Road to the Revolution Notes (SC History Unit 2)

Road to the Revolution Notes

(SC History Unit 2)

by Mrs. Lamb

Poll

The American Revolution was avoidable.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother country gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

Multiple Choice

In this economic system, a mother country gained wealth by...

• allowing competition in the marketplace
• giving colonist political and religious freedom
• carefully controlling trade
• participating in the Great Awakening

Multiple Choice

Parliament passed these trade laws between 1650 and 1696 that required the English colonies to trade items like sugar only with Great Britain.

• Mercantilism
• Toleration Acts
• Navigation Acts
• English Bill of rights

Multiple Choice

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

• molasses

• tea

• clothes

Multiple Choice

What else did the Sugar act make ILLEGAL?

• yelling at the British troops

• calling your mom

• trading with non-British people

• selling Tea

Multiple Choice

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

• Ain't nobody got time for that

• No Taxation without Representation

• Free the people

• British people SMELL

Multiple Choice

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

• printed

• plastic

• pollution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be taxed under the Stamp Act?

• paper

• magazines

• pens

• birth certificate

Multiple Choice

The colonists hoped that the tax would be taken away, or ____________

• repealed

• lost

• given

• refocused

Multiple Choice

The public meetings of the Sons of Liberty were held under the ___.

• Liberty Pole
• Liberty Tree
• Liberty Awning
• Freedom Tree

Multiple Choice

Who was one of the main leaders of Boston's Sons of Liberty?

• Jack Frost

• Jack Sparrow

• Samuel Adams

Multiple Choice

What did the Sons of Liberty want from British Parliament?

• They wanted the colonies to pay all taxes.

• They wanted the King to create more taxes.

• They wanted the British Parliament to hear their concerns.

Multiple Choice

What was a second thing the Sons of liberty wanted?

• They wanted to be mean to the colonists.

• They wanted revenge on the British.

• They wanted freedom to make their own laws and pass their own taxes.

Multiple Choice

Name some things that Sons and Daughters of Liberty did to protest taxes imposed on them by Great Britain.

• Sons of Liberty- Made products at home to support the boycotting of British goods

  Daughters of Liberty—Protested on the streets of Boston and made their own feathered coats

• Sons of Liberty- Dressed up in feather coats and taxed tea

  Daughters of Liberty—boycotted British goods, made tea and clothing “at home” instead

• Sons of Liberty- planned meetings to talk about the Declaration of Independence

  Daughters of Liberty- Dressed up in feather coats and wrote books and made cookies at home

• Sons of Liberty- planned protests and violent demonstrations, tarred & feathered British tax collectors, boycotted British goods

  Daughters of Liberty—boycotted British goods, made tea and clothing “at home” instead

Multiple Choice

People who wanted the American colonies to gain their independence from Britain.

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

A colonist who wanted to stay part of Britain and remain British citizens.

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

Britain's law making organization

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

"We have no representation in Parliament, so we shouldn't have to pay taxes. No taxation without representation!" Who would most likely have said this?

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

"They should be loyal to the king! We supported them and helped bring them supplies to win the war. The least they could do is pay their taxes to help get out of debt!"  Who would most likely have said this?

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

"England has protected us for so long. They have a strong navy with ships that could support us in times of war or invasions. We should not be trying to break away from them; we should remain British subjects. I don't think this Declaration of Independence is a very good idea." Who would most likely have said this?

• Parliament

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Multiple Choice

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Declaratory Act

Multiple Choice

This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts

Multiple Choice

This act taxed molasses and declared that smugglers would be tried in Vice-Admiralty Courts.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Coercive Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

Multiple Choice

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

Multiple Choice

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

• The Quebec Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaratory Act

• The Quartering Act

Multiple Choice

These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• Writs of Assistance

Multiple Choice

This act gave an unfair advantage to a the British East India Company by allowing the British company to not pay tax on tea.

• The Tea Act

• The Townshend Act

• The Coercive Act

• The Declaratory Act

Multiple Choice

These very harsh acts were designed after the Boston Tea Party and included closing Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Coercive Acts

Multiple Choice

What was the COLONIAL name for the acts that closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and other harsh penalties?

• The Coercive Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

Poll

The American Revolution was avoidable.

• TRUE

• FALSE