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Name:
test date
Match each word with the correct definition or description.
C
Parliament
A. to provide housing and food to British Soldiers
E
boycott
B. volunteer army
B
militias
C. Lawmaking branch of British government
A
quarter
D. Wall made of earth and stone
D
earthworks
E. to refuse to buy or use goods
1. Which of the following was a cause of the French and Indian War?
a. France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America
b. Stamp Act
c. Sugar Act
2. How did the British government plan to pay for the French and Indian War?
a. It passed new tax laws for the Parliament members
b. It passed new tax laws for the colonies
c. It raised the tea prices
3. The colonists protested the taxes on British goods by…
a. building statues in the King’s honor
b. moving to Canada
c. refusing to buy British goods (boycotting)
4. The Committees of Correspondence did which of the following:
a. wrote songs in honor of the king
b. dumped tea in the harbor
c. created a system to spread information quickly
5. The British realized they had a tough battle ahead when:
a. the Battle of Bunker Hill was over
b. they saw the tea in Boston Harbor
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6. The battles of Lexington and Concord are important because:
a. They marked the end of the Boston Tea Party
b. They marked the beginning of the American Revolution
7. Why is July 4, 1776 important?
a. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
b. It is the first time they used fireworks
8. What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
a. the Articles of Confederation
b. the First Plan of Government
9. One effect of the Articles of Confederation is…
a. Congress had to meet every month
b. the states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War
Match each word with the correct definition or description.
B
Stamp Act
C
E
Tea Act
blockade
A. fight between colonists and British soldier that left 5 colonists
dead
B. Tax on paper items
C. Act that gave East India Company a monopoly on tea
A
Boston Massacre
D. sudden, complete change in government
D
revolution
E. to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving
a harbor
10. Describe two things that the Sons of Liberty or Daughters of Liberty in reaction to British policies.
They boycotted British goods.
They wove their own cloth. They chased British tax collectors out of their
towns. They formed the Committees of Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to Parliament.
They formed militias.
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Match each word with the correct definition or description.
A
Continental Army commander
a. George Washington
D
Articles of Confederation committee head
b. Richard Henry Lee
E
organized first Committee of
Correspondence in Boston
c. Thomas Jefferson
C
Declaration of Independence writer
d. John Dickenson
B
called for a resolution in the 2nd Continental
Congress for independence from Britain
e. Samuel Adams
In the ( ), write how many questions you need to answer for that problem. Then
using complete sentences, answer the questions.
11. ( 3 ) What was the Proclamation of 1763 and how did the colonists feel about it? How did they react to
it?
It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans.
Many colonists were angry about the proclamation, and many ignored it and settled on the lands.
12. ( 2 ) What was the First Continental Congress and why did they meet in 1764?
It was a group of colonists who met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as the
Intolerable Acts. It sent a petition to the king, stating the colonists rights. It agreed to stop most trade with
Britain. It asked colonies to form militias.
13. ( 1 ) What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have?
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It proved to the British that the colonists would not be easy to defeat in battle. It further
angered British leaders. King George III promised to use stronger methods to crush the colonial rebellion.
14. ( 1 ) How do governments get their power to rule?
People are responsible for starting governments, and governments get their power to rule from the
agreement of the people.
15. ( 2 ) Pick two events from the following list and describe how they helped lead to the American
Revolution.
French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Tax, Boston Massacre, Lexington and
Concord
French and Indian War-Britain started taxing colonists to pay for war
Boston Tea Party-the King responded by giving the colonists taxes, which made the colonists mad
Sugar Act/Stamp Act/Tea Tax -taxes angered the colonists because they did not have representation
Boston Massacre-angered the colonists because innocent bystanders were killed by lobsterbacks
Lexington and Concord-shots were fired between the British and Minutemen.
16. ( 4 ) Describe the four parts of the Declaration of Independence.
1-
Why the Declaration was needed
2-
Describes the colonists main ideas about government. It also states that people have rights that
governments can not take away.
3-
Lists the colonists’ grievances, or complaints. Lists the ways the colonists tried to settle their
differences peacefully.
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4-
Stated the colonists were free and independent states.