YAWP 5.2 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Total questions: 51
1. Following the Boston Massacre, which of the following statements best describes the
sentiment in the colonies?
a) A. Most colonies fully supported b) B. All colonies uniformly wanted
continuing nonimportation. to end nonimportation.
c) C. The colonial economy saw an
d) D. All colonies unanimously
improvement, with the postwar
demanded an immediate separation
recession subsiding.
from Britain.
2. Which acts passed in April 1773 effectively placed the East India Company under
government control due to its financial troubles?
a) A. The Nonimportation Act. b) B. The Sugar Act.
c) C. The Regulating Act. d) D. The Tea Act.
3. Why did many colonists resist the Tea Act, even though it meant cheaper tea for them?
a) A. The tea was of lower quality. b) B. They did not want to support the East
India
Company.
c) C. By purchasing the tea, colonists d) D. The act mandated a higher
would be implicitly acknowledging consumption of tea.
Parliament's right to tax them.
4. What action did the Boston Sons of Liberty, under the leadership of Samuel Adams and
John Hancock, decide to take in response to the arrival of ships bearing tea?
a) A. They decided to purchase and b) B. They resolved to prevent the landing
distribute the tea among the colonists. and sale of the tea and avoid paying
any duty on it.
c) C. They called for negotiations with
d) D. They demanded the British
the ship captains to lower the price
government repeal the Tea Act.
of the tea.
,5. What event transpired on December 16, after a town meeting at the Old South Meeting
House?
a) A. The tea was officially sanctioned for b) B. The ships carrying the tea were set on
sale in Boston. fire.
c) C. Dozens of men disguised as Mohawk
d) D. The ships were sent back to
Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into
London with their tea cargo intact.
the sea.
6. How did women in the colonies express their political sentiments during this period?
a) A. By enlisting in the colonial army. b) B. By voting in town meetings and local
elections.
c) C. Through participation in consumer d) D. By sending petitions directly to the
boycotts and in some cases, taking British king.
part in unruly mob actions.
7. What was significant about the Fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina, in relation
to the ongoing colonial protest?
a) A. They organized a large-scale tea b) B. They called for an immediate
dumping event similar to the Boston declaration of independence from
Tea Party. Britain.
c) C. They signed an agreement to
d) D. They proposed a peace treaty
support the boycotts and this was
with the British government.
published in many newspapers.
8. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Coercive Acts (referred to as
the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) passed by the British Parliament?
a) A. To provide additional rights to the colonies. b) B. To encourage the colonies to
become more
self-sufficient.
c) C. To punish Boston and the d) D. To negotiate a peace treaty with the
Massachusetts colony for the acts of colonies.
rebellion and to assert British control.
, 9. What was one major consequence of the Coercive Acts that the British Crown did not
anticipate?
a) A. The colonies immediately b) B. The Massachusetts colony
declared their independence. surrendered and complied with all of
Britain's demands.
c) C. Other colonies rallied in support of
d) D. Trade between the colonies was
Massachusetts, fostering a sense of
completely halted.
shared colonial identity.
10. In reaction to the Coercive Acts, what did the patriots in Massachusetts establish?
a) A. A diplomatic mission to negotiate b) B. An alliance with foreign nations
with the British Crown. to fight against Britain.
c) C. The Provincial Congress which,
d) D. A unified army consisting of soldiers
along with seizing local control, aimed
from all thirteen colonies.
to oppose British measures.
11. What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress convened on September 5, 1774?
a) To declare immediate b) To coordinate an intercolonial
independence from Britain response and address the colonists
grievances with the British
c) To negotiate a peace treaty with King
d) To prepare the colonies for an
George III
imminent war against Britain
12. Which of the following best describes the "Continental Association" issued by the Congress?
a) It was a proposal to strengthen ties with Britain b) It was an invitation for other
countries to
support the American colonies
c) It was a document that condemned the d) It was a declaration of full support
British administration, established for King George III and his policies
policies for the colonies, and aimed to
empower common colonists
Total questions: 51
1. Following the Boston Massacre, which of the following statements best describes the
sentiment in the colonies?
a) A. Most colonies fully supported b) B. All colonies uniformly wanted
continuing nonimportation. to end nonimportation.
c) C. The colonial economy saw an
d) D. All colonies unanimously
improvement, with the postwar
demanded an immediate separation
recession subsiding.
from Britain.
2. Which acts passed in April 1773 effectively placed the East India Company under
government control due to its financial troubles?
a) A. The Nonimportation Act. b) B. The Sugar Act.
c) C. The Regulating Act. d) D. The Tea Act.
3. Why did many colonists resist the Tea Act, even though it meant cheaper tea for them?
a) A. The tea was of lower quality. b) B. They did not want to support the East
India
Company.
c) C. By purchasing the tea, colonists d) D. The act mandated a higher
would be implicitly acknowledging consumption of tea.
Parliament's right to tax them.
4. What action did the Boston Sons of Liberty, under the leadership of Samuel Adams and
John Hancock, decide to take in response to the arrival of ships bearing tea?
a) A. They decided to purchase and b) B. They resolved to prevent the landing
distribute the tea among the colonists. and sale of the tea and avoid paying
any duty on it.
c) C. They called for negotiations with
d) D. They demanded the British
the ship captains to lower the price
government repeal the Tea Act.
of the tea.
,5. What event transpired on December 16, after a town meeting at the Old South Meeting
House?
a) A. The tea was officially sanctioned for b) B. The ships carrying the tea were set on
sale in Boston. fire.
c) C. Dozens of men disguised as Mohawk
d) D. The ships were sent back to
Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into
London with their tea cargo intact.
the sea.
6. How did women in the colonies express their political sentiments during this period?
a) A. By enlisting in the colonial army. b) B. By voting in town meetings and local
elections.
c) C. Through participation in consumer d) D. By sending petitions directly to the
boycotts and in some cases, taking British king.
part in unruly mob actions.
7. What was significant about the Fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina, in relation
to the ongoing colonial protest?
a) A. They organized a large-scale tea b) B. They called for an immediate
dumping event similar to the Boston declaration of independence from
Tea Party. Britain.
c) C. They signed an agreement to
d) D. They proposed a peace treaty
support the boycotts and this was
with the British government.
published in many newspapers.
8. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Coercive Acts (referred to as
the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) passed by the British Parliament?
a) A. To provide additional rights to the colonies. b) B. To encourage the colonies to
become more
self-sufficient.
c) C. To punish Boston and the d) D. To negotiate a peace treaty with the
Massachusetts colony for the acts of colonies.
rebellion and to assert British control.
, 9. What was one major consequence of the Coercive Acts that the British Crown did not
anticipate?
a) A. The colonies immediately b) B. The Massachusetts colony
declared their independence. surrendered and complied with all of
Britain's demands.
c) C. Other colonies rallied in support of
d) D. Trade between the colonies was
Massachusetts, fostering a sense of
completely halted.
shared colonial identity.
10. In reaction to the Coercive Acts, what did the patriots in Massachusetts establish?
a) A. A diplomatic mission to negotiate b) B. An alliance with foreign nations
with the British Crown. to fight against Britain.
c) C. The Provincial Congress which,
d) D. A unified army consisting of soldiers
along with seizing local control, aimed
from all thirteen colonies.
to oppose British measures.
11. What was the main purpose of the First Continental Congress convened on September 5, 1774?
a) To declare immediate b) To coordinate an intercolonial
independence from Britain response and address the colonists
grievances with the British
c) To negotiate a peace treaty with King
d) To prepare the colonies for an
George III
imminent war against Britain
12. Which of the following best describes the "Continental Association" issued by the Congress?
a) It was a proposal to strengthen ties with Britain b) It was an invitation for other
countries to
support the American colonies
c) It was a document that condemned the d) It was a declaration of full support
British administration, established for King George III and his policies
policies for the colonies, and aimed to
empower common colonists
