Chapter 5: Lessons 1-3 Quiz

Which of the following caused tensions between the colonies and Great Britain after the French and Indian War?

• Britain ordered the colonies to make the Albany Plan.
• Britain would not allow colonists to have British citizenship.
• Britain taxed them without colonial representation in Parliament.
• Britain told the colonies that it could no longer offer protection for them.

Why did many colonists boycott British goods?

• They did not like British goods and preferred to buy goods made in the colonies.
• They were protesting to show Britain that colonists were angry about the taxes.
• They were protesting the poor quality of British goods that they had been forced to buy.
• They did not have enough money to buy British goods because they were more expensive.

Which of the following was an organized group in the colonies that encouraged boycotts and protected colonists’ rights?

• Sons of Liberty
• Albany Congress
• Stamp Act Congress
• Parliament

The event known as 'The Boston Massacre' was not, by definition, a massacre. Who is responsible for representing this event as a massacre, and why?

Which of the following describes how many of the colonies responded after the Boston Massacre?

• They started paying taxes.
• They declared war on Britain.
• They started to organize and unite.
• They asked France for military support.

What is the significance of the Olive Branch Petition?

What effect did Enlightenment thinking have on colonists such as Thomas Paine?

• Enlightenment thinkers told Thomas Paine to unite against Great Britain.
• Enlightenment thinkers wrote about basic human rights for all and liberty.
• The Enlightenment persuaded the colonists to be patient and support Britain.
• The Enlightenment spread to the colonies in an effort to draw them back to Europe.

Who created the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

Which American ideals are expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• unity and diversity
• voting and security
• freedom and equality
• equal representation and rights

The Declaration of Independence was an important step in recognizing the equal rights of some people but failed in recognizing the rights of all. Name 2 groups the declaration did not include.