Read the following information and answer the questions below. BOSTON North America Massachusetts, U.S. Founded 1630 "Boston is a state of mind." Mark Twain Boston was settled in 1630 on a hilly peninsula where the Charles River flows into the Atlantic Ocean and took its name from Boston in Lincolnshire, England, a town dear to the English Puritans. For the deeply religious community of the 1700s, Boston was a place of independence where prosperity reigned and where the best minds were tested in the meeting house, the church or Harvard College in nearby Cambridge. When harsh taxes were imposed by the British upon the Bostonians in the mid 1770's, they protested strongly. This series of protests culminated in 1775 with a tea tax. The colonial reaction was to throw the tea -- their favorite luxury item -- into the Boston Harbor. The event went down in history as "The Boston Tea Party." Though Boston has grown into the busiest American seaport, many of the old parts of Boston, Beacon Hill and the North End in particular, are preserved as national monuments. Among them are State House on Beacon Hill built in 1795 and Faneuil Hall "the cradle of liberty" built in 1742 as a market and meeting place for the colonists. 1. Boston was settled in _________? 1745 1775 1770 1630 2. The name "Boston" comes from a town in _________ ? Scotland England Ireland Wales 3. Heavy taxes were imposed on the Bostonians in the mid _________ . 1770s 1650s 1740s 1760s 4. Boston has grown into Americas busiest _________ . airport trade center seaport technological center Your score is out of 4
BOSTON North America Massachusetts, U.S. Founded 1630 "Boston is a state of mind." Mark Twain Boston was settled in 1630 on a hilly peninsula where the Charles River flows into the Atlantic Ocean and took its name from Boston in Lincolnshire, England, a town dear to the English Puritans. For the deeply religious community of the 1700s, Boston was a place of independence where prosperity reigned and where the best minds were tested in the meeting house, the church or Harvard College in nearby Cambridge. When harsh taxes were imposed by the British upon the Bostonians in the mid 1770's, they protested strongly. This series of protests culminated in 1775 with a tea tax. The colonial reaction was to throw the tea -- their favorite luxury item -- into the Boston Harbor. The event went down in history as "The Boston Tea Party." Though Boston has grown into the busiest American seaport, many of the old parts of Boston, Beacon Hill and the North End in particular, are preserved as national monuments. Among them are State House on Beacon Hill built in 1795 and Faneuil Hall "the cradle of liberty" built in 1742 as a market and meeting place for the colonists. 1. Boston was settled in _________? 1745 1775 1770 1630 2. The name "Boston" comes from a town in _________ ? Scotland England Ireland Wales 3. Heavy taxes were imposed on the Bostonians in the mid _________ . 1770s 1650s 1740s 1760s 4. Boston has grown into Americas busiest _________ . airport trade center seaport technological center Your score is out of 4
1745 1775 1770 1630
2. The name "Boston" comes from a town in _________ ?
Scotland England Ireland Wales
3. Heavy taxes were imposed on the Bostonians in the mid _________ .
1770s 1650s 1740s 1760s
4. Boston has grown into Americas busiest _________ .
airport trade center seaport technological center Your score is out of 4