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Chapter 5 Test: US History

Authored by Jenny Rodriguez

Social Studies

6th Grade

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Chapter 5 Test:  US History
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act was passed to help pay the costs of the British army?

Stamp Act of 1765
Boston Tea Party
Townshend Acts of 1767
Tea Act of 1773

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the influential pamphlet called "common sense" advocating American Independence?

George Washington
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the intolerable acts passed by the British government?

To celebrate Independence Day
To support the American colonies
To promote peace and unity

In response to the Boston Tea Party. To punish the colonist

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Declaration of Independence formally adopted?

July 4, 1776
September 4, 1776
August 4, 1776
June 4, 1776

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the colonist do in response to the Tea Act of 1773?

They held a peace conference with the British government.
They organized the Boston Tea Party.
They declared independence from Britain.
They paid the tax without protest.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Olive Branch Petition?

To establish a new government in the colonies
To negotiate a trade agreement with France

To avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain. To appease British and avoid further conflict.

To declare independence from Great Britain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was appointed the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln

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