Mid-Term: US History 2nd Six Weeks

What was the goal of the Second Continental Congress?

• To create a militia

• To encourage the Sons of Liberty to rebel and declare independence

• To discuss the Intolerable Acts

• Send an Olive Branch to avoid war

What is the significance of Lexington and Concord?

• Soldiers lost their lives

• Great Britain won a decisive victory

• It was the first battles of the American Revolution

• Letters written amongst colonial leaders

Which geographic feature provided the basis for the British Proclamation Line?

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic coast

What was one of the reasons for the First Continental Congress which was held in Philadelphia in 1774?

• Colonists were participating in persecution

• Colonists were upset by the British reaction to colonial protests

• Colonists wanted to apologize for the tea party

• Colonists wished to declare independence

Which describes one of Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to the success of the American Revolution?

• He fought at Lexington and Concord

• He assisted the representative at the First Continental Congress with the boycott

• He commanded troops in a militia

• He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

A famous slogan, popular during the American Revolution was “No taxation without representation,” This slogan referred to taxes enacted by- 

• The Parliament of Great Britain

• The First Continental Congress

• The Second Continental Congress

• Colonial assemblies

Which of the following was a major concern for the British at the end of the French and Indian War?

• Growing French domination of North America

• The size of Britain’s debt

• The rebellion by southern colonies

• If the Stamp Act should be repealed

What is the meaning of this political cartoon?

• Join or Die

• The colonies should be scared of the snake

• Fight or Die

• Unity is the key to victory

“The purpose of a colony is to serve the mother country.” 

Who would support this quote?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• George Washington

• Neutralist

How did the British Parliament react due to the actions of the Sons of Liberty at the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament allowed this action to show the colonists’ had rights

• Parliament closed the port of Boston

• Parliament passed a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts

• Parliament demanded colonists stay loyal to the king