Question

checkpoint 3: colonial tensions with great britain (8.13 - 8.17)

1. the boston massacre began when a group of ___ was harassing with some british soldiers.

• american indians
• colonists

1. at the boston massacre, when an object thrown from the crowd struck a british soldier, the soldier ___ the crowd.

• fired into
• shouted at

1. at the boston massacre, five colonists were ___ by british soldiers.

• captured
• killed

1. the boston massacre increased the ___ between the colonists and great britain.

• cooperation
• tensions

1. what law forced american colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in america?

• stamp act
• sugar act
• tea act
• quartering act

1. what was the goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the sons of liberty?

• to end the revolutionary movement
• to hurt great britain economically
• to negotiate peace between the colonies and great britain
• to establish a colonial - formed government

1. which actions were part of the coercive or intolerable acts? (choose 2)

• imports of paint, glass, and tea were taxed.
• colonists were forced to disband the meeting of the first continental congress.
• colonists in all thirteen colonies lost their representation in parliament.
• boston harbor was closed, and town meetings in massachusetts were ended.
• colonists in all thirteen colonies were required to quarter british troops in empty buildings.

1. how did colonists view the quartering act?

• the colonists thought the act was unfair because it required colonists to give a quarter of their income to the king.
• the colonists thought the act was unfair because they had to spend money to take care of british troops.
• the colonists felt the act was fair because it housed troops there to protect them.
• the colonists thought the act was unfair because it allowed great britain to pass any law they saw fit for the colonies.

1. write the correct letter in each blank.

_ and anger over british taxes led to the _ during which the colonists threw tea into boston harbor. the british responded with the ___.
a. the tea act
b. the stamp act
c. the declaratory act
d. boston tea party
e. boston massacre
f. first continental congress
g. quartering act
h. intolerable or coercive acts
i. townshend act

Explanation:

1. The Boston Massacre began when a group of colonists was harassing British soldiers.
2. At the Boston Massacre, when an object thrown from the crowd struck a British soldier, the soldier fired into the crowd.
3. At the Boston Massacre, five colonists were killed by British soldiers.
4. The Boston Massacre increased the tensions between the colonists and Great - Britain.
5. The Stamp Act forced American colonists to pay a tax on nearly all official documents and papers in America.
6. The goal of the protests and boycotts initiated by the Sons of Liberty was to hurt Great Britain economically.
7. Intolerable or Coercive Acts included closing Boston Harbor and ending town meetings in Massachusetts.
8. The colonists thought the Quartering Act was unfair because they had to spend money to take care of British troops.
9. Anger over British taxes led to the Boston Tea Party during which the colonists threw tea into Boston Harbor. The British responded with the Intolerable or Coercive Acts.

Answer:

1. B. colonists
2. A. fired into
3. B. killed
4. B. tensions
5. A. Stamp Act
6. B. to hurt Great Britain economically
7. H. Intolerable or Coercive Acts
8. B. The colonists thought the act was unfair because they had to spend money to take care of British troops.
9. B. anger; D. Boston Tea Party; H. Intolerable or Coercive Acts