Chapter 5 The Spirit of Independence

Why did British troops march to Concord in April 1775?

• The intended to confiscate weapons
• They intended to attack Continental troops there.
• They intended to arrest rebellious colonists
• They marched through there because it was on the way to Lexington

Colonists boycotted which of the following items?

• wool, sugar, and paper
•  lumber, cotton, and iron
• corn, wheat, and barley
• leather, corn, and cotton

Who is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty? 

• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington

What is a boycott?

• a citizen-led meeting to protest a law
• repealing a law because of protest
• a punishment in public
• refusal to buy a good or service

The Proclamation of 1763 would most likely have upset

• Native Americans living in the Southeast
• ship captains docked in London
• merchants living in Baltimore
• farmers living in western Pennsylvania

How was the Tea Act different from the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts

• It did not lead to boycotts
• It did not impose any tax
• It did not increase prices
• It did not affect merchants

The Daughters of Liberty helped make fabric for clothing. How did making fabric promote liberty? 

• Women who made fabric had their own income to spend as they pleased.
• Making their own fabric enabled people to avoid buying British goods.
• Because women contributed to the family income, men appreciated them more.
• Women who worked making fabric were freed from child-care duties.

Which factor contributed most to the emergence of an independence movement in the colonies in the mid-1700s? 

• Britain’s stance on the divine right of kings
• British attempts to impose new taxes on the colonies
• British attacks on ships owned by American merchants
• Britain’s inability to make peace with Native Americans on the frontier

Why was the Boston Tea Party significant?

• It enabled colonial merchants to avoid the tax.
•  It was an insult to the British king.
• Prior to it, Native Americans had rarely been involved in anti-British struggles.
• The value of the tea lost was immense.

Whom did the Second Continental Congress choose to lead the Continental Army?

• John Hancock
• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• Paul Revere