Unit 5 History Test Review

What happened as a result of the Stamp Act Congress?

• Parliament passed the Stamp Act
• Parliament repealed the Stamp Act
•  Colonists could buy stamps
• Colonists traded with other countries

The Townshend Acts

• taxed glass, paint, and tea
•  taxed newspapers
•  taxed molasses
•  repealed taxes on molasses and sugar

Which of these was not a key idea of the Declaration of Independence?

• Government exists to protect the rights of the people
•  Government gets its power from the people
• People can get rid of a government that does not protect their rights
• Governments should be led by kings

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams

Which of these men fought on the side of the British army during the French and Indian War?

• George Washington
• Patrick Henry
• James Otis
• Thomas Jefferson

What happened during the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament and the colonists met in Boston to have tea
• Colonists dumped tea into Boston harbor
•  British soldiers decided to boycott tea
• The Daughters and Sons of Liberty met in Boston to have tea

Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?

• James Otis
• Patrick Henry
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

Who said, “Taxation without representation is tyranny”?

• George III
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Otis

What did the Sons of Liberty do?

• They worked alongside the Daughters of the American Revolution
• They represented Parliament in the colonies
•  They wrote the Declaration of Independence
• They protested the Stamp Act

Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?

•  to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
• to gain money to pay for the debt from the French and Indian War
• to force the colonists to be loyal to the British throne
• to prevent colonies from communicating effectively