Intolerable Acts The quiz for the middle school level, based on story from Liberty's Kids #2 Intolerable Acts and other historical facts. meet2fit published on September 24, 2016 Stacked 1/18 What were the Intolerable Acts? The Boston Port ActMassachusetts Government ActImpartial Administration of Justice ActThe Quartering Act Navigation ActThe Alien ActThe Boston Port ActThe Currency Act The Quartering ActThe Stamp ActThe Sugar ActThe Declaratory Act The Stamp ActThe Sugar ActImpartial Administration of Justice ActThe Boston Port Act 2/18 What caused the Intolerable Acts? What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts? Hint: 3 choices They were the first set of planned reforms. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbour They were meant to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests The British thought the Acts would help to maintain control in America 3/18 The Intolerable Acts, also called as Restraining Acts and the Coercive Acts. True False 4/18 Under this Act the port was closed until the East India Company was paid for the lost tea. This created a great hardship for the people of the port-town whose livlihood depended on trade. The Stamp Act Massachusetts Government Act The Boston Port Act Impartial Administration of Justice Act Port Authorities Act 5/18 Which act allowed British soldiers to take over any building they wanted? The Boston Port Act The Quartering Act Impartial Administration of Justice Act Massachusetts Government Act 6/18 This act required the extradition (transfer) of all royal officials charged with capital crimes in America to courts in Great Britain. Massachusetts Government Act Impartial Administration of Justice Act Port Authorities Act Act of Justice 7/18 This act ended self-rule in the colonies and made all elected officers in America subject to British appointment. Port Authorities Act Impartial Administration of Justice Act Massachusetts Government Act The Boston Port Act 8/18 Where and when did the Intolerable Acts take place? Passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1773 Passed by the Constitutional Committee in 1774 Passed by the Parliament of Great Britain 1774 9/18 Which of the following is not a Restraining Act? Massachusetts Government Act The Boston Port Act Port Authorities Act The Quartering Act 10/18 The colonists paid the East India Tea Company for the tea they destroyed. True False 11/18 What was the colonists' reaction to the Intolerable Acts? Hint: 3 choices The First Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, to coordinate a colonial response to the Intolerable Acts. They joined forces with Britain and defeated Canada Colonists band together to form a collective resistance against British oppression Other colonies openly showed their support for Boston by sending money and supplies to aid Massachusetts They completely accepted these Acts and had the Boston Tea Party 12/18 According to the Intolerable Acts, what would happen to a British official accused of a crime? He would be executed immediately He would be proved innocent He would be imprisoned in England He would be sent to England to stand trial 13/18 Who was responsible for the establishment of the Committees of Correspondence (at the picture below)? John Adams Samuel Adams King George III Samuel Washington John Hancock 14/18 The Committees of Correspondence sent money and supplies to Massachusetts to help them survive. True False 15/18 The first Committees of Correspondence was invented and created ... in Boston, Massachusetts, 1764 in the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774 in Richmond, Virginia, 1772 in Boston, Massachusetts, 1774 16/18 By this time all the colonies were united by a complete system of Committees of Correspondence 1772 1765 1774 1775 1781 17/18 Many colonists saw the Intolerable Acts as a violation of their natural rights and their colonial charters. They therefore viewed the acts as a threat to the liberties of all of British America, not just Boston and Massachusetts. As a result of the Coercive Acts, even more colonists wanted to join against Britain True False 18/18 George Washington condemned the Boston Tea Party and believed the perpetrators should compensate the East India Company for the damages. True False
