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Chapter 5 Test Review: The Spirit of Independence

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The King hired German troops to fight the colonists.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Who was the first victim of the Boston Massacre?

a)

Samuel Gray

b)

James Caldwell

c)

Crispus Attucks

d)

Samuel Maverick

7.

Who wrote a pamphlet Common Sense calling for a break with British rule?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

Ralph Waldo Emmerson

8.

Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

John Hancock

9.

Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys that captured the British-held Fort Ticonderoga?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

Thomas Gage

10.

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

John Hancock

11.

What was King George III reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The passage of the Coercive, or Intolerable, Acts

c)

He allowed colonial representation in Parliament

d)

Repealed the Stamp Act

12.

What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?

a)

Loyalists supported agriculture. Patriots supported manufacturing.

b)

Patriots supported the king and Parliament. Loyalists wanted war.

c)

Patriots wanted independence. Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to the king.

13.

Which famous Americans were on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams

b)

Thomas Paine, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams, John Jay, and John Marshall

d)

George Washington, John Adams, and Alexander Hamilton

14.

Which phrase best represents the colonists main complaint against the British taxation?

a)

"We're going to build a wall and make the British pay for it."

b)

"Join or die!"

c)

"No taxation without representation"

d)

"I have not yet begun to fight"

15.

Taxed almost all printed materials such as wills, newspaper, and playing cards in the colonies

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Sugar Act, 1764

c)

Stamp Act, 1765

d)

Declaratory Act, 1766

e)

Townshend Acts, 1767

16.

Tax on imported goods, such as glass, paint, tea, and paper

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Sugar Act, 1764

c)

Stamp Act, 1765

d)

Declaratory Act, 1766

e)

Townshend Acts, 1767

17.

Lowered tax on imported molasses, sugar, wine, and coffee in order to stop smuggling

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Sugar Act, 1764

c)

Stamp Act, 1765

d)

Declaratory Act, 1766

e)

Townshend Acts, 1767

18.

Gave the British East India Tea Company control of the tea market

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Stamp Act

19.

December 16, 1773 colonists dressed as natives boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

a)

Boston Tar and Feathering

b)

Boston Marathon

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Tea Party

20.

What did parliament do after the the Boston Massacre

a)

repeal the Townshend Acts - except for molasses

b)

repeal the Townshend Acts - except for soldiers in homes

c)

repeal the Townshend Acts - except for boycotting

d)

repeal the Townshend Acts - except on tea

21.

Who, along with William Dawes, warned the colonist and the town of Lexington that the "British are coming"?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Hancock

c)

Sam Prescott

d)

Samuel Adams

22.

A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual

a)

Revenue

b)

Tar and Feather

c)

Violate

d)

Effigy

23.

This document allowed British officers to search -almost anywhere- for smuggled goods

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Writs of Assistance

d)

Coercive Act

24.

Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence

a)

George Mason

b)

George Stout

c)

John Adams

d)

John Locke

25.

Parliament repealed the Stamp Act but then replaced it with

a)

the Declaratory Act

b)

the Sugar Act

c)

the Writs of Assistance

d)

the Intolerable Acts

26.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Richard Henry Lee

d)

Thomas Jefferson

27.

Why were the colonists angry after the Tea Act?

a)

a. They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea.

b)

b. They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor.

c)

c. They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.

d)

d. They wanted to purchase East India Company tea.

28.

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?

a)

a. They argued for more taxes.

b)

b. They moved to the Atlantic Coast.

c)

c. They resorted to smuggling.

d)

d. They went to court.

29.

The first government of the U.S.

a)

Senate

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Continental Congress

30.

What date is considered independence day?

a)

July 2, 1776

b)

August 2, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

August 4, 1776

31.

What document made the “break up” with Great Britain official?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

32.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
33.

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

a)

to ask King George to make peace with the colonies.

b)

to persuade British troops to leave Boston.

c)

to encourage colonists to join the army.

d)

to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.

34.

___________________ was unanimously chosen as commander of the Continental Army.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Benedict Arnold

35.
Who was known as a traitor for switching to the British side?
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Daniel Morgan
c)
George Rogers Clark
d)
Gen. Lee
36.
I presided over the 2nd Continental Congress and was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
a)
John Locke
b)
John Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
John Paul Jones
37.

Who did Benjamin Franklin speak to about the unfairness of the Stamp Act?

a)

Parliament in Great Britain

b)

American Congress

c)

American Senate

38.

Who were some of the members of the declaration committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston

b)

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, and Thomas Paine

c)

Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison

39.

What were the three main parts of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Basic human rights, grievances against King George the Third, and a formal statement of independence

b)

The rights of the people to revolt, a list of grievances, and a formal statement of independence

c)

The rights of the people to revolt, basic human rights, and a list of grievances

d)

A formal statement of independence, basic human rights, and grievances against King George the Third