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Chapter 6 Review
The events leading up to and causing the Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what Act suspended NY's Colonial assemblies, placed a new tax on imported goods, and used search warrants to search for smuggled goods? | Townshend Acts |
| What act required colonists to house and supply British soldiers? | Quartering Act |
| What Act closed Bostons Port, and sent British officials accused of crimes to England to stand trial? | Intolerable Acts |
| What law stated that colonist could not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What Act gave a british company control of the tea trade? | Tea Act |
| What act required all legal and commercial documents to carry a stamp to show a tax had been paid? | Stamp Act |
| What act stated that the British government had supreme authority over the colonies? | Declaratory Act |
| What act placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other imported goods? | Sugar Act |
| Which acts were passed for the British government to raise revenue? | Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Acts |
| Which Act was passed as a reaction to the Stamp Act Congress' petition to Parliament? | Declaratory Act |
| Which Act was passed as a way to save money for the British government? | Quartering Act |
| Which Act was passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party? | Intolerable Acts |
| Which Act caused colonist to smuggle in goods from other countries? | Sugar Act |
| Which two acts were ignored by the colonists? | Proclamation of 1763, Declaratory Act |
| Which act caused the Sons of Liberty to form and burn paper as well as attack British officials? | Stamp Act |
| People that supported the rebels | Patriots |
| People that supported the British | Loyalists |
| Who was Crispus Attucks? | A victim of the Boston Massacre |
| What were search watrrants used to enforce the Townshend Acts called? | Writs of Assistance |
| Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? | Samuel Adams |
| Who was the defense attorney for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre? | John Adams |
| On what date was the Declaration Of Independence adopted? | July 4th 1776 |
| What was the mission of the Midnight Riders? | to warn the militia of British troop movements |
| Why did the British March to Lexington? | to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock |
| Why did the British march to Concord? | To destroy the colonists supplies and weapons |
| Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| What document was the last attempt to restore peace between the colonies and England? | The Olive Branch Petition |
| Who was named General of the Continental Army? | George Washignton |
| Why was Thomas Jefferson asked to write the Declaration of Independence? | He was from VA and an excellent writer |
| What colony did not attend the 1st Continental Congress? | Georgia |
| Which congress agreed to form the Continental Army? | 2nd Continental Congress |
| What are groups that exchanged letters on Colonial affairs called? | Committees of Correspondence |
| Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill? | British |
| Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important to the colonists? | They proved they could hang with the British army. |
| Why did the Loyalists leave Boston after the British were forced out? | They feared for their safety |
| What was the meeting that was held to discuss how to protest the Stamp Act? | Stamp Act Congress |
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