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Chapter 5 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who drew the join or die political cartoon? | Ben Franklin |
| The law that ordered colonists not to move west of the Appalachian Mountains was | Proclamation of 1763 |
| The Stamp act was a tax on... | legal/printable documents |
| ___ was a tax on molasses,coffee and indigo | The Sugar Act |
| The author of plays that made fun of the British troops and policies was | Mercy Otis Warren |
| A Virginia lawyer who gave speeches to protest British policies | Patrick Henry |
| No taxation without ______! | Representation |
| The _________ was a group of men and women that organized protests, rallies and boycotts. | Sons and Daughters of Liberty |
| What act passed by Parliament required colonists to provide British soldiers with blankets, utensils, lodging and food? | The Quartering Act |
| A formal written request to someone in power is called ____ | A petition |
| What was the Stamp Act Congress? | 9 colonists send delegates to NYC to protest |
| What colonies didn't participate in the Stamp Act Congress? | Virginia,North Carolina,Georgia, and New Hampshire |
| Who as Samuel Adams? | He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party |
| Who was John Adams? | He was a skilled lawyer many thought he was arrogant. |
| What were sam and john adams to one another? | Cousins |
| Where were John and Sam adams from? | Massachusetts |
| What were the Non-importation Agreements? | The Colonists agree not to import gods taxed by Townshend Acts |
| The Townshend Act was a tax on... | Glass,Paper,Paint,Lead,Tea |
| What was the Writs of Assistance? | It allowed British officials to inspect a ships cargo. |
| What was the Boston Massacre? | It was the killing of 5 colonists by British regulars. |
| When was the Boston Massacre? | March 5th, 1770 |
| Proclomation of____...? | 1763 |
| Treaty of Paris____? | 1763 |
| What was the Committee of Correspondence? | A group of people organized by Sam Adams to write letters to keep other colonies informed. |
| The tea act was created to? | Help the British East India Tea Company |
| What was the Boston Tea Party? | Members of the Sons of Liberty board ships and split open tea chests into the Boston Harbor |
| When was the Boston Tea Party? | December 16th,1773 |
| What were the Intolerable Acts? | They were created by Britain to punish MAss. for the tea party. They closed down ports in Boston, No more Town Meetings,they revised the Quartering Act. |
| What was the midnight ride? | Paul Revere and 2 others (Prescott and dawes) send out word of British Movement. |
| Where was the "Shot heard round the world"? | In Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts |
| What was the "Shot heard round the world?" | First fighting between British and colonial minutemen |
| What is a repeal? | to cancel a law |
| Boycott? | To refuse to buy certain good and services |
| Militia? | Army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |