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History Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution
History Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution
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Learn about American Pageant Chapter 7, the road to revolution.
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1
Abigail Adams was John Adam's sister
False
True
2
Who was John Dickinson?
great conservative political theorist, stout champion of the American cause
scottish “father of modern economics”
solicitor and politician in Philadelphia and Wilmington, a founding father
a british loyalist who was a sister of Boston;s Commissioner of Customs
3
Who was Samuel Adams?
rich smuggler and rebel ringleader
a man who could deliver brilliant speeches in Parliament even while drunk
french nobleman who served under Washington in the Revolution
4
Radical whigs were afraid of
the power of the monarchy
all of the above
a powerful parliament
democracy
5
The Navigation Laws were designed to
foster a colonial economy
make life easier for the Americans
eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade
6
The Boston Tea party was
supported by France
directed by the British East India Company
was only one of many protests to occur
the result of the intolerable acts
7
Why did the colonists shout "No taxation without representation"?
they wanted to regulate trade in the empire
parliament had no right to levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies
8
Who was King George III?
King of Ireland
King of Spain
King of France
King of Great Britain
9
what are enumerated products?
products that could only be shipped to Britain, most notably tobacco
products that parliament required
10
What did the Quebec Act do?
place the Natives on restervations
allowed the french to practice Catholicism and retain their old customs
give the king power to veto laws
restrict the colonies from forming militias
11
Republicans believed the stability of society/ authority of the government rested with a strong central government
False
True
12
Baron von Steuben did nothing to help the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
True
False
13
All American colonists supported the Revolution
False
True
14
The colonists fully supported the Stamp and Sugar Acts
False
True
15
What is the Stamp act?
agreement the colonists made against British goods
required a stamp on important documents, certifying the tax was paid.
regular taxes for items within a colony/nation
law that increased duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies
16
Thomas Hutchinson
agreed with the British taxes
Believed the colonists had no right to flout the law
was the governor of Virginia
17
Under the mercantile system, the British government reserved the right to restrict the printing of paper currency
False
True
18
How did Crispus Attucks become famous?
He helped slaves escape their masters
He was killed at the Boston Massacre and became a symbol of freedom
He stood up to his master and freed himself
19
Charles Townshend opposed the Townshend Acts of 1767
True
False
20
What was the first continental congress called for?
to become a legislative body
to consider ways of redressing colonial grievences
to prevent the colonies from developing militias
enforce the navigation laws
