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Abington MSChapter 8
Review from Mrs. Samsel's history class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| Who called for a resolution at the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain? | Richard Henry Lee |
| Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party? | Samuel Adams |
| Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation? | John Dickinson |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763? | It was the announcement that set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. |
| How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? | Many colonists were angered by the proclamation. Many ignored it by continuing to settle on those lands. |
| In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies? | They boycotted British goods. They wove their own cloth. They chased British tax collectors out of their towns. They formed Committees of Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to Parliament. They formed militias. |
| Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774? | They met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions such as the Coercive Acts. |
| What did the First Continental Congress do when they met? | It sent a petition to the king stating the colonists' rights. It agreed to stop trade with Britain. It asked colonies to form militias. |
| What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have? | It proved that the colonists would not be easy to defeat in battle. It angered British leaders. King George III promised to use stronger methods to crush the colonial rebellion. |
| Governments are formed among men, getting their power from the consent of men. What does this mean? | People are responsible for starting governments, and governments get their power to rule from the agreement of the people. |
| What was one major cause of the French and Indian War? | France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America. |
| What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War? | It passed new tax laws for the colonies. |
| How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods? | They refused to buy British goods. |
| Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation. What does representation mean? | A voice in one's government. |
| How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule? | They spread information quickly. |
| When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy? | After the Battle of Bunker Hill. |
| Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important? | They marked the beginning of the American Revolution. |
| What happened on July 4, 1776 that makes it such an important date in American history? | Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence. |
| What was the first plan of government for the United States called? | The Articles of Confederation. |
| What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation? | The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War. |
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