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    Boston Massacre
     

  1. The Boston Massacre seems to have resulted from the tensions between Bostonians and British Soldiers following the ...

     

    Your answer:
    Superbowl Party.
    French and Indian War.
    American Revolution.
    French Revolution.


     

  2. In colonial Boston, church bells rung during the night usually signaled...

     

    Your answer:
    the repeal of a british tax law.
    the beginning of a new Superbowl commercial.
    the docking of a ship.
    a fire.


     

  3. One source of tension in Boston in 1770 was the ...

     

    Your answer:
    Rivalry between the AFC and the NFC
    Tea Act.
    Quartering Act.
    Proclamation of 1763.


     

  4. Many colonists believed that Parliament had no right to pass any laws for the colonies because ...

     

    Your answer:
    the colonists were represented in Parliament.
    the colonists were not represented in Parliament.
    they had not participated in the play-offs.
    it was the king's duty to make colonial laws.


     

  5. The colonies succeeded in overturning the Stamp Act by ...

     

    Your answer:
    refusing to quarter British troops in Boston.
    refusing to send colonial-made goods to Great Britain.
    boycotting British-made goods.
    instant replay.


     

  6. The Quartering Act of 1765 angered people in Boston because ...

     

    Your answer:
    Boston was the only city that was forced to obey the act.
    they were forced to move out of their homes.
    the quarter had two "heads" and no "tails".
    by 1770, there were many British troops stationed in Boston.


     

  7. On the night of March 5, 1770, the angry crowd of Bostonians on King Street numbered several hundred, but the British soldiers numbered only ...

     

    Your answer:
    the NFL team roster limit.
    20
    8
    4


     

  8. According to several witnesses of the Boston shootings, the British soldiers double loaded and fired their muskets ...

     

    Your answer:
    under a direct order of their Superbowl coach.
    under a direct order from their commander.
    without a direct order.
    under a direct order from the military governor of Boston.


     

  9. Samuel Adams popularized the shootings on Boston's King Street and helped to ...

     

    Your answer:
    convince the British to repeal the Quartering Act.
    bring the Thirteen Colonies together.
    win the Superbowl.
    increase colonial trade with Great Britain.


     

  10. As a result of the Boston Massacre ...

     

    Your answer:
    None of these.
    the port of Boston was closed.
    Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.
    British troops were temporarily removed from Boston.


     

  11. Young Boston apprentice who was killed during the Boston Massacre.

     

    Your answer:
    Josiah Quincy
    Samuel Maverick
    Patrick Walker
    Crispus Attucks


     

  12. Group of colonists who worked against British control of the Thirteen Colonies.

     

    Your answer:
    Main Guard
    Quartering Act
    Sons of Liberty
    Custom House


     

  13. British officer who commanded the troops sent to rescue Private White.

     

    Your answer:
    Samuel Adams
    Patrick Walker
    Crispus Attucks
    Thomas Preston


     

  14. Place where trading taxes were paid in Boston and where the Boston Massacre occurred.

     

    Your answer:
    Custom House
    Main Guard
    the 50 yard line
    Quartering Act


     

  15. Black American who was killed in the Boston Massacre.

     

    Your answer:
    Samuel Maverick
    Patrick Walker
    John Adams
    Crispus Attucks


     

  16. Colonial lawyer and patriot who helped to defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.

     

    Your answer:
    Josiah Quincy
    Samuel Adams
    Crispus Attucks
    Thomas Preston


     

  17. British military headquarters in Boston in 1770.

     

    Your answer:
    the "red zone"
    Main Guard
    Custom House
    Sons of Liberty


     

  18. British law that forced many colonists to provide food and shelter for British troops based in the colonies.

     

    Your answer:
    Custom House
    Dime Act
    Quartering Act
    Sons of Liberty


     

  19. Off-duty British soldier who was involved in a fistfight at the ropewalks on Friday, March 2, 1770/

     

    Your answer:
    Samuel Maverick
    Samuel Adams
    Patrick Walker
    Josiah Quincy


     

  20. Boston colonial leader who called for an end to British control over the Thirteen Colonies.

     

    Your answer:
    Thomas Preston
    Samuel Adams
    Josiah Quincy
    Patrick Walker


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