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Johnny Tremain Worksheet
Chapter VI: "Salt-Water Tea"
Matching
Match the statement on the right to the character on the left. Place the letter on the blank.
1.____ James Otis
2. ____John Adams
3.____ Sam Adams
4.____ Dr. Warren
a. plump little man, a revolutionary
b. asked to look at Johnny's hand
c. most brilliant man, but crazy
d. organizer of the Boston Tea Party
Multiple Choice
___ 5. What did Sam Adams want Uncle Lorne to print?
a. A placard denouncing all British rule.
b. A placard calling all his countrymen to a meeting.
c. A placard calling all Bostonians to boycott tea.
d. A placard calling all Bostonians to revolt.
___ 6. Why were the colonists fighting the tea tax?
a. They couldn't afford the tax.
b. They were yokels and farmers who didn't understand taxes.
c. They wanted to determine the tax rate of the tea.
d. They had not been able to vote for the men who taxed them.
___7. Why do the members of the Sons of Liberty guard the tea ships?
a. They want to make sure Tories aren’t smuggled out of Boston.
b. They want make sure the ship doesn't leave the harbor.
c. They want to make sure no tea is smuggled ashore.
d. They want to make sure no new cargo is loaded.
___8. Why are the tea ships still in the harbor?
a. The governor will not give permission for the unloaded ships’ return to London.
b. The Sons of Liberty have boarded the ships and are preventing them from sailing.
c. The captains are waiting for new orders from the East India Company.
d. They are waiting for new cargo.
___ 9. What is happening in the attic of the Observer?
a. There is a birthday party for Rab.
b. Several merchants are sworn into the secret organization.
c. The decision to dump the tea is made.
d. It is a regular meeting of the Sons.
Vocabulary: Use dictionary.com for the definition
10. placard