U.S. History - Unit 2a (SSUSH3bc) Question Preview (ID: 59919)


Causes Of The Revolution / Common Sense. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

In order to pay for the French and Indian War... as well as other conflicts... the British:
a) reestablished former trade laws
b) began taxing the Indians
c) established colonies in sub-Saharan Africa
d) sent their soldiers to India to fight against the French

Pontiac's War was initiated by:
a) Indians who wanted to remove the British and colonists from the Ohio River Valley
b) French forces who refused to leave after the French and Indian War
c) colonists who wanted to capture areas of New Spain
d) ####

The Proclamation of 1763 advised American colonists to:
a) stop migrating west of the Appalachian Mountains
b) return to Great Britain
c) begin paying taxes to local churches
d) cease trading with Spain

The Sugar Act (1764):
a) placed a tax on molasses... which is a key ingredient of rum
b) placed a tax on tea imports
c) was happily accepted by the colonists
d) ####

Due to the Stamp Act:
a) stamps must be applied to newspapers and documents
b) all mail must be carried by the British
c) the Indians left the Ohio River Valley
d) ####

What was the purpose of the Committee of Correspondence?
a) It was a way for the colonists to easily communicate about important matters.
b) It created a government for all colonists.
c) It sent representatives to London to serve in British Parliament.
d) It convinced colonists to accept the Stamp Act.

In order to protest the Stamp Act, Samuel Adams organized:
a) the Sons of Liberty... in Boston
b) the Sons of Liberty... in Baltimore
c) the Daughters of Liberty... in Charleston
d) the Daughters of Liberty... in Philadelphia

Due to the behavior of the colonists as they opposed the Stamp Act:
a) the Stamp Act was repealed
b) British soldiers launched attacks in Maryland and Virginia
c) the British gave Massachusetts and New York their freedom
d) ####

In order to protest the Townshend Acts and continue a boycott, the Daughters of Liberty began producing:
a) cloth
b) corn and wheat
c) tobacco
d) tea

The Boston Tea Party occurred when the Sons of Liberty:
a) protested the Tea Act
b) killed over 100 British soldiers
c) wrote the Declaration of Independence
d) canceled the Committee of Correspondence

In the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament passed:
a) the Intolerable Acts
b) the Stamp Act
c) the Sugar Act
d) ####

Boston was heavily infiltrated by the British and the Quartering Act returned... due to:
a) the Intolerable Acts
b) the formation of the Sons of Liberty
c) the 1763 Treaty of Paris
d) the Proclamation of 1763

'Common Sense' was written by:
a) Thomas Paine
b) Samuel Adams
c) King George III
d) John Locke

The purpose of 'Common Sense' was to:
a) encourage colonists to seek independence from the British
b) motivate the colonists to remain British subjects
c) ###
d) ####

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