SS Ch. 5 Lessons 1-3 Review

Which of the following caused tensions between the colonies and Great Britain after the French and Indian War?

• Britain ordered the colonies to make the Albany Plan.

• Britain would not allow colonists to have British citizenship.

• Britain taxed them without colonial representation in Parliament.

Why did many colonists boycott British goods?

• They did not like British goods and preferred to buy goods made in the colonies.

• They were protesting to show Britain that colonists were angry about the taxes.

• They did not have enough money to buy British goods because they were more expensive.

The Boston Massacre can be characterized as a __________.

• war
• misunderstanding

• slaughter

Why is the First Continental Congress significant?

• It showed that the colonies had a plan in place to wage war and defeat Britain.

• It was the first time that the colonies organized before the Revolution broke out.

• It showed Britain that the colonies would likely go to war if their demands were not met.

Delegates in the __________ created the Continental army, wrote the Olive Branch Petition, and considered independence from Britain.

• Committee of Five
• First Continental Congress
• Second Continental Congress
• militia

Why was the Declaration of Independence an important step in equal rights even though it recognized only some people’s rights?

• The Declaration of Independence forced other groups in the colonies to fight for equal rights.

• Britain failed to recognize the rights of the colonists and did not think of them as British citizens.

• The Founders thought that mentioning the equal rights of some groups but not all was an improvement.

Match the following vocabulary terms.

• Colonists who did not take a side

• quarter

• Provide shelter

• independence

• Freedom

• neutral

• Colonists opposed to Britain’s actions

• boycott

• Refusal to buy certain goods

• Patriot

Match the following vocabulary terms.

• Taxed every piece of printed paper

• congress

• Attempting to overthrow government

• Treason

• people loyal to Great Britain

• tariffs

• Taxes

• Loyalist

• Lawmaking body

• Stamp Act

Organize these options into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) Patriot

,

(b) Neutral

,

(c) Loyalist

• Worried about what independence might mean.

• Organized Boston Tea Party to protest tea tax.

• Felt they were protected by the British.

• Number of colonists decreased over time.

• Considered themselves to be Americans.

• Organized protests against the British

• Did not take a side.

___________ was a law that forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Tea Act

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763