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US History-Ch5
The Spirit of Independence 1763-1776
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ______________ helped Britain control westward expansion. | Proclamation of 1763 |
| The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed... | only their own assemblies had the right to tax them. |
| One of the ___________ forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists. | Coercive Acts |
| Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were _________ who supported the right to independence. | Patriots |
| The Second Continental Congress chose __________ to command the Continental Army. | George Washington |
| victim of the Boston Massacre | Crispus Attucks |
| wrote a pamphlet calling for a break with British rule | Thomas Paine |
| taxes all imported goods in the colonies | Townshend Acts |
| leader of the Green Mountain Boys | Ethan Allen |
| funded the Sons of Liberty | John Hancock |
| What did some colonists do to avoid taxes? | they resorted to smuggling |
| Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act? | They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy |
| What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control? | Continental Congress |
| How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party? | Parliament passed the Coercive Acts |
| What was Thomas Paine's opinion about the colonies and Great Britain? | The colonies should break from British rule |
| Where did many colonists believe fighting with the British would first break out? | New England |
| Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence? | John Locke |
| What were some of the things that encouraged the Boston Massacre? | Parliament sent more troops to Boston-colonists felt this violated their rights; growing tension between the Red Coats and the colonists, growing tension high taxes, bullying between Patriots and Red Coats |
| Why were some militias known as minutemen? | they were ready to fight in a minute's notice |
| Define the term propaganda | information or ideas intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| Describe two different ways colonists used propaganda against Britain | The Boston Tea Party; The Boston Massacre; Common Sense |
| The Sugar Act angered the colonists because... | they believed it violated their rights as English citizens |
| What group did Samuel Adams help to start in order to protest the Stamp Act? | the Sons of Liberty |
| The Townsend Acts were different from the Stamp Act because... | Townshend taxes were paid only on goods imported into the colonies |
| Information designed to influence people's opinions is called... | propaganda |
| Delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia gathered at the Continental Congress in... | Philadelphia |
| The Continental Congress endorsed a plan that called for the colonies to... | arm themselves against the British |
| The delegates sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III to... | make one last attempt at avoiding war |
| George Washington and the new Continental Army first drove the British out of... | Boston |
| The United States declared Independence on... | July 4, 1776 |
| Named leader of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| Taxes almost all PRINTED material | Stamp Act |
| Controlled TRADE of tea in the colonies | British East India TRADE Company |
| American traitor who sold information to the British | Benedict Arnold |
| Declared he was no longer a Virginian, but an American | Patrick Henry |
| Wrote a pamphlet calling for a break with British rule | Thomas Paine |
| First shot of the Revolutionary War | Shot Heard Around the World |