Unit 2

Which act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

• Hat Act

• Iron Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

The timeline reflects British laws from the Colonial Period, after studying the timeline, chose which response best describes this time period.

• Examples of British navigation laws.

• British policies leading to Colonial protests.

• Abuses of power by Colonial legislatures.

• Colonial reaction to British Taxes.

The passage below is from the letter from a farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants (people) of the British Colonies. Use the excerpt (passage) to answer question which follows:

"The whole the single question is, whether the parliament can legally impose duties to be paid by the people of these colonies only, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RAISING A REVENUE, on commodities, which she obliges us to take from her alone, or, in other words, whether the parliament can legally take money out of our pockets without our consent."

• Governments should treat citizens equally.

• People can rebel against an unjust government.

• Taxation is unfair without representation.

• The Proclamation of 1763 takes away the rights of the colonists.

Which important advantage helped lead to American victory in the Revolutionary War is missing from the table?

• Native Americans largely sided with the colonists.

• Colonists controlled all railroads and canals.

• Significant financial and military assistance came from foreign nations, including France and Spain.

• The all-volunteer Continental army was well supplied.

In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in response to Prime Minister George Grenville’s request to tax the colonists. The British prime minister made that request to

• pay the costs of the French and Indian War.

• pay the costs of the Seven Years’ War.

• replace British ships that had been damaged by smugglers.

• replace British goods that had rotted because of a boycott.

How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?

• As a call to war.

• As a reason to tax Great Britain

• As a reason to trust the British.

• As propaganda.

Which type of colonists sided with Britain?

• Loyalists.

• Nationalists.

• Patriots.

• Separatists.

Why was the Continental Congress formed?

• To enforce the Coercive Acts.

• To practice using muskets and cannons.

• To set up a political body that would challenge British control.

• To unite the colonists and the British.

What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773?

• Colonists called for a boycott of fabric made in Britain.

• Colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea overboard.

• Five colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre.

• Parliament passed the Tea Act.

What was significant about the fighting at Lexington and Concord in 1775?

• After battles at Lexington and Concord, British leaders recognized the independence of the United States.

• The fighting at Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

• It established the British plan to divide the colonies in two at Lexington and Concord.

• General Washington and his troops endured great hardships from hunger.