1.Which of the following do the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party have in common? A.
Both resulted from the use of violence by British troops.
B.
Both demonstrated mounting frustration with British authority.
C.
Both represented colonial protests of taxes passed by Parliament.
D.
2.Both showed the influence of the Committees of Correspondence.
Delegates of the First Continental Congress resolved to
A.
form a united colonial government.
B.
boycott British tea and other goods.
C.
declare political independence from Britain.
D.
organize colonial militias into the Continental Army.
3.Why were the colonists prepared to meet the British at the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
A.
They had organized their own sovereign governments and militias.
B.
They had feared and prepared for British efforts to seize their arms.
C.
They knew that war had already been declared by British authorities.
D.
They believed that they could prevent open conflict by showing their resolve.