Unit 2 Study Guide

Which of the following was a result of the First Continental Congress?

• The Declaration of Independence was written

• Parliament made colonial militias illegal

• The Continental Army was created

• Colonists boycotted all British imports

Which of the following was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

The Sons of Liberty would have what viewpoint when describing the Boston Massacre?

• The British soldiers were unprovoked and the colonists were defenseless

• The conflict was spontaneous and should not be seen as a tragedy

• The colonists were angry and acting unlawfully

• The British soldiers were acting in self defense

Which of the following is an impact of the Battle of Saratoga?

• Native Americans began support of the colonists

• England focused on attacking New England separately from the Middle Colonies

• England focused on attacking the Southern Colonies

• France entered an alliance with the colonies after seeing their success

Who controlled Florida and the Louisiana Territory after the Revolutionary War?

• Spain

• France

• America

• Great Britain

What was the impact of the Battle of Yorktown?

• Gave the colonies the control of the Mississippi River

• It introduced a new style of warfare called hit-and-run

• It convinced France to become allies with the colonies

• General Cornwallis surrendered and the war came to an end

What was the importance of the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• British pushed the colonists back to the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonists pushed the British back to New York

• The British captured Sam Adams and John Hancock

• This was the beginning of the Revolutionary War

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

• Colonists wanted a lower tax on olives

• Colonists wanted the British to allow them to begin growing olives

• Colonists wanted to reach peace between them and the British

• Colonists wanted to declare war on the British for illegally taxing them

Which of the following would not be supported by a loyalist?

• colonists were British subjects and should obey British laws

• Colonists profited from trade with England

• No Taxation without representation

• a strong British empire benefited everyone

Which group would force tea down the throats of British tax collectors?

• Sons of Liberty

• Stamp Act Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Daughters of Liberty