Chapter 5 Test (The Spirit of Independence)

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Who was one of the five people killed in the Boston Massacre?

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Crispus Attucks

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which document did a British customs officer present in order to search a colonist's house?

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a writ of assistance

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Who ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress?

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Benjamin Franklin

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How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?

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as propaganda

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Which type of colonists sided with Britain?

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Loyalists

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Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?

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Patriots

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Which of the following demonstrated the colonists’ desire for peace? the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Navigation Acts, the Olive Branch Petition

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the Olive Branch Petition

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What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773?

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Colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea overboard.

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According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new status?

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a new nation