Which of the following was a response of the colonies to the Tea Act?

Question

options:

Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased.
Taxes on tea purchased from Britain were decreased.

The tea trade was opened up to more countries.
The tea trade was opened up to more countries.

Crates of tea were dumped into the water.
Crates of tea were dumped into the water.

Colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by Britain.

Answer 1

The correct response of the colonies to the Tea Act was:

Crates of tea were dumped into the water.

This act of defiance is known as the Boston Tea Party, which took place in December 1773 as a protest against the Tea Act and the monopoly it created for the British East India Company.

Answer 2

Which of the following does not describe part of the Intolerable Acts?

options:

Boston’s port was closed.
Boston’s port was closed.

There was a tax on molasses.
There was a tax on molasses.

There were limited town meetings.
There were limited town meetings.

Colonists had to quarter British soldiers in their homes.

Answer 3

The option that does not describe part of the Intolerable Acts is:

There was a tax on molasses.

The tax on molasses was part of the earlier Sugar Act (1764), not the Intolerable Acts (1774), which were enacted in response to the Boston Tea Party and aimed at punishing Massachusetts and tightening British control. The other options do describe aspects of the Intolerable Acts.

Answer 4

Which of these is NOT true about the First Continental Congress?

options:

Delegates from Georgia attended
Delegates from Georgia attended

It was in response to the “intolerable acts’
It was in response to the “intolerable acts’

Delegates met in Philadelphia
Delegates met in Philadelphia

Delegates agreed to boycott all British goods

Answer 5

The statement that is NOT true about the First Continental Congress is:

Delegates from Georgia attended.

While the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to the Intolerable Acts and included delegates from most colonies, Georgia did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress. The other statements are true.

Answer 6

Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgians _____

options:

captured several British arms storehouses.
captured several British arms storehouses.

sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah.
sent a group of Georgians to the provincial congress in Savannah.

arrested the royal governor and other British officials.
arrested the royal governor and other British officials.

requested permission to send a delegation to the king of England.

Answer 7

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.

This provincial congress functioned as a local assembly to address colonial concerns and coordinate resistance to British policies, reflecting Georgia's unique situation at the time.