Chapter 5

Question 1

The Boston Massacre was used as...

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Fuel to ignite the Patriot cause within all colonies, Propaganda against the British

Question 2

What is the main purpose of the government according to the Declaration?

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protect unalienable rights of individuals

Question 3

The middle part of the Declaration of Independence contains

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a list of the King's violations of the rights of the colonists

Question 4

Who was Ethan Allen?

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The Leader of the Green Mountain Boys.

Question 5

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

Question 6

Who were the minutemen?

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civilian militia who could be ready at a minutes notice

Question 7

What method of humiliation was commonly used against loyalist tax collectors?

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Tar & Feathering

Question 8

The Second Continental Congress established a post office with Benjamin Franklin in charge

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TRUE

Question 9

The Shot Heard Round The World Refers To................

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Lexington And Concord

Question 10

The Writ of Assistance allowed:

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"unlawful" searches of colonists' homes

Question 11

2 things happen as a result of the Boston Massacre...they are? (pick one)

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The soldiers responsible are put on trial for murder, British troops are removed from Boston

Question 12

The Battle of Bunker Hill was significant because

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the British learned that defeating the Americans would not be easy.

Question 13

What were the nicknames for colonists that supported the British?

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Loyalists, Torries

Question 14

Who is the creator of "The Boston Massacre" painting that was distributed throughout the colonies as propaganda?

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Paul Revere

Question 15

The Second Continental Congress . . .

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governed the colonies

Question 16

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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A government that denies basic rights it can be overthrown

Question 17

This group of American Patriots sought to undermine the control the king of England was attempting to place upon them

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The Sons of Liberty, The Daughters of Liberty

Question 18

Why do you think it is called 'the shot heard round the world'?

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People around the world would hear about the event, It suggests that the event was important, It started the Revolutionary War

Question 19

The Townshend Acts taxed all of the following items EXCEPT

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Coffee

Question 20

What act lowered the tax on molasses to get colonists to stop smuggling?

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Sugar Act

Question 21

Thomas Paine wrote

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Common Sense

Question 22

Who said that "blows must decide" who would rule America?

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George III

Question 23

Why were the words massacre, bloody, butchery, murder, etc. chosen to describe the events of March 5th, 1770?

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To frame the British as awful, murderous people who killed innocent people, To drum up support against the British, To spin this attack as if it were pre-planned by the British

Question 24

According to the theory of mercantilism, the King and Parliament viewed the American colonies as a

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source of funds

Question 25

This act gave Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies "in all cases"?

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Declaratory Act

Question 26

What was the Proclamation of 1763 was about?

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That settlers could not settle west of the Applachians.

Question 27

What did Boston residents do to purposely anger British merchants in order to pressure the king to repeal taxes?

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Boycott goods

Question 28

What did Paul Revere engrave nearby the Boston Massacre?

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The Bloody Massacre

Question 29

What was causing the British empire to go broke?

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The French & Indian War

Question 30

Loyalists did not consider unfair taxes as a reason for rebellion.

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True

Question 31

"Give me liberty,or give me death! Since nothing but blows will do, let us come to final separation!" These words are of

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Patriot

Question 32

What were the committees of correspondance?

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Groups of colonists that secretly spred news throughout the colonies.

Question 33

What did the Stamp Act require?

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A tax paid on the paper they used

Question 34

Why was the British retreat from Concord a nightmare

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becouse the milita were all along the road to Boston

Question 35

Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?

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John Hancock

Question 36

Who organized the Sons Of Liberty?

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Samuel Adams

Question 37

All of these are true about the SECOND Continental Congress EXCEPT

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All members agree it is time to wage a full war against Britain

Question 38

The first battle for America's independence took place at Lexington.

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True

Question 39

What did the Daughters of Liberty do?

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The created goods so the Colonists didn't need to trade with the British.

Question 40

In reality, the Boston Massacre was:

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A tragic accident brought about by angry colonists

Question 41

Who was Crispus Attucks?

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A casualty of the Boston Massacre

Question 42

What was the number 1 reason why the colonists were angry, which Parliament did not understand?

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Parliament members that did not know them were taxing them

Question 43

All of this is true about King George's response to the Olive Branch Petition EXCEPT?

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King George responded to the petition in the hopes to avoid war

Question 44

What was the main purpose of the Declaration?

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declare the separation of the United States from Britain

Question 45

Patriots were American colonists who supported Great Britain.

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False

Question 46

Thomas Jefferson wrote the....

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Declaration of Independence

Question 47

Which of the following British Acts closed off Boston harbor and therefore stopped supplies from making it to Boston?

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The Intolerable Acts, The Coercive Acts

Question 48

What was the rallying cry of the patriots?

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"No taxation without representation!"

Question 49

Americans remember Paul Revere, because...

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he warned the colonists that the British regulars were coming

Question 50

What was the olive branch petition

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Letter sent to king George III about peace

Question 51

PURPOSE OF COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDANCE

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INFORM COLONISTS OF BRITISH ACTIONS

Question 52

Most of the American military was made up of these ragtag citizen soldiers?

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Militias

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