Background To The Revolution Chapter 9 Test

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Houghton-Mifflin Build our Nation. Chapter 9 Test. Background to the Revolution.

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1.

To cancel
- A.
  
  Tax
- B.
  
  Duty
- C.
  
  Boycott
- D.
  
  Repeal
2.

Refusal to buy a product or service, or to deal with a business or nation
- A.
  
  Tax
- B.
  
  Duty
- C.
  
  Boycott
- D.
  
  Repeal
3.

Tax on imported goods
- A.
  
  Tax
- B.
  
  Repeal
- C.
  
  Duty
- D.
  
  Boycott
4.

Money people pay to their government
- A.
  
  Tax
- B.
  
  Repeal
- C.
  
  Duty
- D.
  
  Boycott
5.

Britain's lawmaking body
- A.
  
  Congress
- B.
  
  Parliament
- C.
  
  Ally
- D.
  
  Proclamation
6.

People who join together for a specific purpose
- A.
  
  Congress
- B.
  
  Parliament
- C.
  
  Ally
- D.
  
  Proclamation
7.

The war between France and Britain was confined to the Ohio River Valley.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

What year was the Stamp Act
- A.
  
  1765
- B.
  
  1760
- C.
  
  1764
- D.
  
  1777
9.

The Americans opposed the tax because they
- A.
  
  Wanted their own stamps
- B.
  
  Didn't want British troops in the American colonies
- C.
  
  Wanted British troops in the American colonies
10.

The Americans opposed the Stamp Act in many ways such as
- A.
  
  Sending petitions to England
- B.
  
  Boycotting British goods
- C.
  
  Refusing to use stamped paper
- D.
  
  Committing acts of violence
- E.
  
  All of the above
11.

What group in Boston encouraged colonists to defy the Stamp Act?
- A.
  
  Sons of Boston
- B.
  
  Sons of Liberty
- C.
  
  Libertarians
- D.
  
  Boston Anarchists
12.

What slogan did the colonists begin to use to show their opposition to the Townshend acts?
- A.
  
  "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
- B.
  
  "Down with King George!"
- C.
  
  "No taxation without representation"
- D.
  
  "Free life, free liberty"