Chapter 2

Which of the following happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• The colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.

• The Native Americans and colonists began fighting.

• The British drank tea in front of the colonists.

• The colonists refused to buy tea from the East India Tea Company.

"No Taxation without Representation" means. . .

• The British Government did not believe in taxes.

• The colonies did not believe in taxes.

• The colonists would not pay taxes without a say in government.

• The colonies did not want to be represented in the government.

The ______________ worked to organize boycotts of British goods.

• 13 colonies

• Sons of Liberty

• Committee of Correspondence

• The Liberty Group

The ______________________ worked to send letters between the 13 colonies urging them to work together to fight against the British.

• Committee of Correspondence

• Sons of Liberty

• 13 colonies

• British Parliament

The _______ _________ raised money for the British government to pay off debts. Any paper product required a stamp, which had to be bought.

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Cohesive Acts

What was the goal of the Sons of Liberty?

• to support the British

• to protest British taxes and laws

• create a new government

• travel back to England to start a new life

What did the colonists do in response to the Tea Act of 1773?

• only buy tea from the East India Tea Company

• boycott or refuse to buy tea from the East India Tea Company

• closed the port of Boston

• only drank coffee

Which was a way that the colonists punished British tax collectors?

• screaming and shouting

• tarring and feathering

• tarring and shouting

• forcing them to pay debt

A blockade is when no ships or goods are allowed in or out of a port. Which city did the British blockade as a punishment to colonists?

• New York

• Memphis

• Boston

• Philadelphia

An Event in which the sons of liberty dressed up as American Indians boarded British teaships in threw the tea into the Boston harbor. It was meant to protest the tea act.

• Boston Tea Party

• New York Tea Party

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War