SS Unit 1 Review

Why are the Sons of Liberty significant?

• They organized boycotts to protest British tax policies

• They fought against the colonists

• They helped to end slavery

Who believed that land was meant to be shared and shouldn't be owned by one person?

• African slaves

• Asian merchants

• European colonists

• Native Americans

Who created the Join or Die political cartoon?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did the British begin to tax the colonists?

• to force the colonists to end slavery

• to repay the debts created by war

• to weaken political power of the colonies

How did colonists react to British taxes?

• They traveled to England to buy goods from them instead

• They happily paid them

• They protested and boycotted British goods

How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to science?

• He discovered uses for cotton

• He invented things such as the lighting rod

• He founded the University of Tennessee

One advantage European colonists had over Native Americans was more advanced technologies.

• True

• False

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill significant to the American military?

• It was the first battle of the American Revolution

• It was the first time a Native American tribe attacked the colonies

• It was a crushing defeat that caused many soldiers to leave the army

Which group of people were mostly responsible for managing farms and households and volunteering as nurses during the American Revolution?

• African Americans

• men

• women

• American Indians

How did the colonist react to The Stamp Act?

• They paid less taxes

• They bought more stamps

• They boycotted British goods