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One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists. True
The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion. True
A militia is a group of citizen soldiers. True
A refusal to buy certain goods is called a boycott. True
Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes. True
The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them. True
The Sugar Tax of 1764 raised the tax on all products that contained sugar. False
Samuel Adams and the committees of correspondence rallied colonists to stay loyal to King George III. False
The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army False
Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence. * True
Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act? They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy
Where did many colonists believe fighting with the British would first break out? New England
What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control? Continental Congress
The delegates sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III to ______________. * Make one last attempt at avoiding war
The Sugar Act angered the colonists because _______________. They believed it violated their rights as English citizens
How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party? * Parliament passed the Coercive Acts
The United States declared Independence on __________________. July 4, 1776
The first Continental Congress endorsed a plan that called for the colonies to _______________. * Arm themselves against the British
What group did Samuel Adams help to start in order to protest the Stamp Act? * Sons of Liberty
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence? * John Locke
George Washington and the new Continental Army first drove the British out of _______________. * Boston
What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain? * The colonies should break from British rule
Delegates from all of the colonies except Georgia gathered at the Continental Congress in _____________. * Philadelphia
Information designed to influence people's opinions is called ____________. * Propoganda
The Townshend Acts were different from the Stamp Act because ______________________. * Townshend taxes were paid only goods imported into the colonies
____________________ was the first victim of the Boston Massacre * Crispus Attucks
The ______________________ taxed all imported goods into the colonies. * townshend acts
The first shot of the American Revolutionary war was given the nickname, _________________________. * the shot heard around the world
The tea trade in the colonies was controlled by the __________________________. * British East India Trade Company
________________________ is an infamous American traitor who sold information to the British. * Benedict Arnold
_____________________ wrote a pamphlet calling for a break with British rule. * Thomas Paine
_______________________ was unanimously chosen as the leader of the Continental Army. * George Washington
____________________ declared at the Continental Congress that he was no longer a Virginian, and that he was now an American. * Patrick Henry
The _________________________ taxed almost all printed material. * Stamp Act
The Sons of Liberty was organized by _______________________. * John Hancock
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