Why were the colonists dissatisfied with the Proclamation of 1763?

They didn't want to be told where they could settle.

Which is NOT true about the Intolerable/Coercive Acts

Everyone in Boston was put in jail.

What were the Townsend/Townshend Acts?

A tax on cloth, lead, & glass made smuggling illegal.

Why were colonists outraged about the tax on tea since it was cheaper?

It was a tax to show the King's power.

Why did the 1st Continental Congress meet?

To discuss ways to work things out with England.

When the 2nd Continental Congress did not get a positive response from the King, they did all of the following EXCEPT:

send soldiers in boats to attack Britain

Why did the King wanting colonists to pay taxes make them angry?

They had no representation in Parliament.

Which was NOT a group that helped protest?

Americans Against England group

Why was it important the Stamp Act affected newspaper men & lawyers the most?

They could speak out against the crown.

Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord fought?

British soldiers wanted to take the colonists' guns and ammunition.

What was the Boston Massacre?

British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonial protesters and killed 5.

What did the Continental Congress believe about colonial rights?

England was not allowing them their human rights.

What was the result of the Townshend Acts?

Colonists had huge boycotts of British goods.

What happened on July 4, 1776?

Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

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1
Who penned the Declaration of Independence in the Committee of Five?
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
2
Why were the colonists dissatisfied with the Proclamation of 1763?
They wanted to buy tea from France.
They thought they had too much land.
They disliked the Spanish taking over land east of the Mississippi River.
They didn't want to be told where they could settle.
3
Which is NOT true about the Intolerable/Coercive Acts
The King took away the government of Massachusettes.
Everyone in Boston was put in jail.
Boston Harbor was closed.
Colonial people had to allow soldiers to stay in their homes and feed them.
4
Who were the Minute Men?
British soldiers
colonial men & boys
trained soldiers
soldiers from Spain
5
What were the Townsend/Townshend Acts?
A tax that colonists had to pay if they owned a house.
A tax on cloth, lead, & glass made smuggling illegal.
A tax on all crops.
A tax on hats and petticoats.
6
Why were colonists outraged about the tax on tea since it was cheaper?
It gave more money to the colonial merchants.
They preferred to drink coffee.
It was a tax to show the King's power.
Tea was bad for the colonists and they did not like it.
7
Why did the 1st Continental Congress meet?
To discuss ways to work things out with England.
To declare war on England.
To ask France to take over instead.
To elect a new King.
8
When the 2nd Continental Congress did not get a positive response from the King, they did all of the following EXCEPT:
print their own money & get loans
send soldiers in boats to attack Britain
send ambassadors to France
create a Continental army
9
Why did the King wanting colonists to pay taxes make them angry?
The American Indians should also have to pay their fair share.
They thought the French should be paying all taxes.
They had no way to make money.
They had no representation in Parliament.
10
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense, to convince the colonists to be free from Britain?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
11
Which was NOT a group that helped protest?
Americans Against England group
Sons of Liberty
Committees of Correspondence
Daughters of Liberty
12
Why was it important the Stamp Act affected newspaper men & lawyers the most?
They were the only colonists that had a vote.
They could speak out against the crown.
They were in charge of the colonies.
They disliked King George III the most.
13
Which was the battle that showed we could and would fight?
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
Saratoga
14
Which location was one in which we were given new hope of winning the war?
Yorktown
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
Valley Forge
Saratoga
15
Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord fought?
British soldiers wanted food from the colonists.
British soldiers wanted to take the colonists' guns and ammunition.
The people of those towns called the King a tyrant.
Those towns were responsible for the Boston Tea Party.
16
What did the Sugar Act of 1764 tax?
Sugar and Molasses
Baked Goods
Paint
Tea
17
What was mostly taxed by the Stamp Act?
tea
sugar
wigs
paper
18
What was the Boston Massacre?
Committees of Correspondence in Boston threatened the King.
The people of Boston dumped tea in the harbor.
British soldiers shot into a crowd of colonial protesters and killed 5.
The people of Boston jumped in the harbor to protest taxes.
19
What is considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Saratoga
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
20
Which battle ended the war?
Lexington & Concord
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
21
How did the colonists respond to the Boston Massacre?
They put all the English soldiers in jail.
They wrote letters to the King.
With the Boston Tea Party.
They immediately went to war with England.
22
What did the Continental Congress believe about colonial rights?
Colonists did not have rights.
England passed taxes on the colonists that were fair.
The colonies should not argue with the English rules.
England was not allowing them their human rights.
23
What was the result of the Townshend Acts?
The King felt sorry for the colonists.
Colonists had huge boycotts of British goods.
The colonists decided to pay their taxes without complaint.
The colonists ignored the Act.
24
Who was most affected by the Stamp Act?
newspaper men and lawyers
slaves who worked on plantations
women who bought goods for their households
Native Americans
25
What did Betsy Ross do?
fought on the battlefield
rode like Paul Revere to warn of British attack
sewed our first flag
wrote poetry
26
Which battle was a major victory for the colonists and earned us help from allies?
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
27
Which is NOT a way the colonists protested?
tarring and feathering tax collectors
boycotts
burning down British ships
letters to the King
28
What happened on July 4, 1776?
Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists shot off fireworks for a national holiday.
Spain tried to invade.
England attacked the colonies.
29
Which of these was NOT a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to tell the King why we thought he was wrong
to explain our natural rights
to declare ourselves separate from England
to get taxes England owed us
30
Which of these did women NOT DO during the war
act as spies
enlist as soldiers in the army
conduct boycotts and make their own goods
warn others when British were attacking

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