Social Studies Chapter 6 Road To Revolution Question Preview (ID: 40011)


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Which phrase is directly associated with the colonists' reactions to the Stamp Act?
a) no taxation without representation
b) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
c) all men are created equal
d) live free or die.

What was the main purpose of Parliament passing the Stamp Act?
a) to organize the first colonial post office
b) to pay the salaries of colonial assemblies
c) to repay debt from the French and Indian War
d) to guarantee that all colonies would pay the same for stamps

The cry taxation without representation was often raised by the American Colonists. What were they reacting to?
a) sharing tax money with American Indian tribes
b) the Treaty of Paris of 183
c) British tax policies (acts) in the colonies
d) The French and Indian War

Colonists protested unfair tax laws passed by Parliament using all of the following but...
a) The Daughters of Liberty urged Americans to wear homeade fabrics.
b) Protesters burned effigies representing unpopular tax collectors.
c) Colonists gained representation in the British Parliament.
d) Many colonial merchants boycotted British goods.

Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre was used as propaganda in order to...
a) build support for Britain's efforts to keep order in the colonies.
b) show the need for Britain to collect more money to pay for defending the colonies.
c) Increase anti-British feelings in the colonies.
d) cause the citizens of Boston to have more trust in the British king.

English Parliament punished MA for the Boston Tea Party by all of the following except...
a) Parliament banned town meetings.
b) Parliament closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for the ruined tea.
c) Parliament ordered citizens of Boston to quarter British soldiers in their own homes.
d) Parliament burned effigies of the Sons of Liberty.

What was intolerable about the Intolerable Acts?
a) strict punishment of Boston after the Boston Tea Party.
b) the smuggling of goods into the colonies to avoid paying taxes.
c) te high cost of the stamps colonists were forced to buy.
d) the declaration for independence from certain colonial leaders.

The main goal for the First Continental Congress was to...
a) establish open lines of communication with Britain and make a plan if there was a war.
b) establish a governing body to represent America
c) establish laws and rules for the American colonies.
d) establish an evacuation plan in case of attack.

How did the Committees of Correspondence aid the Patriots' efforts before the War?
a) They helped to circulat writings about the colonists' grievances against Britain.
b) They organized an army
c) They organized slaves to support independence.
d) They printed the names of loyalists in newspapers.

Who was the president of the 2nd Continental Congress?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) George Wasington
d) John Hancock

The battles of Lexington and Concord were faught...
a) On the same day
b) at the same location
c) Not on the same day or at the same location
d) On the same day and at the same location

Which part of the Declaration of Independence states, We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal?
a) Preamble
b) Declaration of Natural Rights
c) Grievances
d) Resolution of Independence

In what state were both the battle of Lexington and Concord fought in?
a) MA
b) VA
c) PA
d) RI

Which colonist group did NOT consider unfair taxes and regulations good reasons for rebellion?
a) Loyalists
b) Patriots
c) Redcoats
d) Sons of Liberty

Who is the (He) that is is referenced to in the Declaration of Independence?
a) King George III
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
d) Thomas Paine

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