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Unit 4 Ch. 2 review

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Unit 4 Ch. 2 review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the quote from James Otis to answer the question. “The very act of taxing, exercised over those who are not represented, appears to me to be depriving them of one of their most essential rights, as freemen; and if continued, seems to be in effect an entire disfranchisement of every civil right.” Which statement would James Otis agree with?

King George III is unfit to rule over the British Empire and should be deposed.

Colonists should be able to impose laws on the British.

The colonists should pay their fair share of French and Indian War debts.

Taxation without representation goes against the rights of Englishmen.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the excerpt from Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech to answer the question. What does Patrick Henry suggest when he asks, "Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?"

The British are preparing to pass more taxes.

The troops are there to oppress the colonists.

The British are preparing for another war with France.

The troops are there to support colonial governments.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the excerpt from the Stamp Act Congress’s Declaration of Rights and Grievances to answer the question. According to the excerpt, why do the colonists oppose the Stamp Act?

It makes paper goods too expensive.

It was imposed without their consent.

It disrupts trade between the colonies.

It only raises a small amount of revenue.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of colonial militias?

to organize a permanent standing army

to protect trade from British interference

to protect local communities from British attack

to quickly communicate information between cities

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What were the effects of the Boston Tea Party? Select the two correct answers.

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.

Delegates met at the First Continental Congress.

The colonists were required to pay a new tax on tea,

Colonists taunted and threw snowballs at British soldiers.

The Sons of Liberty organized the Committee of Correspondence.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Crispus Attucks important to U.S. history?

He organized numerous boycotts of British products.

He is believed to be the original organizer of the minutemen.

He distributed pamphlets that spoke out against British taxation

He is considered the first person to die for American independence.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the colonists oppose the Townshend Acts?

They placed new taxes on sugar.

They denied the colonists’ right to a trial by jury.

They made smuggling tea from the Dutch illegal.

They forced the colonists to house soldiers in their homes.

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