Unit 3 CBA

John Hancock showed his commitment to liberty by-

• organizing the Boston Tea Party

• commanding the troops at Valley Forge

• signing his name on the D of I large enough that the King could see it

• writing the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" because-

• he wanted to persuade others to join the Patriot cause.

• he wanted to raise money for the war effort.

• he was upset with the Proclamation of 1763.

• he felt that someone needed to present the Loyalist position on taxes.

Samuel Adams created this piece of propaganda following the-

• Boston Tea Party.

• Boston Massacre.

• Stamp Act.

• battles of Lexington and Concord.

News accounts of the same event in Boston and London would differ because-

• information was slow making it across the ocean.

• the London news circuit could not be trusted.

• the point of view of the writer may lead to some bias in their news story.

• news reporting is better in the colonies.

The purpose of the Boston Tea Party was to-

• punish Great Britain for the Boston Massacre.

• protest the new tax on all import goods.

• protest the use of writs of assistance in searching of boats for smuggled goods.

• protest the British monopoly on tea trade.

The victory at Saratoga is considered a turning point because-

• the victory convinced France to ally with the US and renewed hopes for independence.

• the British retreated to Yorktown for the winter.

• British soldiers started to desert the army.

• the superior British navy had been defeated by privateers.

The Navigation Acts, Stamp Act, Tea Act and Boston Tea Party all lead to-

• the Declaration of Independence.

• the surrender of the British at Yorktown.

• the midnight ride of Paul Reeve.

• the Boston Massacre.

Significant event where the American soldiers spent the cold winter without enough food, warm clothing and had poor shelter.

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Valley Forge

• Saratoga

The Proclamation of 1763 angered the colonists because they could not expand beyond the-

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

Great Britain recognized the boundaries and independence of the United States. Boundaries are now from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. Officially ends the war.

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga