Unit 1, Topic 1, Lessons 1-8

Using the image and your social studies knowledge, how did the colonists respond to Parliament’s attempts to tax and tighten its control over the colonies?

• happy and obedient

• scared and anxious

• peaceful and loyal

• angry and rebellious

Using this source, which phrase best describes the colonists' feelings about the Stamp Act and Tea Act?

• Join or Die!

• No Taxation Without Representation

• United We Stand

• No Tea! No Way!

Using Source 3, why did American colonists decide to take action shown in the illustration?

• They did not like British tea.

• They were angry about taxes.

• They thought the boxes held weapons.

• They wanted to punish British ship captains.

Where did the First Continental Congress meet in the fall of 1774?

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York

• Charleston

What prompted the meeting of the First Continental Congress?

• The Intolerable Acts, which Parliament passed in early 1774 to declare its rule over the American colonies after the Boston Tea Party.

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War.

• The repeal of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament.

• The publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

What did the delegates of the First Continental Congress decide to do in response to the Intolerable Acts?

• They ordered citizens not to obey the Intolerable Acts, to boycott British goods, and to raise a militia.

• They agreed to support the Intolerable Acts and pay higher taxes.

• They decided to dissolve the Congress and return home immediately.

• They sent a letter of apology to the King and promised loyalty to Britain.

According to Source 2, who was chosen as the leader of the Continental army at the Second Continental Congress?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

According to Source 3, what significant event happened on April 19, 1775?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Battle of Bunker Hill

According to Source 3, which battle is noted as a British victory on June 17, 1775?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

According to Source 3, who gave the 'Liberty or Death' speech on March 23, 1775?

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Samuel Adams