Assessment Unit 4 Lesson 3: Colonists Protest British Rule

Why did Great Britain decide to raise taxes on the colonists?

• to pay for their war with Spain in Europe

• to pay for the French and Indian War

• to help Native Americans in the colonies

• to help the British win control of South Amercia

How did Great Britain respond to the colonists boycotting British goods from the Townshend Acts?

• by sending more tea to Boston Harbor

• by creating the Stamp Act

• by sending more troops to the colonies

• by allowing protesters to voice their opinions

What major event occurred when protesters gathered at the Boston Custom House to protest British taxes?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Custom Courthouse

• Boston Tea Party

• First Continental Congress

Who created the "Bloody Massacre" painting to spread anti-British propaganda?

• Samuel Adams
• Paul Revere
• Benjamin Franklin
• Sons Of LIberty

In which event were 5 unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers?

• Boston Tea Party
• Stamp Act Riots
• Boston Massacre
• Townshend Act Boycott

Which British laws were passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

• Tea Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Townshend Act
• Stamp Act

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

• Daughters of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• King George

• Republicans

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• A very peaceful group of protestors

• King George's sons

• an army made up of Loyalists

• Group of men that protested laws like the Stamp Act

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Sons of Liberty threw all the tea in the ocean

• Patriots sat and had tea with King George

• Native Americans threw all the tea in the ocean

• King George had a sale on tea

What is a boycott?

• an enemy

• a tax King George created

• protest in which all the people only bought British products

• protest in which people refused to buy British products