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Quiz for Document 6–2: Joseph Warren, Boston Massacre Oration, March 5, 1772

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 6.5

1. What did Warren consider particularly objectionable about British taxes?

Most of the revenue would go to the support of a new colony in India.

The tax collection would raise duties on goods in American ports.

The British taxes had to be paid in foreign currency.

The enforcement of the new taxes required military force.

Question 6.6

2. Why did Warren no longer consider the people of Boston to be free British subjects?

The king would not allow colonists to serve in the army anymore.

He compared how the British treated them to how the French treated their subjects.

The colonists had no say or representation in how the laws were made.

The king had told them that they were no longer free subjects.

Question 6.7

3. According to Warren, why was it dangerous to have a standing army in Boston?

It violated the colonists’ rights as British subjects and put their property and families in danger.

It increased Boston’s chance of being attacked by Indians who targeted the army.

The army was not good for the local economy because the soldiers did not spend enough money in local businesses.

He worried that fights would break out between the army and the local militias.

Question 6.8

4. How did Warren draw on history and their ancestors’ legacy to support his argument and guide the colonists?

Their ancestors were loyal British subjects, so the colonists should also remain loyal.

Their ancestors had come to America for liberty, and so the colonists had a duty to ensure liberty persisted.

He wanted the king and the British government to recognize the legacy of the colonists’ ancestors and acknowledge their contribution to the British Empire.

Their ancestors worked hard for religious freedom, so the colonists should continue to fight for religious freedom.