SS Unit 4

Why was "No Taxation Without Representation" a popular motto in the British colonies in North America?

• it was printed on pamphlets

• it was recorded in the Declaration of Independence

• it restricted free speech

• it was a reflection of colonists' feelings about Parliament not respecting them or allowing them to be represented

What was the effect of the Townsend Acts?

• The colonists boycotted English items.

• The colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

• The British allowed the colonists to elect governors.

• The British doubled the number of troops in the colonies.

How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party?

• They called a meeting in Philadelphia.

• They closed the port of Boston.

• They started importing coffee.

• They stopped taxing colonists.

What 4 things led to the Revolutionary War?

• French and Indian War, discovery of America, troops arriving in the colonies, and Jamestown Colony

• Lexington & Concord, the Boston Massacre, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Tea Party

• George Washington was elected the 1st president, the First Continental Congress met, Boston Tea Party, and the Mayflower sailed to America

• French exploration, the Columbian Exchange, trade with American Indians, and the Triangular Trade

Thomas Jefferson helped the Patriots' cause (fight for freedom) by writing the ______________.

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris

• Article of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

The activist group of men who acted out in response to the Stamp Act were called the _______ __ ___________.

• Regulars

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Sons of Liberty

Who was the commander of the Revolutionary troops that defeated the British army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Paul Revere

• Marquis de Lafayette

• George Washington

Why was the Declaration of Independence written to the King of England?

• to encourage other nations to attack the King

• to make the King step down and give up his crown

• to tell the King and other nations their reasons for rebelling

• to get the King to support the American colonies

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to --

• explain the duties of the Continental Congress

• address the colonists' complaints against the king

• set up colonies

• describe how to elect a president

The Declaration of Independence says that because the king had taken away natural rights, the people should _________________________________.

• create a government that guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• move to a country with a different government

• learn the history of countries with successful governments

• form a government with a senator and a judge