Chapter 5 Sentences Practice

The British East India Company had a __________ on tea, meaning they had total control of the tea trade and no other company could compete.

• monopoly

• embargo

• franchise

• partnership

In protest of British goods, the colonists organized a __________, refusing to buy items like tea and cloth.

• boycott

• parade

• treaty

• banquet

The British navy set up a __________ around Boston Harbor, preventing ships from bringing supplies in or out.

• blockade

• embassy

• treaty

• parade

Many colonists signed a __________ to King George III, asking him in writing to end unfair taxes and policies.

• petition

• treaty

• declaration

• contract

During the Revolutionary War, farmers and shopkeepers formed a __________, a group of civilians trained to fight but not part of the regular British or Continental armies.

• militia

• regiment

• platoon

• brigade

Colonists were angry when Britain placed a __________, or tax, on goods like sugar, paper, and tea that were imported into the colonies.

• tariff

• embargo

• subsidy

• quota

The French and the Americans made an __________ during the Revolution, promising to help each other fight against Britain.

• alliance

• treaty

• conflict

• embargo

The __________ were colonial soldiers trained to be ready to fight the British in just sixty seconds.

• minuteman

• redcoats

• patriots

• continental army

The British hired German soldiers called __________, who fought for money instead of loyalty to a country.

• mercenary

• patriot

• colonist

• general

After losing the French and Indian War, France had to __________ much of its land in North America to Britain.

• cede

• claim

• defend

• expand