SS AMRICAN R 2

Question 1

Wentworth Cheswell

Answer 1

delivered messages for the committee of safety and fought against the British at Saratoga

Question 2

Who wrote Common Sense?

Answer 2

Thomas Paine

Question 3

What did Abigail Adams tell her husband John Adams when he was at the 2nd Continental Congress?

Answer 3

“Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion…”

Question 4

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 4

That the Appalachian Mountains would be the western most boundary for English colonial settlement

Question 5

The Boston Tea Party

Answer 5

When the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of British Tea in Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act and British taxation.

Question 6

Impact:
Colonists had to quarter British troops in their homes.
The port of Boston was closed.
Town meetings were restricted
The governor of Massachusetts was replaced.
Result:
The colonists met at the 1st Continental Congress to discuss how they should respond.

Answer 6

Intolerable Acts

Question 7

Year of stamp Act?

Answer 7

1765

Question 8

The Free Enterprise system values?

Answer 8

Private property and freedom to buy and sell to whoever you want.