World History Reading Guide Chapter 2 Section 3

Parliament passed the Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765) in order to:

• punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• raise revenue to pay off debts from the French and Indian War

• grant independence to the colonies

• encourage trade with other countries

The Boston Massacre was an event where:

• British soldiers killed several colonists during a confrontation.

• Colonists signed a peace treaty with the British.

• The Boston Tea Party took place.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.

• British soldiers attacked colonists in Boston.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

• A peace treaty was signed between Britain and the colonies.

The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was:

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

The ideas of John Locke were represented in:

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Magna Carta

• the Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

The battle that was the turning point for the war in favor of the colonists was:

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

France supplied ______ for the colonists.

• troops and supplies

• land

• taxes

• ships only

The treaty that ended the war was named:

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Ghent

The first president of the United States was:

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

The 3 branches of government are:

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• Federal, State, Local

• Democratic, Republican, Independent

• Civil, Criminal, Military