US History 5th Grade Chapter 5

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What tax did Great Britain leave in place after repealing the Stamp Act and most of the Townshend Act, causing more tension?

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A tax on tea

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Which event caused the Sons of Liberty to organize protests in Boston? Options: The passage of the Sugar Act, The repeal of the Stamp Act, The repeal of the Townshend Acts, The passage of the Townshend Acts

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The passage of the Townshend Acts

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What was a main reason the colonists were angry about the Tea Act?

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The Tea Act forced them to buy all of their tea from a single British company.

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Which statement best completes the diagram?

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Great Britain is in debt because of the French and Indian War.

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Why did the British send warships and troops to Boston Harbor in 1768?

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To limit colonists’ protests against British taxes

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Who made the statement: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”?

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Nathan Hale; he believed in the Patriot cause enough to give his life for it over and over.

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This illustration shares a common theme with which literary work? Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” by Phillis Wheatley

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“Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The laws are unfair. Parliament had no right to pass the Intolerable Acts. Who might have made this statement about the Intolerable Acts? Options: Thomas Hutchinson, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere

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Samuel Adams

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Which events correctly complete the sequence by date? Options: Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party; Paul Revere’s Ride, Boston Tea Party; First Continental Congress, Boston Tea Party; Boston Tea Party, Battles of Lexington and Concord

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Boston Tea Party, Battles of Lexington and Concord

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Why did George Washington take his army to Valley Forge?

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The British captured Philadelphia, forcing him to retreat to Valley Forge.