Which of the following was a response of the colonies to the Tea Act? (1 point)

• Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased.
• The tea trade was opened up to more countries.
• Crates of tea were dumped into the water.
• Colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by Britain.

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The correct response of the colonies to the Tea Act was: Crates of tea were dumped into the water. This refers to the Boston Tea Party, where colonists protested against the Tea Act by throwing tea into Boston Harbor.

Which of the following does not describe part of the Intolerable Acts? (1 point)
• Boston's port was closed.
• There was a tax on molasses.
• There were limited town meetings.
• Colonists had to quarter British soldiers in their homes.

The statement that does not describe part of the Intolerable Acts is: There was a tax on molasses. The tax on molasses was imposed by the Sugar Act, not the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts primarily included measures that punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Which of these is NOT true about the First Continental Congress? (1 point)
• Delegates from Georgia attended
• It was in response to the "intolerable acts'
• Delegates met in Philadelphia
• Delegates agreed to boycott all British goods

The statement that is NOT true about the First Continental Congress is: Delegates from Georgia attended. While the other statements are accurate, the colony of Georgia did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in 1774.

Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress to protest the
Intolerable Acts, Georgians _
(1 point)
• captured several British arms storehouses.
O sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah.
• arrested the royal governor and other British officials.
•requested permission to send a delegation to the king of England.

Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgians sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah.