SS: Chapter 5

What items did the Townsend Act tax?

• paint

• metal

• glass

• clothing

Why did the Parliament pass a new tax on the colonists?

• because the colonists asked for it

• to lower the price of British good

• to help pay for the French & Indian War

What two things did the colonists do when protesting the British taxes?

• boycott all British goods

• allow the British to tax more items

• help choose what items should be taxes

• refuse to import goods to the British

What came first?

• the passing of the Stamp Act

• the Declaration of Independence was signed

• the First Continental Congress met

What occurred during the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonist met and organized boycotts

• Loyalists drank tea at a party

• Patriots dumped tea into the harbor

• The Boston Harbor closed

Which colony did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress

• New York

• Georgia

• New Jersey

• Old Tappan

Why was the Second Continental Congress formed?

• to make sure all the colones followed the laws

• to honor the minutemen

• to clean up all the tea our of the Boston Harbor

• to create an official army

Why were some colonists afraid to break away from Britain?

• they were scared of the unknown future

• they liked fighting

• they wanted to be under the ruling of a King

What two NJ leaders signed the Declaration of Independence?

• William Franklin

• John Hart

• John Witherspoon

Which event started the battle of the Revolutionary War to begin?

• British soldiers refused to leave colonist's homes

• British solders came to arrest two Patriot leaders and the minutemen were ready and attacked them

• King George demanded everyone to stop the boycotts