Ch. 5 & 6 Test "Rise to & Through Revolution 24/25

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the:

• Louisiana Territory
• Ohio River Valley
• Appalachian Mountains
• Great Lakes

What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Iron Act
• Hat Act

Who opposed any compromise with the American colonists?

• William Dawes
• George III
• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Gage

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was:

• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine
• Patrick Henry
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams

To search a colonist’s house, a British customs officer presented a(n)

• search warrant
• letter from the king
• writ of assistance
• an arrest warrant

Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”?

• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Stamp Act
• Declaratory Acts

The “shot heard ‘round the world” refers to the actions of the minutemen at:

• Bunker Hill
• Breed’s Hill
• Lexington and Concord
• Boston

Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes as a good reason for rebellion?

• Separatists
• Nationalists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American Independence?

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Separatists
• Nationalists