The Tea Act of May 1773 launched a series of events that led clearly, step by step, to the War for Independence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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Why did the Tea Act of 1773 prompt the forceful resistance of the Boston Tea Party in November 1773?
A) The Tea Act of 1773 financially disfavored the British East India Company tea, which was very popular in Boston and all of Massachusetts. B) The Tea Act of 1773 enhanced enforcement by British custom officials and navy on the illegal importation of cheaper, smuggled tea from places other than Britain. C) The Tea Act's attempt to force colonists to pay the newly imposed tea tax along with the continuing Townshend tea tax inflamed the existing tension and anger in Boston surrounding the Boston Massacre. D) The strict enforcement of the Tea Act of 1773 resulted in multiple injuries and deaths of local merchants, traders, and townspeople.
How did many Americans view the War of 1812?
A) as a war to end slavery B) as a terrible war thrust upon them by the U.S. government C) as an attempt to gain large amounts of territory from France D) as a second part of the struggle for independence
The Battle of the Bulge was signifcant because it marked the
a) Last German offensive b) Liberation of the death camps c) Allies' first victory in a land battle d) Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
The Spanish imposition of harsh physical labor on Indians and Spain's efforts to eliminate traditional Indian religious practices from 1598-1690 set the stage for the Pueblo Revolt in 1690
a. true
b. false