c. What action did the British merchants take? What results followed?
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§§ 119, 120.--a. Why were the soldiers stationed at New York? At Boston?
b. Describe the trouble at Boston. Why is it called a massacre?
§§ 121-123.--a. What was the work of a Committee of Correspondence?
b. What did the British government hope to accomplish in the tea business? Why did the colonists refuse to buy the tea?
c. Why was the destruction of the tea at Boston necessary?
§§ 124-126.--a. How did Parliament punish the colonists of Massachusetts and Boston? Which of these acts was most severe? Why?
b. What effect did these laws have on Massachusetts? On the other colonies?
c. Explain the provisions of the Quebec Act.