American Revolution Flashcards
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“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures”
-Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?
Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes
The major objection that British colonists in North America had to English rule was that they were
Denied the right of citizens who lived in England
Why did the Intolerable Acts close the port at Boston
It was a way of punishing the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
What was the purpose of the Quartering Act
It forced colonists to provide housing for British soldiers
What did the famous colonial protest “No Taxation without representation” call for?
The opposition to all British taxes until the colonies were represented in Parliament
Which act required colonists to pay taxes on public documents such as newspapers, customs documents, legal papers, and licenses?
Stamp Act
Organized by _____, the ____ was a famous protest of the ______
Samuel Adams… Boston Tea Party…Tea Act
Which act stated that the English Parliament still had power to make laws for the Americans “in all cases whatsoever”?
Declaratory Act
The Stamp Act caused a tremendous disturbance in the colonies because
It was a direct tax within the colonies on all public documents like newspapers, legal papers and licenses
What was different about British policy toward the colonies after the French and Indian War?
It no longer practiced the policy of salutary neglect
Which of the following groups most likely opposed the Proclamation of 1763
Virginia tobacco planters seeking to enlarge their lands
The proclamation of 1763 attempted to prevent fighting in the colonies and war with the Indians by
Preventing colonists from settling further west than the Appalachian Mountains
The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it
Provided an example of a representative form of government
The Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact had a similar effect in that both
Contributed to the development of representative democracy
Established in 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses was
The first elected legislature in the New World
The pamphlet Common Sense by Thomas Paine aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it?
Persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence
What was the main purpose of this engraving by Paul Revere?
It aimed to spread anti-British propaganda following the Boston Massacre
This poem presents a justification for American participation in the
Revolutionary War
What best describes the colonial attitudes toward war with Great Britain
Support for the Revolution was mixed throughout the colonies
Which of the following statements is correct about the Loyalists during the American Revolution
The Loyalists were also known as Tories
The Loyalists made up the part of the colonial population that
Remained loyal to England and the King
All of the following individuals were delegates at the First Continental Congress EXCEPT
John Burgoyne
Which of the following statements is not correct about the First Continental Congress?
It determined that colonial military preparation was unnecessary
The Second Continental Congress proposed which plan of government for the thirteen colonies
Articles of Confederation
