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1
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
Colonists did not want to pay tax unless they had representatives
The British Govt. felt that taxes were too high and not fair
Colonists felt they should not have to pay any tax ever
Colonists wanted to make their own money
2
Many Greek Athenians wanted a monarchy where govt. is by the people.
True
False
3
What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
End of the Spanish War
None of the answers are correct
End of British Dominance in North American (End of the American Rev.)
Ended French dominance in North America (end of the French and Indian War)
4
Colonists protested British goods by:
Dumping British tea into the Taunton River
Refusing to sell goods to France
A movement to boycott British goods
Paying only for sugar taxes
5
On Sept. 5 1774 in Philadelphia, a colonial congress was coordinated called:
First Continental Congress
Philadelphia Congress
House of Burgesses
MA Provincial Congress
6
Which American victory was a MAJOR turning point because it improved American morale and let France help?
Ohio
Saratoga
Kentucky
Mississippi
7
What was the name of the rebellion where barrels of tea were thrown overboard in Boston Harbor?
East India Trial
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Jamestown Tea Event
8
With what laws did the British intend to punish MA for the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
Quebec Act
9
Americans who were loyal to the kind were called Tories or also known as:
Patriots
Loyalists
Royals
Planters
10
Who was the British Prime Minister and first Lord of Treasury who implemented tax policies in the colonies?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
George Grenville
Francis Marion
11
The Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that Attacked Monarchy was called:
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Olive Branch Petition
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
12
John Locke believed there should be "separation of powers" between the executive, legislative & judicial branch.
True
False
13
The Declaration of Independence states that government gets its power from ____.
The People
The king
Jefferson
Washington
14
What caused the French and Indian War?
All are correct
British colonists wanted to take over French land
French and British competing over fur and trade in the Ohio River Valley
France and Britain were fighting in Europe and spilled over to the colonies
15
The Revolutionary War came to an end with the Treaty of Paris which was signed on Sept. 3, 1783.
True
False
16
A major turning point with the French and Indian war was the British Victory at:
Montreal
Toronto
Quebec
Mississippi
17
On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at the British causing:
French and Indian War
Virginia Resolves
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
18
Which Tax was directly on a variety of printed items?
Molasses Tax
Income Tax
Stamp Tax
Tea Tax
19
The Patriots were for the British cause and did not want any colonists to support the boycott of goods.
False
True
20
According to the Townshend Acts, British officials had the right to seize __________without following Due Process:
Money
Documents
Airplanes
Property
21
Hessians were German mercenaries, or soldiers for hire by the British to fight Americans.
True
False
22
Which act forced the colonists to pay for their own defense including providing British soldiers rooms at inns?
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
Stamp Act
23
Why did Great Britain have to start taxing the colonies so heavily despite colonial conflict?
To pay for the dept created in the French & Indian War
They wanted to keep it for the King and his family
To upset the colonists
Great Britain spent large sums of money fighting war with Russia in Europe
24
In response to the Sugar Act, some colonists argued that the British had no right to tax Americans:
with large families
Directly
Without fair representation in Parliament
To control trade
25
The Albany Conference issued a plan at the first suggestion that the colonies unite and form a federal govt. known as:
The Massachusetts Plan of the Union
The Albany Contact
The New Yorker Plan
The Albany Plan of the Union
