American Revolution: The Road to Independence Chapter 2: "Trouble is Brewing" Quick Quiz
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Describe what Paul Revere, one of the Sons of Liberty, engraved after the incident that became knows as the Boston Massacre. Remember to answer in a complete sentence.
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How much tea did the Sons of Liberty dump into the Atlantic Ocean during what came to be known as the Boston Tea Party? Remember to answer in a complete sentence.
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After people like the Sons of Liberty protested the Stamp Act, what did the British government decide to do?
repeal the Stamp Act and replace it with other taxes
immediately go to war against the colonies
repeal the Stamp Act and all other taxes
increase amount of taxes colleted under the Stamp Act
What did the Townsend Acts tax?
paper products
paper products and all imported goods
imported goods, such as tea
nothing
Why did the British government send soldiers to Boston?
to convince the colonists to drink tea again
to keep an eye on protests and the Sons of Liberty
to immediately start a war
to help colonists dump tea into the Atlantic Ocean
Why did many American colonists stop drinking tea?
because American colonists did not like the taste of tea
because drinking tea often made colonists sick
because the tea was expensive only the very wealthy could afford it
because colonists did not want to indirectly agree with Parliament's tax
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
a soldier at the Boston Massacre
an enslaved woman who wrote a poem to King George
the wife of King George
a member of the Sons of Liberty who was at the Boston Tea Party
Who was Isaac Barre?
one of the Sons of Liberty who gave the group its name
one of the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre
a man who made an engraving of the Boston Tea Party
an enslaved man who wrote a poem to King George
Who was Crispus Atticus?
a small business owner who gave many speeches
the man who dumped the first chest of tea at the Boston Tea Party
a merchant aboard a ship during the Boston Tea Party