Question

1. prime minister of england who took action against smuggling.
2. act that lowered the tax on molasses.
3. he persuaded the house of burgesses to take action against the stamp act in virginia.
4. he helped start the organization known as the sons of liberty in boston.
5. group of lawmakers in england that were responsible for passing the many acts that angered the colonists.
6. part african, part native american, he was killed at the boston massacre.
7. he stated that england had to master the colonists, or “totally leave them alone.”
8. those that threw tea overboard british ships disguised themselves as these people.
9. name that the british government gave to acts that the colonists called intolerable.
10. organization used by colonists to air their grievances against the british.

Explanation:

1. George Grenville took action against smuggling as Prime - Minister of England.
2. The Molasses Act of 1733 was later modified to lower the tax on molasses.
3. Patrick Henry persuaded the House of Burgesses to oppose the Stamp Act in Virginia.
4. Samuel Adams helped start the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
5. The British Parliament was the group of lawmakers responsible for passing acts that angered the colonists.
6. Crispus Attucks, part African and part Native American, was killed at the Boston Massacre.
7. William Pitt stated that England had to master the colonists or "totally leave them alone."
8. During the Boston Tea Party, colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and threw tea overboard British ships.
9. The British government called the acts the colonists called Intolerable the Coercive Acts.
10. The Committees of Correspondence were used by colonists to air their grievances against the British.

Answer:

1. George Grenville
2. Molasses Act (modified version)
3. Patrick Henry
4. Samuel Adams
5. British Parliament
6. Crispus Attucks
7. William Pitt
8. Native Americans
9. Coercive Acts
10. Committees of Correspondence