Question

1. the boston tea party protested:

• a. the quartering act
• b. the tea act
• c. the stamp act
• d. the sugar act

1. the intolerable acts were designed to:

• a. reward colonists
• b. punish massachusetts
• c. expand voting rights
• d. end trade

1. common sense was written by:

• a. george washington
• b. benjamin franklin
• c. thomas paine
• d. john adams

1. the first continental congress met to:

• a. write the constitution
• b. discuss colonial grievances
• c. elect a king
• d. declare war on france

1. the battles of lexington and concord:

• a. ended the war
• b. began armed conflict
• c. freed enslaved people
• d. created congress

1. patriots supported:

• a. independence
• b. british rule
• c. neutrality
• d. french rule

1. the declaration of independence was adopted in:

• a. 1775
• b. 1781
• c. 1787
• d. 1776

Explanation:

Analyze questions 4 to 6

• Question 4: The Boston Tea Party directly protested the Tea Act of 1773, which granted a monopoly to the British East India Company.
• Question 5: The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) of 1774 were passed to punish Massachusetts, specifically Boston, following the Boston Tea Party.
• Question 6: The influential pamphlet Common Sense (1776) was written by Thomas Paine.

Analyze questions 7 to 8

• Question 7: The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to discuss colonial grievances against British policies and coordinate a response.
• Question 8: The Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775) marked the start of open armed conflict in the American Revolutionary War.

Analyze questions 9 to 10

• Question 9: Patriots were colonists who supported independence from Great Britain.
• Question 10: The Declaration of Independence was formally adopted on July 4, 1776.

Answer:

Question 4

• A. The Quartering Act
• B. The Tea Act (Correct answer)
• C. The Stamp Act
• D. The Sugar Act

Question 5

• A. Reward colonists
• B. Punish Massachusetts (Correct answer)
• C. Expand voting rights
• D. End trade

Question 6

• A. George Washington
• B. Benjamin Franklin
• C. Thomas Paine (Correct answer)
• D. John Adams

Question 7

• A. Write the Constitution
• B. Discuss colonial grievances (Correct answer)
• C. Elect a king
• D. Declare war on France

Question 8

• A. Ended the war
• B. Began armed conflict (Correct answer)
• C. Freed enslaved people
• D. Created Congress

Question 9

• A. Independence (Correct answer)
• B. British rule
• C. Neutrality
• D. French rule

Question 10

• A. 1775
• B. 1781
• C. 1787
• D. 1776 (Correct answer)