WorksheetsAssessment- Ch. 4 & 5 Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
1. Which of the following best describes a militia?
A group of people forming to help support the farmers.
A military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land or nation.
2. The Proclamation of 1763 was issued directly after what war?
3. The Quartering Act in 1765 forced colonists to provide all the following for British soldiers except
4. Which of the following best describes how the British Empire received so much revenue?
Selling goods cheaper than they actually cost.
5. What was the result of the Boston Massacre?
Five townspeople were killed and six were injured.
The killings would come to symbolize all that the colonists hated about British rule.
Crispus Attucks, a former slave who worked as a sailor became the first person to die in the quest for American Independence.
All answers are correct.
6. Which of the following is considered a duty ?
A tax on imports
7. Which law was passed by Parliament in 1773 that allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, taking away money from the colonial tea merchants?
A British law that regulated paper money in the American colonies.
The Tea Act
A law that limited the amount of trade with France.
An act to make sure the colonists were paying taxes to the French.
8. What is a grievance?
A general in the army.
A special tax the British made up.
An objection or reason to complain about something.
an award for doing something amazing in the military.
9. What is the best description of tyranny?
Unjust rule by and absolute ruler.
10. How can the Stamp Act best be described?
The British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers.
The act to claiming a personal letter is an official document.
The British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp only to mail letters.
The British law requiring colonists to pay a duty on tea.
11. Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The groups of soldiers, shipbuilders, and British elite who successfully opposed the Tea Act by establishing networks to burn British goods.
People who threaten to join through forces through violence.
The groups of merchants, shopkeepers, and craftsmen who successfully opposed the Stamp Act by establishing networks to boycott British goods.
Groups of men who talked to moderates about how strong the colonists would be by uniting.
12. In 1766, protestors succeeded in a successful boycott. What is a boycott?
A certain type of fighting style.
Recruitment of protestors to fight for your cause.
The ending of a bad situation.
A form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services.
13. How would you best describe the word repeal?
Reacting with violence
To cancel or nullify something, especially a law
Giving a speech to get your point across to others.
Forcing people to believe what you believe.
What is an example of provisions?
Taxes
Jobs
Tea
gunpowder
Subsistence farming means that.....
You use a lot of tools when you are farming.
You farm just enough food to feed your family with not much left over.
You farm enough food to sell extra to those around you.
You farm enough to trade for a profit.
True or False? An overseer could be another slave.
True
False
Tobacco is an example of a ___________________ .
crop that only grew well in the northern colonies
type of food
plant that grows in deep water
cash crop
In modern times, _____________ would be considered an artisan.
metalworker
office manager
lawyer
doctor
