Chapter 5 US History
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The Road to Revolution
- 1.The British government decided to tax the American colonies
- A.
To pay off war debts.
- B.
To teach the colonists a lesson.
- C.
To incrrease the standard of living in Britain.
- D.
To finance westward expansion.
- 2.The colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in
- A.
One man, one vote.
- B.
No taxation without representation.
- C.
Liberty, equality, and fraternity.
- D.
Freedom of speech.
- 3.Colonists responded to the Townshend Acts by
- A.
Declaring war on Great Britain.
- B.
Organizaing the Boston Tea Party.
- C.
Boycotting British goods.
- D.
Holding the First Continental Congress.
- 4.The purpose of the First Continental Congress was
- A.
To protest the Stamp Act.
- B.
To collect taxes from the colonies.
- C.
To declare the colonies independent.
- D.
To unite the colonies in response to the Intolerable Act.s
- 5.In response to increasing tensions between the colonists and the British, the colonists
- A.
Begain to pay British taxes.
- B.
Organized militia.
- C.
Burned Anglican churches.
- D.
Demanded the right to vote.
- 6.In the pamphlet Common Sense, the author argues that the colonies should
- A.
Establish a monarchy.
- B.
Negotiate a peaceful settlement with Britain.
- C.
Break their ties with Britain.
- D.
Use war as a last resort.
- 7.One of the consequence of the French and Indian War was the
- A.
The colonists began to see themselves as different from the British.
- B.
The British lost interest in the American colonies.
- C.
The British granted the colonists their independence.
- D.
The colonists allied themselves with France.
- 8.The French and Indian War last from
- A.
1700 -1754.
- B.
1754-1763.
- C.
1754-1759.
- D.
1743-1763.
- 9.Who is considered the author of the Declaration?
- A.
Samuel Adams.
- B.
John Adams.
- C.
Thomas Jefferson.
- D.
Benjamin Franklin.
- 10.Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
- A.
Samuel Adams
- B.
John Adams
- C.
Dr. Warren
- D.
Paul Revere
- 11.A leading Bosont Lawyer who helped defend the soldiers after the Boston Masacre.
- A.
Samuel Adams
- B.
John Adams
- C.
Thomas Paine
- D.
Dr. Warren
- 12.Who was the leaders of the Boston Tea Party?
- A.
Samuel Adams
- B.
John Adams
- C.
Paul Revere
- D.
Josiah Quincy
- 13.All of the following were political reasons for the American Revolution, EXCEPT
- A.
England's neglect of the colonies.
- B.
Taxation withou representation.
- C.
Limitation of Individual Rights.
- D.
Taxation
- 14.All of the following are economic reasons for the American Revolution EXCEPT
- A.
Taxation
- B.
Mercantilism
- C.
Trade restrictions
- D.
Free Enterprise
- E.
Limitation of Individual Rights
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