Ch. 5 Content Test Review

The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion.

• True
• False

The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them.

• True
• False

One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists.

• True
• False

Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence.

• True
• False

The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army.

• True
• False

What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?

• They argued for more taxes.
• They moved to the Atlantic Coast.
• They resorted to smuggling goods.
• They went to court.

Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act?

• They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea.
• They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.
• They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.
• D. They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.

What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control?

• Coercive Acts
• Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• Suffolk Resolves

How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?

• Parliament decided to boycott tea.
• Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.
• Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston.
• What was Thomas Paine’s opinion about the colonies and Great Britain?

Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?

• George Mason
• George Stout
• John Adams
• John Locke