What Repercussions Followed the Boston Tea Party of December 16

question 71

Multiple Choice

What repercussions followed the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773?

• A) passage of the Coercive Acts
• B) closure of the port of Boston
• C) imposition of martial law
• D) prohibition of the colonial assembly and town meetings
• E) All these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Colonial Assemblies

Legislative bodies in the American colonies where elected representatives of the colonists gathered to make local laws, levy taxes, and ensure their interests were represented.

Freedom of the Press

The freedom to distribute and share thoughts, beliefs, and information without interference or suppression from the government.

Religious Fundamentalism

A strict adherence to specific theological doctrines typically in reaction against what its followers perceive as a dangerous modernism, leading to an emphasis on purity and the desire to return to a previous ideal from which believers have begun to drift.

Eighteenth Century

The period of time from January 1, 1701, through December 31, 1800, marking the 18th century of the Gregorian calendar, a period noted for significant economic, cultural, and political changes in history.