Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts

Colonists refused to buy British tea because

• England's Parliament was taxing them without representation
• they did not like the taste of British tea
• they did not agree with paying taxes at all

The group that organized the Boston Tea Party protest was called the ...

• Sons of the Constitution
• Minutemen
• Sons of Liberty

________ ____________ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty who organized the Tea Party protest.

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams

The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.

• Terrible
• Intolerable
• Hateful

One punishment under the Intolerable Acts was...

• the British closed down Charleston harbor.
• The British forced the colonists to quarter soldiers in their homes.
• The colonists could only trade with Spain.

Who said "Give me Liberty or Give me Death?"

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

People who wanted to fight England for their freedom were called...

• Patriots
• Loyalists

Who was the first casualty of the American Revolution?

• George Washington
• Samuel Adams
• Crispus Attucks
• Paul Revere

What is an Act (in history class)?

• a law
• a part of a play

Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?

• King Henry VIII
• Queen Elizabeth
• Queen Clark
• King George III