Question

directions read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word that best completes the sentence. 6. samuel adams helped found the _, which shared ideas and information about the new british laws and ways to challenge them. (house of burgesses / committees of correspondence) 7. the _ required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, whenever they bought paper items. (townshend acts / stamp act) 8. as part of the _, boston harbor was closed until colonists paid for tea destroyed in the boston tea party. (intolerable acts / tea act) 9. the _ was used as propaganda against the british by samuel adams and other protestors. (boston massacre / boston tea party) 10. _ helped create the sons of liberty to protest and use violence to frighten tax collectors. (samuel adams / george grenville)

Explanation:

1. Samuel Adams was involved in the Committees of Correspondence which shared ideas against British laws. The House of Burgesses was an earlier - established colonial legislative body.
2. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for an official stamp on paper items. The Townshend Acts were different taxes on imported goods.
3. The Intolerable Acts included the closing of Boston Harbor until the cost of the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was paid. The Tea Act was about the East India Company's tea sales.
4. The Boston Massacre was used as propaganda against the British by Samuel Adams and others. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against tea taxes.
5. Samuel Adams helped create the Sons of Liberty for protest actions. George Grenville was a British politician who implemented taxes on the colonies.

Answer:

1. Committees of Correspondence
2. Stamp Act
3. Intolerable Acts
4. Boston Massacre
5. Samuel Adams