The Revolution Begins — Unit test

Question 1

Which best describes the Boston Tea Party of 1773?

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Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.

Question 2

Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, what had to happen before public lands could be sold?

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They had to be surveyed and divided.

Question 3

In 1765, Britain’s Parliament passed a tax on all colonial newspapers, pamphlets, and other papers. What was this act called?

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the Stamp Act

Question 4

A reason the Intolerable Acts of 1774 angered colonists was that they

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required colonists to house British soldiers.

Question 5

Because the British government had imposed taxes on colonists without representation, the drafters of the Articles of Confederation

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established strong state governments.

The Revolution Begins — Unit test Answers