10 questions
The Sons of Liberty were far more radical than the Stamp Act Congress. In this context, what does "radical" mean?
Popular
Extreme
Secretive
Subdued
How could the British government have prevented the American Revolution?
By forcing King George III to give up the throne
By allowing colonists to elect representatives to Parliament
By overruling the decisions of the colonial legislature
By increasing taxes on the colonists
If you were a colonist, why would you have been upset about the Quartering Act?
It would've forced you to pay taxes on tea, paper, and other British goods
It would've made all of your Colonial money worthless
It would've prevented you from being represented in Parliament
It might have forced you to let British soldiers live in your house
What is the best definition of "tyranny?"
Not allowing citizens to have any say in the government
Allowing a legislative body to determine tax policy
Maintaining a standing army
Passing laws that some people don't like
Place the following events in sequence: A) The Boston Massacre; B) The Stamp Act; C) The Tea Act
A, C, B
B, A, C
C, B, A
B, C, A
If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing?
Tarring and feathering British tea merchants
Dumping British tea into Boston Harbor
Refusing to buy British tea
Paying high prices for British tea
What is an example of an imported good?
A car that's manufactured in Germany but sold in the United States
A car that's manufactured in Michigan but sold in Tennessee
A car that's brought into Canada illegally from the United States
A car that's manufactured in the same country that it's sold
How was the Boston Massacre different from the battles of the Revolutionary War?
The war was fought between two armies; in the Massacre, soldiers shot unarmed civilians
The war began during the 1770s; the Massacre took place during the 1760s
The war was fought far away from Massachusetts, where the Massacre took place
The Massacre involved guns; the battles were fought with swords
What does it mean to "repeal" a law?
To protest it
To overturn it
To refuse to obey it
To obey it grudgingly
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They pulled all British troops out of Massachusetts
They passed the Townshend Acts
They blockaded Boston Harbor
They invaded the United States