Which was one of the Coercive Acts?
More taxes on tea
The Boston port was closed
Olive Branch Petition
All criminal trials were suspended
What did the patriots call the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
Sam Adams started the Sons of Liberty and what other organization?
Committees of Correspondence
Second Continental Congress
Daughters of Liberty
Secret Service
Boston was the only city to have a tea party. True or False
False
Why did the Sons of Liberty wear costumes to the Boston Tea Party?
To keep from being recognized or caught
What was the Liberty Tree?
The secret place for holding the Sons of Liberty meeting
What was the purpose of the "tea parties"?
protesting the tea act
What did the ladies of Edenton do to protest the Tea Act?
Boycotted or stopped drinking tea altogether
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
One of the Intolerable Acts was the _________ Act which forced soldiers to live with coloniests in Boston.
Quartering
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
protest the actions of parliament
What disguise did the Sons of Liberty wear for the Boston Tea Party?
They dressed as Native Americans
Samuel Adams was head of the Committees of _______.
Correspondence
True or False: The First Continental Congress recommended building militias to prepare for a conflict
True
Which is NOT an example of a Sons of Liberty action?
Dumping tea in the harbor
Threatening and stealing from the Governor
Paying back the money lost from dumping tea
Tar and feathering tax collectors
Why were most of the rich men in the colonies loyalists?
They did business with the British or they had connections with the government
True of False: The Sons of Liberty were a violent group of protesters.
True
Why did King George pass the Coercive Acts?
To punish Massachusetts for dumping the tea and other protests
Why did the colonists use "No taxation without representation" as a slogan?
The colonists didn't have any voice or say in parlaimanet. No one to speak up for them.
All the tea protests involved dumping tea into the harbor. (T or F)
False