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Actions of the Colonies Progress Check

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    Tea
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  • What did the patriots call the Coercive Acts?
    The Intolerable Acts
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  • Why did King George pass the Coercive Acts?
    To punish Massachusetts for dumping the tea and other protests
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  • Which was one of the Coercive Acts?
    The Boston port was closed
    Olive Branch Petition
    More taxes on tea
    All criminal trials were suspended
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  • True or False: The First Continental Congress recommended building militias to prepare for a conflict
    True
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  • What was the Liberty Tree?
    The secret place for holding the Sons of Liberty meeting
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  • Why were most of the rich men in the colonies loyalists?
    They did business with the British or they had connections with the government
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  • What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
    protest the actions of parliament
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  • True of False: The Sons of Liberty were a violent group of protesters.
    True
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  • Which is NOT an example of a Sons of Liberty action?
    Dumping tea in the harbor
    Tar and feathering tax collectors
    Threatening and stealing from the Governor
    Paying back the money lost from dumping tea
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  • Sam Adams started the Sons of Liberty and what other organization?
    Secret Service
    Committees of Correspondence
    Daughters of Liberty
    Second Continental Congress
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  • Boston was the only city to have a tea party. True or False
    False
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  • What did the ladies of Edenton do to protest the Tea Act?
    Boycotted or stopped drinking tea altogether
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  • What disguise did the Sons of Liberty wear for the Boston Tea Party?
    They dressed as Native Americans
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  • Why did the Sons of Liberty wear costumes to the Boston Tea Party?
    To keep from being recognized or caught
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  • What effect did all the tea protests have in England?
    King George & parliament were furious
    King George laughed at the protests
    King George declared war on the colonies
    King George didn't react to the colonies
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  • One of the Intolerable Acts was the _________ Act which forced soldiers to live with coloniests in Boston.
    Quartering
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