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WorksheetsUnit 1 review
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Read the following text and answer the question below. What was one immediate impact of the Sugar Act.
1764 Sugar Act
"An act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty’s sugar colonies in America; for applying the produce of such duties, and of the duties to arise by virtue of the said act, towards defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the said colonies and plantations; for explaining an act made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, and for altering and disallowing several drawbacks on exports from this kingdom, and more effectually preventing the clandestine conveyance of goods to and from the said colonies and plantation, and improving and securing the trade between the same and Great Britain."
The colonists stopped smuggling molasses into the colonies.
The colonists continued smuggling but began protesting British taxes for the first time.
Read the text and answer the question below.What was one social impact of the Stamp Act?
John Adams Diary-December, 1765
"The People, even to the lowest Ranks, have become more attentive to their Liberties, more inquisitive about them, and more determined to defend them, than they were ever before known or had occasion to be. Innumerable have been the Monuments of Wit, Humor, Sense, Learning, Spirit, Patriotism, and Heroism, erected in the several Colonies and Provinces in the Course of this Year. Our Presses have groaned, our Pulpits have thundered, our Legislatures have resolved, our Towns have voted, The Crown Officers have everywhere trembled, and all their little Tools and Creatures been afraid to Speak and ashamed to be seen. . . .
How long We are to remain in this languid Condition, this passive Obedience to the Stamp Act, is not certain. But such a Pause cannot be lasting. Debtors grow insolent. Creditors grow angry. And it is to be expected that the Public offices will very soon be forced open, unless such favorable Accounts should be received from England, as to draw away the Fears of the Great, or unless a greater Dread of the Multitude should drive away the Fear of Censure from G. Britain"
The colonists became more involved in politics as nationalism grew.
The colonists began to feel more like British subjects than Americans.
Which of the following were reasons the colonists protested the Stamp Act? (select TWO correct answers)
They believed Britain did NOT have the right to regulate colonial trade.
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax and it could not be circumvented (avoided).
The Stamp Act forced colonists to have their trials in Britain instead of the colonies.
The Stamp Act was passed without colonial representation in parliament.
What was the ultimate outcome of the Stamp Act?
It was repealed following a formal petition to the British Parliament.
It caused a colonial recession.
Read the text and answer the question below what was one outcome of the Second Continental Congress? The answer is in the document.
Second Continental Congress-
"Still, in May of 1775 the majority of delegates were not seeking independence from Britain. Only radicals like John Adams were of this mindset. In fact, that July Congress approved the Olive Branch Petition, a direct appeal to the king. The American delegates pleaded with George III to attempt peaceful resolution and declared their loyalty to the Crown. The King refused to receive this petition and instead declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion in August 1775. Insult turned to injury when George ordered the hiring of Hessian mercenaries to bring the colonists under control. Americans now felt less and less like their English brethren."
The colonies would petition Great Britain for peace one final time with the Olive Branch Petition.
The British would send more troops to quarter in the colonies
Read the text and answer the question below. Which of the following best describes the situation surrounding battles of the American Revolution *before* July of 1776? Select TWO correct answers.
Lt. Col. Smith's (British) report to General Gage (British), April 1775
"At Concord we found very few inhabitants in the town; those we met with both Major Pitcairn and myself
took all possible pains to convince that we meant them no injury, and that if they opened their doors when required to search for military stores, not the slightest mischief would be done. We had opportunities of convincing them of our good
intentions, but they were sulky; and one of them even struck Major Pitcairn. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began to fire on us from behind the walls, ditches, trees, etc., which, as we marched, increased to a very great degree, and continued without the intermission of five minutes altogether, for, I believe, upwards of eighteen miles."
The colonists were unorganized and poorly trained.
The British relied mostly on militia groups to defend their tax collectors.
The British had a military and monetary advantage over the colonists.
The Colonies had already declared independence.
The colonists won most of the early battles of the Revolution.
Read the text and answer the question below.
Which of the following is the main idea of the document above?
Revolutionary War- The Homefront
"Women's lives were also profoundly affected by the Revolutionary War. Women whose husbands and other male relatives went to war had to assume many of their responsibilities, whether it be the farm or small business. Since Continental Army soldiers were typically drawn from the lower ranks of society, many women did not have farms and businesses to fall back on... Many women did not stay at home when their husbands went off to war. These women flocked to the army camps to join male relatives. There they helped maintain army morale while doing traditional women's chores--cooking, laundry, nursing, and so forth."
Some women gained social influence by taking over their husband's business or joining the war effort.
Some women gained the right to vote.
