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5th Grade SS Ch. 8
Chapter 8 Social Studies Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the person who rode on horseback to spread the news that the British were coming? | Paul Revere |
| Sam Adams created the _______________________ so colonies could communicate with each other. | Committee of Correspondence |
| The war America fought against the British for independence was known as the _______________? | American Revolution |
| What was the tax that was placed on printed materials called? | Stamp Act |
| Parliament was known as what? | Britain's law-making assembly |
| The event known for the colonist rebelling against the Tea Act and throwing barrels of tea into the harbor is called? | Boston Tea Party |
| Volunteer soldiers were that are ready at a short notice are called what? | Minutemen |
| Defending the colonies cost money for the British, what did Britain do to the colonist? | The British taxed the Colonists. |
| The colonists' refusal to buy British goods was called a what? | Boycott |
| What was the name of the group that were against British rule? | The Patriots |
| Why did Britain leaders decide to tax the Colonists? | Because protecting the Colonists costed the British money. |
| What did the Daughter's of Liberty do to help in the fight against unfair taxes? | They began making their own tea and weaving together cloths instead of buying wool from Britain. |
| What was the Boston Tea Party? | The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawks, boarded the British ships, chopped open the chests of tea and dumped the tea into the harbor. |
| Why was the Committee of Correspondence created? | To spread news quickly about protests against the British. |
| What 2 battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution? | The Battles of Lexington and Concord. |
| How did Paul Revere warn the Colonists that the British were coming? | He rode on horseback shouting that the British were coming. |
| What is a Loyalist? | A person who favors the British rule. |
| Soldiers that are ready on short notice are called what? | Minutemen |
| What is Parliament? | It is Britain's law-making assembly. |
| What would you call volunteer soldiers? | Militia |
| What is a boycott? | The refusal to buy goods. |
| To repeal something is to what? | To cancel. |
| A tax placed on goods such as paper, wool, and tea was called a what? | Tariff |
| The Stamp Act was a _________________________. | Tax placed on printed materials. |
| What was the name of the event that Colonists dumped tea into the harbor? | The Boston Tea Party. |
| The Tea Act was a tax that Britain place on what? | Tea |
| What was the name of the was that the Americans fought for independence from Great Britain? | The American Revolution |
| A law that replaced tax on imported goods from Britain was what? | The Townshend Act |
| What was the name of the act the was passed to punish the Colonist for the Boston Tea Party? | The Intolerable Act. |
| What battle in the American Revolution did the British win? | The Battle of Bunker Hill |
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