Chapter 5, Lesson 1: The American Revolution

1. First and last name

3. What is the definition of "congress?"

• a large building
• a lawmaking body
• the name of a colony

4. What is the word that means "you owe money?"

• allowance
• salary
• debt

5. What is the Stamp Act?

• A law that was passed by Britain that taxed every piece of printed paper used by the colonists
• A movie about the Post Office
• The action of putting a stamp on a letter to mail

6. Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• George Washington's children
• A groups of men organized to protest against the Stamp Act
• The ancestors of the men who made the Liberty Bell

7. What is an example of a boycott?

• The colonists refusing to buy British products
• Chopping down trees for lumber
• Paying a tax on imports

8. What were the Townshend Acts?

• The name of a new law that made colonists register their town name
• A one-act play put on by the Puritans
• A series of acts that placed tariffs on products coming into the colonies

9. What is a tariff?

• Taxes on products coming into a country
• A torn piece of paper
• A type of wig worn by colonists

10. As part of the Townshend Acts, they had a strict system of tax collections which was also called what?

• Taxonomy
• Internal Revenue System (IRS)
• Customs

11. Explain how these terms you just defined i n questions 2-10 lead to the American War. (this is optional)