Social Studies Test 1-Sons Of Liberty #6

In response to British control of Boston in 1775, colonists agreed with the Intolerable Acts. consented to British rule. negotiated with the king. formed armed militias.

Which of the following events occurred on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775? British troops captured all colonial rebels, including minutemen. British troops and minutemen fired their weapons at each other. Minutemen held a meeting to discuss how to respond to British troops. British troops and minutemen agreed to a truce after the first shot was fired.

Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766? Parliament agreed with the colonists that the act was unfair. Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes. Colonists' boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade. The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.

When colonists boycotted British goods under the Stamp Act, they stole products that were taxed. refused to participate in buying stamps. sold products that were taxed. refused to pass new tax laws.

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765? to raise revenue from American colonies to determine if colonists were smuggling to give Parliament the right to levy a tax to punish people who did not pay their taxes

How did the Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 change the way Massachusetts was governed? It put a military government in place. It created the position of royal governor. It let the colonists rule themselves. It prohibited trial by jury.

Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the Battle of Lexington? The Battle of Lexington ended the American Revolution. The Battle of Lexington was the first battle the minutemen won. The Battle of Lexington started the American Revolution. The Battle of Lexington was the last battle the minutemen won.

After the Boston Massacre, the colonies organized the Townshend Acts to pay taxes to Britain. Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes. the Boston Tea Party to celebrate the lifting of the tea tax. the Intolerable Acts to repay Britain for its role in the events of 1770.

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre? Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers. Boston soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople. British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who shot five soldiers. Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who shot five colonists.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Boston Massacre? It led to the repeal of the Stamp Act. It had no impact on the colonies. It became a rallying point for anti-French feeling. It became a rallying point for anti-British feeling.

The colonial message that British troops were on their way to Concord on April 18, 1775, was delivered by Paul Revere. Samuel Prescott. William Dawes. Samuel Adams.

Which of the following best explains why the Stamp Act of 1765 was significant? It was the first direct tax imposed on American colonists. It was the first indirect tax imposed on American colonists. It was the last tax Parliament imposed before the Revolution. It was the last tax Parliament imposed before ending all taxes.

Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766? Parliament agreed with the colonists that the act was unfair. Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes. Colonists' boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade. The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.

In 1765, Britain's Parliament passed a tax on colonial newspapers and pamphlets called the Sugar Act. Stamp Act. Townshend Acts. Quartering Act.

Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? to raise revenue for the British government to declare that Parliament could levy taxes to give Britain more control over the colonies to decrease tension between colonists and Britain

Which event occurred in Concord during April of 1775? British troops retreated from the fierce fighting with minutemen. British troops captured all of the colonists' ammunition. Minutemen retreated from fierce fighting with British troops. Minutemen went into hiding after British troops arrived.