Q2 US History

What do the letters surrounding the snake in the political cartoon represent?

• the names of the colonies

• the names of the Patriot leaders

• the names of the British generals

• the names of members of the Sons of Liberty

Which statement describes what Benjamin Franklin most likely wanted to suggest in the
political cartoon?

• The colonies should divide to conquer the British.

• The British forces were like an evil snake ready to attack the colonies.

• The colonies could no longer operate separately if they were to survive.

• The Constitutional Convention was being threatened by the colonies’ shared opinion.

Why did the American colonists argue that Parliament did not have the right to tax them? 

• The colonists elected members to only one house of Parliament.

• The colonists did not elect representatives to Parliament.

• The colonists argued that all members of Parliament were rich.

• The colonists argued that only the king had the authority to tax them.

Why did the British argue that the American colonists should share the expenses from the French and Indian War? 

• They argued that the colonists benefited the most from the war.

• They argued that the colonists had plenty of representation in Parliament.

• They argued that the colonists were not British citizens.

• They argued that the colonists had more money than people living in England.

What natural land barrier served as the dividing line for the Proclamation of 1763.

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

Why did the colonists feel that the Writ of Assistance was a violation of their rights as English citizens? 

• They argued that they were too far away to be of any assistance to the British.

• They argued that their property should not be searched without reasonable evidence of a crime.

• They did not feel that they were responsible for assisting the British.

• They argued that only their elected officials had the right to search their property.

Why is the use of boycotts an effective form of protest? 

• Boycotts provide a surplus of goods.

• Boycotts are a better way to collect taxes.

• Boycotts are a form of mob violence.

• Boycotts can greatly damage a nation’s economy.

What is a tax on an imported good? 

• Excise Tax

• Income Tax

• Tariff/Duty

• Sales Tax

When exaggerations are used to sell the public on an idea, this is called

• Lying

• Protesting

• Picketing

• Propaganda

What major cause of the Revolutionary War was used as propaganda to stir up discontent for the British.

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act