Author Question: The Boston Massacre, in which five townspeople were killed by British redcoats, A) resulted in a ... (Read 70 times)

Caiter2013 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Intolerable Acts provided for all of the following EXCEPT the

A) immunity of British soldiers involved in suppressing civil disturbances from local court trials.
B) individual punishment of participants in the Boston Tea Party.
C) replacement of Hutchinson as governor by the commander-in-chief of British forces in America.
D) closing of Boston's port until Massachusetts paid for tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.

Question 2

Americans objected to the Tea Act of 1773 because it would

A) raise the price of tea in America.
B) make it difficult for American merchants to compete with British merchants.
C) increase Parliament's taxation of tea.
D) bankrupt the popular East India Company.

Question 3

The Boston Massacre, in which five townspeople were killed by British redcoats,

A) resulted in a speedy conviction and execution of the soldiers.
B) demonstrated the calculated desire of the British to crush colonial rebellion.
C) convinced Governor Hutchinson to order British troops out of town.
D) galvanized the colonies into further resistance to English policies.