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  • How many colonist were killed at the Boston Massacre?
    7
    10
    5
    23
  • What year was the Tea Act placed?
    1773
    1776
    1765
    1763
  • What did the Stamp Act tax?
    glass and lead
    newspapers and documents
    tea and coffee
    everything
  • When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
    November 1174
    November 1773
    December 1773
    October 1773
  • What does the word "repeal" mean?
    to ask that a law be removed
    to protest against a tax
    the removal or reversal of law
    to peel a piece of fruit again
  • When did the Boston Massacre take place?
    March 5, 1770
    May 5, 1771
    March 10, 1770
    May 15, 1770
  • What was one thing the 1st Continental Congress decided to do as a result of the Intolerable Acts?
    Stop all trade with Britain
    Declare war with Britain
    Kill King George
    Declare independence
  • How chests of tea did the colonist dump into Boston Harbor?
    342
    347
    477
    432
  • Who were "Minutemen"?
    Protestors
    Volunteers trained to be ready to fight quickly
    The Colonial Army
    The British Army
  • What does the word "petition" mean?
    a formal, written request signed by many people
    to protest something
    to compete at something
    to stop paying a tax
  • What was "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Yorktown
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Bunker Hill
    The first shot fired at the Battle of Saratogo
  • Who agreed to defend the British soldiers for the Boston Massacre?
    Ben Franklin
    Paul Revere
    Sam Adams
    John Adams
  • What year did the Sugar Act happen?
    1863
    1664
    1764
    1776
  • When did the battle at Lexington and Concord happen?
    May 1775
    April 1774
    July 1776
    April 1775
  • What was the name of the group organized to protest new taxes?
    The Liberty Boys
    Citizens Against Taxes
    No Taxation Without Representation
    The Sons of Liberty
  • What was one thing the Intolerable Acts did to punish colonists?
    Didn't allow colonists to be out after 5pm
    Closed Boston Harbor
    Didn't let them hold town meetings
    Didn't allow them to purchase anymore tea
  • What year did the Stamp Act happen?
    1765
    1764
    1787
    1863
  • What were colonists called who wanted independence from Britain called?
    Patriots
    Loyalists
  • What does the word "delegate" mean?
    a member of the military
    a volunteer
    a person sent to represent others
    to tell someone else to do something
  • Where and when was the 1st Continental Congress held?
    Sept. - Oct. 1774 in New York City
    Sept. - Oct. 1774 in Philadelphia
    Oct. - Nov. 1774 in Boston
    Aug. - Sept. 1775 in Philadelphia
  • What were colonists called who wanted to remain loyal to Britain called?
    Patriots
    Loyalists
  • What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
    Colonists were not allowed to settle west
    Colonists were not allowed to buy tea from anyone but the British
    Colonists were not allowed to hold town meetings
    Colonists were not allowed to interact with local Indians
  • Who was the first colonist killed at the Boston Massacre?
    Sam Adams
    Paul Revere
    Crispus Attucks
    John Adams
  • What were the colonists ordered to do with the Quartering Act?
    Pay taxes on tea
    house and feed British soldiers
    Be nice to the British soldiers
    Thank King George
  • What did they call the gathering to discuss the Stamp Act?
    The Stamp Act Congress
    The Sons of Liberty
    The Stamp Act Committee
    Citizens Against the Stamp Act
  • What was another thing the 1st Continental Congress decided to do as a result of the Intolerable Acts?
    Stop all talks with King George
    Nothing else
    Send all the tea back to Britain
    Begin training a colonial militia
  • Who rode on a horse warning colonists that the "British Were Coming"?
    Ben Franklin
    Paul Revere
    Sam Adams
    John Adams
  • What was King George's reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
    The Intolerable Acts
    Nothing
    The Boston Acts
    The Boston Tea Party Act
  • What does "propaganda" mean?
    To keep your opinions to yourself
    To protest the new taxes
    To spread information to influence people's political opinions
    To talk badly about someone
  • What was the document the 2nd Continental Congress sent to King George as a last attempt to resolve differences?
    The Olive Branch Petition
    The Declaration of Independence
    The Peach Tree Petition
    The Colonial Petition
  • What does the word "democracy" mean?
    a type of government that is ruled by the people
    a type of government ruled by a king
    a type of government where a committee makes the laws
  • What was the nickname for British soldiers?
    Redcoat
    Red Idiots
    A Red
    Red Riders
  • As a result of the Stamp Act, representatives gathered in _________
    Jamestown
    New York City
    Boston
    Philadelphia
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