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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?
    All criminal trials were suspended
    Olive Branch Petition
    The Boston port was closed
    More taxes on tea
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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?
    Tar and feathering tax collectors
    Paying back the money lost from dumping tea
    Threatening and stealing from the Governor
    Dumping tea in the harbor
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  • Sam Adams started the Sons of Liberty and what other organization?
    Second Continental Congress
    Daughters of Liberty
    Secret Service
    Committees of Correspondence
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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 declared war on the colonies
    King George didn't react to the colonies
    King George laughed at the protests
    King George & parliament were furious
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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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