CH. 5 TEST

Upon the whole the single question is, whether the parliament can legally impose duties to be paid by the people of these colonies.

• require the payment of taxes created by the British government

• actions required by the British king

• people under the same government

• writs of assistance

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. Which phrase summarizes the complaint expressed.

• 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 title complete the list:

Called for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament

Voted to boycott British trade

Endorsed the Suffolk Resolves

• Actions Taken by the Declaration of Independence Committee

• Actions Taken by the Committee of Correspondence

• Actions Taken by the First Continental Congress

• Actions taken by the Second Continental Congress

Why did Britain issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• to tax the colonists

• to repeal the Coercive Acts

• to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• to prevent the colonists from moving west

According to the Declaration of Independence, if a government does not protect the basic rights of the people it governs, what do people have the right to do?

• impose boycotts

• abolish the government

• issue writs of assistance

• repeal laws

Which list of events is in the correct sequence?

• First Continental Congress, Boston Massacre, Coercive Acts, Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence, Olive Branch Petition

• Creation of Continental Army, Sugar Act, Second Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence

• Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Battle of Bunker Hill

Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?

• Separatists

• Loyalists

• Nationalists

• Patriots

About what distance did the British troops march from Lexington to Concord?

• 2 to 3 miles

• 6 to 7 miles

• 10 to 11 miles

• 15 to 16 miles

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• to avoid war with Britain

• to spread political ideas throughout the colonies

• to boycott British goods

• to get approval for the Declaration of Independence

Which body was formed as a government for the colonies?

• the Committee of Correspondence

• the Continental Army

• the Sons of Liberty

• the Second Continental Congress