Ch. 5 Spirit of Independence Test

The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion.

• True

• False

The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them.

• True

• False

The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army.

• True

• False

Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence.

• True

• False

The King hired German troops to fight the colonists.

• True

• False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?

• a. They argued for more taxes.

• b. They moved to the Atlantic Coast.

• c. They resorted to smuggling.

• d. They went to court.

Why were the colonists angry after the Tea Act?

• a. They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea.

• b. They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.

• c. They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.

• d. They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.

What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?

• a. Coercive Acts

• b. Continental Congress

• c. Sons of Liberty

• d. Suffolk Resolves

How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?

• a. Parliament decided to boycott tea.

• b. Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.

• c. Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.

• d. Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston.

Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?

• a. George Mason

• b. George Stout

• c. John Adams

• d. John Locke