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South Carolina History Indicator 8-2.2: Events Leading to the American Revolution
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1
The colonies formed
colonial assemblies
to...
discuss establishing new colonies.
debate political issues in the colonies.
build relationships with new settlers.
focus on planning protests.
2
Direct taxes...
are paid to the government to fund the operation.
are paid when the tax is added to the price of a product.
3
What was the cry against British taxing the colonists?
"We shall overcome!"
"No justice no peace!"
"No taxation without representation!"
"The tax is whack!"
4
The
Writ of Assistance
is...
a deed/title.
a search warrant.
5
How did the colonists react to the
Stamp Act
?
They had stamping parties.
They formed the Stamp Act Congress.
They stop buying postage stamps.
They celebrated the tax on paper products.
6
True/False: The SC General Committee of 99 formed to govern in the colony during the war.
True
False
7
During the revolution a
duty
is simply defined as a(n)..
income.
tax.
task.
revenue.
8
Who did it?
Sons of Liberty
Redcoats
British Parliament
Daughters of Liberty
9
True or False: A
royal governor
is a gubernatorial official, appointed by the king.
True
False
10
The 'shot heard round the world', starting the American Revolution, were fired at:
Lexington and Concord
Boston and Bunker Hill
Philadelphia and Trenton
Charleston and Summerville
11
The Townshend Acts taxed all of the following except:
Tea
Paper
Glass
Sugar
12
The Tea Act..
raised the price of imported tea.
taxed British tea.
13
Who was the South Carolinian that served as president of the Continental Congress?
Christopher Gadsden
Charles Pinckney
George Washington
Henry Middleton
14
The British created a monopoly with the following company to act as the only supplier of tea.
East India Company
The London Company
Merchant Company
The Plymouth Company
15
Another word for income is...
wealth.
resource.
withdrawal.
revenue.
16
True or False: Royal
prerogative
is defined as entitlement, right, or privilege by the monarch.
False
True
17
The
Stamp Act
taxed...
playing cards.
postage stamps.
toilet paper.
paper towels.
18
The
Intolerable Acts
were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 were also called?
Boston Duties
Townshend Duties
Coercive Acts
Quartering Acts
19
True or False: A
boycott
is protest that involves refusing to use or buy products.
True
False
20
The Daughters of Liberty would conduct
spinning bees
to...
create cloth to make their own clothes.
compete in dancing
make fidgets for their children.
produce colony honey.
21
To repeal means to..
introduce a law.
debate a law.
overturn a law.
pass a law.
22
Taxes paid within the purchase price are:
direct taxes.
indirect taxes.
23
Where did colonists dressed as Indians dumped hundreds of barrels of tea in the harbor in 1774?
Savannah, GA
Charleston, SC
Boston, MA
New York, NY
24
What's the official charter of the colonists to end their status as a colony of Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration and Rights of Men
The United States Constitution
The Ordinance of Secession
25
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774.
Second Continental Congress
Committee of Correspondence
Stamp Act Congress
First Continental Congress
26
An
import tax
taxes...
goods received from the mother country.
goods purchased from other countries.
goods traded with other colonies.
goods sold to other countries.
27
The
Daughters of Liberty
were...
angered by British taxation.
happy about British taxation.
28
Why did the
2nd ContinentalCongress
meet?
To declare war on England.
To draft the Declaration of Independence.
To write the United States Constitution.
To protest the Stamp Act.
