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Chapter 5 Review: Toward Independence
Chapter 5 Review: Toward Independence
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A Review of the causes of the American Revolution.
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Most people have to pay taxes. So why were the colonists so upset?
The taxes were way too high.
Parliament taxed their favorite items like tea and paper.
They were used to not paying any taxes at all.
The colonies had no vote on these taxes.
2
The first time people died in America's cause for freedom was
The French & Indian War
The Boston Massacre
the Battle of Lexington & Concord
The Boston Tea Party
3
What was a goal of the first Continental Congress?
to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain
to create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans
bring representatives from Great Britain & America togther
to declare war on Great Britain
4
To refuse to buy goods from a certain source.
petition
protest
repeal
boycott
5
Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?
British Soldiers
Loyalists
Patriots
American Indians
6
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at
Boston
Lexington and Concord
Philadelphia
New York
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In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
It forced colonists to work for the government.
It demanded that colonists join the army.
It took away colonists' land.
It required that colonists pay taxes.
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How long was the 7 Years War?
4 years
6 years
7 years
5 years
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What was Great Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?
the Proclamation Act of 1763
the Stamp Act
the Boston Massacre
the Intolerable Acts
10
Created a famous painting of the Boston Massacre to make British soldiers look bad.
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
John Adams
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Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?
The colonists were given their independence.
The British government stayed out of colonial politics.
The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.
The British government had a large war debt.
12
Defended the Redcoats after the Boston Massacre.
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
13
Which of these groups gained territory in North America after the French and Indian War?
France
Great Britain
Holland
Spain
14
Forbade the colonists to move west of the Appalachians into their newly conquered land.
Intolerable Acts
Proclamatioin Act
Townshend Acts
Appalachian Act
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What act placed a tax on many paper products?
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
16
This forced the colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
the Townshend Acts
the Stamp Act
the Quartering Act
the Intolerable Acts
17
How did Parliament respond to the Colonists' protests against the Stamp Act?
They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.
They increased the tax on paper.
They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.
They repealed the Stamp Act
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Which of these groups benefited from the Proclamation Act of 1763?
American Indians
African Slaves
British Soldiers
American colonists
19
Mr. Jones has 2 sons named:
Bob and Jimbo
Larry and Jack
Turner and Shepherd
SpongeBob and Squidward
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What were the Townshend Acts?
The Red Coats were taken out of the towns
The population was limited
The colonists were kicked out of town
Taxes on British imports to help pay for the French and Indian War.
