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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
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Grade: 5 Subject: Social Studies
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1
John Adams defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre because _____________
he was a smart man
he was a Loyalist
the colonists started it
he wanted to make sure they would get a fair trial
2
Which organization formed a Continental Army and sent the Olive Branch Petition to the King?
First Continental Congress
Albany Congress
Second Continental Congress
Committees of Corresondence
3
What is another name for the Coercive Acts?
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Tea Acts
Stamp Acts
4
Which organization was formed to communicate news throughout the colonies?
First Continental Congress
Committees of Corresondence
Albany Congress
Second Continental Congress
5
King George III didn't answer the Olive Branch Petition so the colonists declared independence.
True
False
6
Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?
none of the above
both A and B
to force colonists to house and feed British soldiers
to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
7
What did the Townshend Acts do?
taxed glass, paint, and tea
taxed newspapers
taxed molasses and sugar
repealed taxes on molasses and sugar
8
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Otis
Patrick Henry
9
Who said, "Taxation without representation is tyranny"?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
George III
James Otis
10
What did the Sons of Liberty do?
burned stamps
protested the Stamp Act
all of the above
threatened tax collectors
11
Which of the following happened first?
Committees of Corresondence
Second Contintental Congress
Albany Congress
First Continental Congress
12
What did the delegates at the First Continental Congress decide?
train militia
all of the above
meet in a year if relations with Britain were not better
stop trade with Britain until Coercive Acts were repealed
13
What happened as a result of the Stamp Act Congress?
Colonists could buy stamps
Parliament passed the Stamp Act
Colonists could boycott goods
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act
14
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
15
Philadelphia was chosen as a location of the First Continental Congress because . . .
most of the delegates lived there
it was close to Boston
the militia was based there
it was centrally located
16
What were the colonists risking by signing the Declaration of Independence?
death because they were committing treason
exile because they were committing treason
being tarred and feathered
liberty
17
How did the colonists show their opposition to British taxes and tariffs?
all of the above
colonists protested
colonists sent petitions to Parliament
colonists fought the British army
18
Why did the Patriots feel they should declare independence?
because they did not have the same rights as citizens
because they changed their minds after reading Common Sense
because they felt they should feel loyal to Britain
because they could not send representatives to Parliament
19
Which of these was
not
a key idea of the Declaration of Independence?
government should be led by kings
people can get rid of government if rights aren't protected
government exists to protect the rights of the people
government gets its power from the people
20
The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonists wanted freedom and ____________
gave them a reason to fight for independence
established the Third Contintental Congress
described how the new government would be set up
named George Washington commander of the Continental Army
21
The booklet,
Common Sense
, said that people should have the right to govern themselves.
False
True
22
What did some of the colonial women do to help the boycott of British goods?
wove cloth so they did not have to buy British cloth
wrote petitions to Parliament
threatened tax collectors
threw tea into the harbor
23
Why did Britain need to tax and impose tariffs on the American colonies?
none of the above
To pay off their debt from the French and Indian War
To pay off their debt from the American Revolution War
To pay off their debt from the Civil War
24
Which of the following was a cause of the colonists' protest against the Stamp Act?
paying tax
burning stamps
writing to Parliament
making speeches against the tax
25
Which of these men fought on the side of the British army during the French and Indian War?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
James Otis
Thomas Jefferson
