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Ch. 5 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group of people wanted to be independent from Britain?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Democrats

d)

Whigs

2.

Which group did not support the war against Britain?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Democrats

d)

Whigs

3.

Who was killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Sam Adams

d)

Crispus Attucks

4.

What was the most successful thing colonists did to get the taxes repealed?

a)

propaganda

b)

boycotts

c)

destroying tea

d)

fighting

5.

What did the stamp act tax?

a)

goods from Britain

b)

paper

c)

tea

d)

all printed items

6.

What was the document called that was sent to KG3 that stated that the colonists wanted peace and a protection of rights?

a)

Olive Branch Petition

b)

Common Sense

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Treaty of Paris

7.

What allowed British officers to search for smuggled goods?

a)

search warrants

b)

arrest warrants

c)

writs of assistance

d)

letters from KG3

8.

Why was the Sugar Act imposed on colonists?

a)

to raise the tax on sugar

b)

to prevent the smuggling of molasses

c)

Help the British West India Company

d)

to stop the sale of sugar

9.

Which act helped save the British East India Company?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

10.

What was the main reason the British imposed taxes and strict laws on the colonists?

a)

to show them who is boss

b)

to control them

c)

to make money off of them

d)

to pay the debt for the French and Indian War

11.

What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?

a)

preface

b)

prologue

c)

preamble

d)

conclusion

12.

What was used as propaganda to convince colonists to break away from Britain?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

the first shots of the Revolutionary War

c)

The Boston Massacre killings

d)

the Sugar Act

13.

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that listed reasons why the colonists would be better off breaking away from Britain. What was it called?

a)

Join or Die

b)

Common Sense

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Olive Branch petition

14.

What did people sign to protest taxes and acts?

a)

petitions

b)

documents

c)

writs of assistance

d)

non-importation agreements

15.

Who warned that the redcoats were coming?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Crispus Attucks

16.

Who defended the redcoats in the Boston Massacre trial?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

17.

Who was the Sons of Liberty member who revived the Committee of Correspondence?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

18.

Leader of the Continental Army

a)

John Adams

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

19.

The Coercive/Intolerable Acts did all of the following except..

a)

closed the Boston Harbor

b)

stopped all town meetings

c)

raised the tax on tea

d)

strengthened the quartering act

20.

Why were colonists most upset with the British?

a)

labor shortage

b)

taxation without representation

c)

religious freedom

d)

immigration laws