History 3.2

Question 1

The Proclamation of 1763 would most likely have upset

Answer 1

farmers living in western Pennsylvania

Question 2

Which is true of the Sugar Act?

Answer 2

It made it easier to collect the tax on molasses

Question 3

“The Boston Massacre in 1770 resulted in the deaths of five Americans.”
Which conclusion can most likely be drawn from this statement?

Answer 3

The label “Boston Massacre” is inaccurate; was exaggerated to get colonists angry at the British

Question 4

What was the main effect of the Intolerable Acts on the colonies?

Answer 4

more colonists became convinced that the British government was treating them unfairly

Question 5

Who carried out the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 5

Sons of Liberty

Question 6

“to preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always posses arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.”

Which event is most likely to have inspired this comment?

Answer 6

the Battle of Lexington and Concord

Question 7

“We supporters of the non importation agreement are determined to resent any the least insult of menace offered….As a warning to any one that shall affront as aforesaid, upon sure information given, one of these advertisements will be posted up at the door or dwelling house of the offender”

Who was most likely a leader of the group that produced this handbill?

Answer 7

Samuel Adams

Question 8

What is a boycott?

Answer 8

refusal to buy a good or service

Question 9

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

Answer 9

“no taxation without representation”

Question 10

Which best describes an outcome of the First Continental Congress?

Answer 10

Colonists pushed Great Britain to repeal its laws to restore favorable relations between Britain and the colonies.

Question 11

Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts

How was the tea act different from these laws?

Answer 11

did not increase prices

Question 12

The shot heard round the world refers to

Answer 12

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Question 13

The Townshend Acts taxed all of the following items except

tea
paint
lead
lumber

Answer 13

lumber

Question 14

“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” comes from what important document?

Answer 14

Declaration of Independence

Question 15

Life was more difficult for the colonist with the victory of the French and Indian war. Why?

Answer 15

The cost of war was passed on to the colonies.

Question 16

After the Tea Act took place, what was the reaction of the Son’s of Liberty?

Answer 16

They boarded British merchant ships and dumped goods in protest.

Question 17

“Image that says join or die”

What conclusion can be drawn from this cartoon?

Answer 17

The colonies must work together against the British.

Question 18

What would a family need to do by following the Quartering Act?

Answer 18

allow British troops to stay in their home.

Question 19

What was the main reason for the Boston Massacre?

Answer 19

Tensions were high because colonists were frustrated by the presence of British soldiers who were enforcing the British Parliament’s unfair policies.

Question 20

Which statement provides the best conclusion of why the colonists were angry about the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 20

Many colonists wanted to settle west and now they could not.

Question 21

After the French and Indian War a restriction was placed on colonists using the Proclamation of 1763. What was the restriction?

Answer 21

It prohibited colonists from settling the land reserved for Native Americans.

Question 22

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

Answer 22

paper

Question 23

What group of women protested British goods by peacefully weaving cloth?

Answer 23

Daughters of Liberty

Question 24

“No taxation without representation” means?

Answer 24

Colonists shouldn’t be taxed if they had no one representing them in Parliament

Question 25

Why did the British enact the Proclamation of 1763

Answer 25

to prevent Natives and settlers from fighting over land

Question 26

Which statement explains why mercantilism contributed to the outbreak of the French and Indian War?

Answer 26

the British belief in mercantilism gave England an interest in controlling trade in as much of North America as possible

Question 27

The British law that required colonists to provide housing and food for British troops is called the

Answer 27

Quartering Act

Question 28

The Committee of Correspondence was established to serve what purpose?

Answer 28

for colonists to send messages to each other

Question 29

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 29

Samuel Adams

Question 30

1. Boston Tea Party 2. Townshend Acts 3. Boston Massacre Place these events in order from first to last

Answer 30

2, 3, 1

Question 31

Who would have been most likely to join the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 31

a dockworker in Boston

Question 32

At the First Continental Congress, colonial leaders began to discuss a new type of union among the colonies. Which best explains the reason for this discussion?

Answer 32

The Intolerable Acts were viewed by many as an act of war

Question 33

What event convinced many colonists that war with Great Britain could not be avoided?

Answer 33

the Battle of Lexington and Concord

Question 34

Native Americans were resisting new settlements because they feared _____________

Answer 34

losing their homelands

Question 35

The economic relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain was based on _________

Answer 35

mercantilism

Question 36

After the war British officials began to believe that they needed to tighten control over the American colonies in order to ____________

Answer 36

preserve the profitable relationship between them and the colonies

Question 37

Taxed the import of sugar, wine, coffee, molasses, and other goods. Banned colonies from trading lumber and iron to countries other than Britain.

Answer 37

Sugar Act

Question 38

Required colonists to pay a direct tax on all paper used. Colonists had to used stamped paper from London for all printed materials.

Answer 38

Stamp Act

Question 39

Made colonists house British troops and provide them food, weapons, and supplies

Answer 39

Quartering Act

Question 40

Declared Parliament's right to make laws for the colonies

Answer 40

Declaratory Act

Question 41

Taxed the import of paper, lead, paint, glass, and tea. Cut tea taxes in Britain. Setup British courts in the colonies to enforce acts. Placed import duties on goods imported into the colonies.

Answer 41

Townshend Acts

Question 42

Tried to help the British East India Company by shipping its surplus tea to the colonies to sell below the price of colonial merchants. Tea prices included tax which were placed during the Townshend Acts

Answer 42

Tea Act

Question 43

Closed Boston's part to all trade except for food, fuel, and provisions for British troops. Expanded powers of British appointed governor and appointed a new governing council in Massachusetts.

Answer 43

Intolerable Acts

Question 44

These early protest meetings and gatherings led to the formation of the _______________

Answer 44

Committees of Correspondence

Question 45

Many colonists came to think of the East Indian Tea as a symbol of the ___________ abusing its power over the colonists.

Answer 45

British government

Question 46

What acts were enacted because of the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 46

intolerable acts

Question 47

When the First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Resolves what did the British view them as?

Answer 47

traitors and revolutionaries

Question 48

The Sons of Liberty made the public aware of ______________ to gain support for their cause against the British.

Answer 48

The Boston Massacre

Question 49

Britain attempted to___________ on April 18, 1775. The following day was the battle of Lexington and Concord.

Answer 49

seize weapons and arrest colonial leaders

Question 50

What event directly sparked the Boston Massacre?

Answer 50

A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument

Question 51

In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in response to Prime Minister George Grenville’s request to tax the colonists. The British prime minister made that request to...

Answer 51

pay the costs of the French and Indian War

Question 52

What was one result of the French and Indian War?

Answer 52

France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most French lands east of the Mississippi River.

Question 53

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

Answer 53

Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.

Question 54

To avoid paying taxes, the colonists started __________________.

Answer 54

smuggling

Question 55

Why was it called a massacre?

Answer 55

-Because it was an opportunity for Americans to unite against England.

Question 56

Taxation without Representation meant...

Answer 56

Parliament did not have delegates from the colonies