague

8.

James list his family as a baby when their house was struck by _______ and burned.

a)

lightning

b)

plague

c)

occupying

d)

pirates

9.

Sarah's father went to ______ new land.

a)

sell

b)

buy

c)

discover

d)

demolish

10.

When on trial for treason, Dr. Franklin declares that he is not British, he is __________.

a)

African

b)

American

c)

French

d)

Indian

11.

Phillis Wheatley tells the kids that to thank her, keep fighting for ________.

a)

France

b)

Discovery

c)

Freedom

d)

Postmaster

12.

Sarah learns that Dr. Franklin loses his position as ___________, but will not go to jail.

a)

Pirate

b)

Principal

c)

President

d)

Postmaster