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What did the Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts do?
a) It created a monopoly so that tea could be sold cheaply, but only by one British tea company.
b) It closed the port of Boston and took away all their government leaders.
c) It was a tax on all paper goods such as books, playing cards, and legal documents
d) It was a meeting where representatives from each colony discussed what to do about the king’s action.

The Townshend Acts taxed _______, that were brought into the colonies.
a) Exports
b) Immigrants
c) Imports
d) Refugees

Which of the following best describes the Sons of Liberty?
a) a group of colonists who worked to protect the colonists from unfair British treatment
b) a group of colonists who attempted to get the colonists to realize the benefits of British rule
c) a group of British citizens who remained neutral in the years leading up to and during the Revolution
d) a group of British soldiers stationed in Boston who were charged with keeping the peace

Why did the colonists form the Committees of Correspondence?
a) To make laws for the colony
b) To help spread information more quickly between the colonies
c) To help boycott British goods
d) To allow the colonists more representation

Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a) British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b) The victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c) The victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d) Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions

What reason did the American colonists give for protesting British taxes?
a) They preferred to pay French taxes
b) The British didn't help in the French and Indian War
c) They didn't have representation in the British Parliament
d) They didn't like the king

Read the following quote. Who would have most likely had this opinion of the events surrounding the Boston Massacre? “We had no choice and acted in self-defense. We were surrounded and had to protect ourselves from being attacked.”
a) A colonist living in Boston
b) A patriot that was seeking freedom from the King
c) A British soldier
d) A member of the Sons of Liberty

Which of the following statements best describes how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act?
a) They didn’t like it but went along with it anyway.
b) They thought it was fair that they pay taxes on printed goods.
c) They protested the Stamp Act by purchasing stamps from France.
d) They protested the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods and threatening tax collectors.

Which of these acts passed by the British Parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
a) Proclamation of 1763
b) Quartering Act
c) Stamp Act
d) Tea Act

Parliament created the Proclamation of 1763 to…
a) “protect” American settlers from attacks by Native Americans
b) punish the colonists for not helping during the French and Indian War
c) make money to pay their debts from the French and Indian War
d) reward Native Americans for helping the British in the French and Indian War

Which of the following quotes would come from a loyalist?
a) “The British are so unfair. We should have a say in our taxes.”
b) “We should revolt against these unfair taxes and separate from Great Britain.”
c) “The King has been our protector for years. We are British citizens and shouldn’t fight against the King.”
d) “We need to unite against unfair rule and present our complaints to the King.”

During the years before the American Revolution, some colonists formed a group that wanted independence. They were considered rebels. What was this group called?
a) Grange
b) Sons of Liberty
c) Green Mountain Boys
d) Regulators

Colonists were unhappy with no taxation without representation. What did they mean by this?
a) The colonists should not be taxed unless they were represented in Parliament.
b) The colonists should not be taxed because they could not vote for the King.
c) The colonists should not be taxed unless the taxes were used in the colonies.
d) The colonists should not be taxed because no one should be taxes.

Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. This led to some colonists taking action, such as the Boston Tea Party. What was the Boston Tea Party?
a) Colonists gave dinners to support the sale of tea.
b) Colonists dressed as Indians destroyed the tea.
c) Colonists bought tea from other countries.
d) Colonists started growing their own tea.

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
a) to get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king.
b) to raise money by passing a tax on tea, sugar, molasses, and rum.
c) to get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies.
d) to raise money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper docume

After the French and Indian War, the Parliament of Great Britain passed new laws for the colonies. Why were some of the laws taxes were passed?
a) England was afraid the French would support the colonies.
b) England was afraid many of the colonists would return to Engalnd.
c) England needed the colonists to help pay for the war.
d) England wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands.

Some people wanted to support the king and stay under his leadership. What were those people called?
a) patriots
b) rebels
c) loyalist
d) Sons of Liberty

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