Quizizz #5 - Cartwright

The Stamp Act only affected merchants in the West Indies.

• True

• False

England’s undocumented policy of “salutary neglect” was abolished after the French and Indian War.

• True

• False

The English political philosopher most often cited by American rebels was William Pitt.

• True

• False

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the American Revolution.

• True

• False

The Declaration of Independence did all the following EXCEPT...

• appeal to the philosophy of natural rights

• call for the abolition of the slave trade

• appeal to the sympathies of the English people

• accuse George III of tyranny

The American victory that led to the French alliance occurred at Yorktown.

• True

• False

The fundamental issue leading to the Boston Massacre in 1770 was the presence of British troops in Boston.

• True

• False

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed what colonists referred to as the Intolerable Acts.

• True

• False

The delegates of the First Continental Congress issued the Olive Branch Petition in which they professed their attachment to King George and pleaded for compromise.

• True

• False

Which of the following contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution?

• French military and financial assistance

• The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action

• A major American military victory at Valley Forge

• The British failure to capture Philadelphia