Ch. 5 Study Game --- Road to Revolution

Question 1

A Patriots view of the Boston Massacre would be that...

Accepted Answer

Upset colonists were peacefully showing their displeasure, Brit soldiers opened fire on innocent colonists.

Question 2

What were some effects of the First Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

Sent a letter of complaint to King George, More boycotts, Colonists felt more united.

Question 3

What caused the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

Both France and Britain claiming the Ohio River Valley.

Question 4

Why was the Stamp Act created?

Accepted Answer

To pay for the large debt from the French and Indian War.

Question 5

Which one?

Accepted Answer

Sesame Street, Sesame-Men, X-Men

Question 6

The Stamp Act upset colonists because.....

Accepted Answer

they felt the should not be taxed without representation.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

Brit to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Question 8

Why did the Tea Act anger colonists?

Accepted Answer

Brit gov't controlling and taxing them without their consent

Question 9

What was the Tea Act supposed to do?

Accepted Answer

Help the East India Trading Co. stay in business.

Question 10

What was the cause of the Townsend Acts?

Accepted Answer

Brit. leaders felt they were losing control of the colonies., Mis-behaving colonists, Townshend wanting the colonists to pay for the ext. soldiers

Question 11

The Intolerable Acts did what?

Accepted Answer

Closed Boston Harbor until tea paid for, put more British troops in Boston., stopped colonial meetings in Massachusetts

Question 12

What “Act” caused the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

Tea Act

Question 13

What was the colonists best way to protest taxes? What tax was repealed because of this?

Accepted Answer

Boycott; Stamp Act

Question 14

A Loyalists, or British soldiers, view of the Boston Massacre would be that....

Accepted Answer

A Patriot mob attacked Brit soldiers for no reason., Soldiers were just protecting themselves from a Patriot mob.

Question 15

One effect of the French and Indian War was ....

Accepted Answer

Settlers could not live in the Ohio River Valley, Britain had a large war debt to pay off

Question 16

One reason for the Proclamation Act of 1763 was . . .

Accepted Answer

to stop Natives and Settlers from fighting

Questions 16