Sons of Liberty Answers

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What was the purpose of this act?

to discontinue the trade of merchandise within the city of Boston

to close Boston Harbor

to close ports throughout Massachusetts Bay

to decrease trade with the North American colonies

What does John Andrews believe is the solution to the Intolerable Acts?

to relocate to a desolate wilderness down south to avoid confrontation with the British

to return to a regular trade relationship with England and the West Indies

to carry out on colonial threats of rebellion against Britain

for all of the colonies to discontinue trade with Britain

What does this political cartoon from 1774 show?

colonists’ anger over “taxation without representation”

British power over the colonists

the effectiveness of the British taxes and acts

the challenges faced by merchants who relied on trade with Britain

Which of these events, if added to the timeline, would come between the invention of the mercury thermometer and the lightning rod?

1711: John Shore invented the tuning fork.

1722: French Hopffer patented the fire extinguisher.

1733: John Kay invented the flying shuttle.

1757: John Campbell invented the sextant.

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