Chapter 5 Review

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?

Unjust rule by an absolute ruler

A group of leaders of the American colonies who declared independence in 1776, and led the U.S. through the Rev War

Why did the colonists object when Parliament raised their taxes after the French and Indian War?

Colonist who was a printer, inventor and scientist, but mostly known for being a statesman

A tax on imports

The American army formed in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress led by George Washington

Why did King George III try to limit contact between the citizens of the British colonies and Native Americans?

To import or export goods illegally

One of several messengers tasked with warning the rebels about the movements of British soldiers around Boston

An Enlightenment era philosopher whose ideas about government were influential in the lead up to American Independence

Large guns that can fire over a long distance

Income, money that is received

Military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land or nation

A form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services

An American colonist who supported Britain during the American Revolution

Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

What did the British Parliament do to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?

A group of colonists who spread news about protesting British policies

An American colonist who supported the right of the American colonies to govern themselves

What did Ralph Waldo Emerson mean by the phrase “the shot heard round the world”?

Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763?

What revival movement inspired the colonists toward revolution?

The groups of men who opposed British policy by establishing networks to protest British policy

To cancel or nullify, especially a law

A legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business

What fact supported John Adams’ defense of the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?

German soldiers hired by the British king to fight during the American Revolution

An objection or reason to complain

American colonial militia member who was ready to join in combat at a moment’s notice

Chosen to be the commander in chief of the Continental Army

Who became the commander in chief of the colonial forces, called the Continental Army?

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

What happened in 1770 in the Boston Massacre?

Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty who supported protests against British policies

The monarch of Britain during the era of the American Revolution

The 1774 meeting of delegates from the colonies to decide on a response to the Intolerable Acts

Why were the British going to Concord?

Author of the influential pamphlet Common Sense

Colonists destroyed the cargoes of British ships in Boston Harbor to protest which law passed by Parliament in 1773?

What happened to the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?

The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to

Why is the battle of Lexington and Concord significant?

The British law that taxes all legal and commercial documents was the

What right did the Intolerable Acts take away from Massachusetts?

What laws passed by the British in 1765 forced colonists to house British soldiers?

What did American colonists mean by the slogan “no taxation without representation”?

Women's organization that pushed for boycotts of imported goods that encouraged “homespun”

Primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Lawyer and Patriot who made the unpopular decision to defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre