US Bellwork 8.14.24

In 1774, 4 years after the Boston Massacre the English Parliament passed a series of laws against the city of Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party, The are sometimes referred to as the Coercive Acts or the

All of the following are laws passed against the people of Boston under the intolerable acts EXCEPT: (p.105)

• Closed the Boston port from any imports except for military or Officially approved transport

• They took over the Massachusetts government limiting town meetings to once a year

• Imposed taxes on glass, tea , lead and Paint coming into the port city

• Required Massachusetts citizens to provide housing for British military

True or False: In Part 1 of the John Adams movie, After the trial and the acquittal of the British troops involved the King of England (King George III) offers John Adams an official position in the government

• True

• False

True or False: In Part 1 of the John Adams movie, Abigail Adams states to John Adams "Facts are Stubborn Things"

• True

• False

In Part 1 of the John Adams movie, the statement " A man's post is his castle" is BEST interpreted as an argument for...

• The right of the citizens to demand the removal of a standing army

• The illegality of quartering soldiers in citizens home

• The right of the government to post soldiers wherever they are required

• The right of a soldier to defend his position with deadly force if needed

In Part 1 of the John Adams movie, As the scene of the tar and feathering, the filmmakers chose to place witnesses in the background. Who were those witnesses

• Slaves in chain

• Women holding their children

• British soldiers

• Members of the Continental Congress