Bellringer #21 (6th gr.)

Place the following taxes in order from the first tax levied to the last.

• Tea Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act

• Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts

• Townshend Acts, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act

In which year was the Sugar Act enacted?

• 1764

• 1765

• 1767

• 1773

Which act was passed in 1765?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

Which act was enacted last among the following?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

On the road to the Revolution, Great Britain imposed taxes on the colonies. What reasons were given for the taxation?

• To finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies.

• To help Great Britain fight Spain.

• To help pay for the French and Indian War.

• To pay for items given to the colonies.

Great Britain wanted to remain a world power before the American Revolution. Because of this desire, they entered into a conflict with the French which led to the French and Indian War. To help pay for this war, the British imposed taxes on the American Colonies. All of these actions resulted in Great Britain's desire to ___________________________.

• Sell the colonies.

• Control the colonies.

• Create more colonies.

• Appoint one governor over all the colonies.

Who helped convince the French king to support the American colonists in the Revolution?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Phillis Wheatley

After the French and Indian War, the colonists became outraged when the King issued a document which declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off limits to the settlers. This document was called the:

• Treaty of Paris

• Stamp Act

• The Native American Declaration

• The Proclamation of 1763

The Declaration of Independence was based in part by philosophies from European philosophers. One of the main philosophers was __________.

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

The Declaration of Independence stated all people are born with "certain unalienable rights". These 3 rights were:

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happy times.

• life, freedom, and the pursuit of happy times.

• life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness.

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.