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Q1 CAT Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be an example of colonists working for change outside the British political system?

a)

Boycotting British goods

b)

Sending a petition of grievances to the king

c)

Destroying tea at the Boston Tea Party

d)

Having a peaceful protest in the town square

2.

True or False: The Proclamation of 1763 was issued to protect the human rights of Native Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Title: "Poor Old England Endeavoring to Reclaim Her Wicked American Children..."

Question: What point of view is being depicted by this political cartoon?

4 lines
4.

Because of this, Britain accumulated a large debt:

a)

The Navigation Acts

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Proclamation of 1763

5.

John Locke believed that people have a right to change the government if this is broken.

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Rights of Englishmen

c)

King George's Throne

d)

The Social Contract

6.

This colonial action best explains why British imports to the colonies dropped from 1774-1775.

a)

Petitions

b)

Boycotts

c)

Protests by colonial leaders

d)

British merchants refusing to sell to the colonies

7.

The Intolerable Acts were passed in reaction to...

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The formation of the Sons of Liberty

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

Pontiac's Rebellion

8.

The Declaration of Independence included this important Enlightenment idea.

a)

Divine rights of kings

b)

Give be liberty or give me death

c)

Taxation without representation

d)

Natural rights

9.

This is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence:

a)

To apologize to King George III

b)

To get colonial taxes reduced

c)

To separate from Britain

d)

To gain settler access to the Ohio River Valley

10.

Check all the correct answers:


The First Continental Congress...

a)

Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies

b)

Served as the government of the 13 American colonies

c)

Met in reaction to the Coercive/Intolerable Acts

d)

Was a loyalist organization