Chapter 5 & 6 Practice Test.

What was action taken by the First Continental Congress

• Called to repeal of the 13 acts of Parliament

• Endorsed the Suffolks Resolves

• Voted to boycott the British trade

• All of these

Why did Britain issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• To tax the colonist

• To repeal the Coercive Acts

• To punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party.

• To prevent the colonist 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?

• Imposed boycott

• Abolish the government

• Issue writs of assistance

• Repeal the law

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• To avoid war with Great Britain

• To spread political ideas throughout the colonies

• To boycott British goods

• all of these

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

What was an important advantage held by the Patriots in the conflict?

• They were better trained

• They were fighting on their own land

Who was the first to die in the Boston Massacre ________

• Samuel Adams

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• None of these

Why was it difficult for the Continental Congress to get soldiers and raise money for the war effort?

• Most were loyalist

• Britain still controlled most of the finances within the individual colonies.

• The population of the colonies was too small.

• Americans were a fearful a strong national government and unwilling to give the Congress much power

What happen after America won the victory ar Saratoga?

• France agreed to offer support to the Americans.

• Native Americans decided to switch alliances and side with the Americans.

• None of these

• All of these

During the war, why did some women and enslaved Africans question their positions in society?

• They wanted the same pay that white male soldiers received.

• They wanted the British to grant them equal rights.

• They wanted the same rights that white American males were fighting for

• All of these