chapter #5 review. benjamin franklin wrote the declaration of independence. true/false

Chapter #5 Review

Benjamin Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence.

True/False

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense.

True/False

Tea Act – It allowed the East India Company the right to import tea without paying the normal taxes, which made it cheaper than

the colonial merchant’s tea.

Which act did the Daughters of Liberty protest?

A. Tea ActB. Townshend ActsC. Declaratory ActD. Stamp Act

How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?

A. FiveB. TwentyC. One-Hundred and thirteenD. Thirty-three

George Grenville took action against what group of people?

A. shipbuildersB. RebelsC. merchantsD. smugglers

After the Boston Massacre, colonists used propaganda against

Britain.True/False

True!!!

King George III opposed any compromise with the colonists.

True/False

True

Which group of colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good

reason for war?A. PatriotsB. LoyalistsC. MinutemenD. Green Mountain Boys

Loyalists

The British learned that it would be difficult to beat the Americans

after the battles of Lexington and Concord.

True/FalseFalse – It was the Battle of Bunker Hill

The _______ ______ allowed the colonists to pay a lower tax on

molasses.

Sugar Act

How were the British soldiers allowed to search a colonists home?

A. Search warrantB. Writ of AssistanceC. Orders of the KingD. Declaratory Act

When Britain learned that the colonists were beginning to rebel, they sent in British soldiers to the

colonies.

The colonies organized the _________________ ______ to

fight against the British

Continental Army!!!!

What were the colonists who wanted to fight for independence called?

Patriots

Which act banned town meetings?

A. Townshend ActB. Coercive ActC. Declaratory ActD. Stamp Act

Coercive Act - The colonial name was the Intolerable Act!!!

Which of the following was a dramatic act of defiance by the

colonists?

A. Townshend ActB. Intolerable ActC. Boston MassacreD. Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party

How did Great Britain view the colonies?

A. As an economic resourceB. As independent governmentsC. As a hindrance to their successD. As an ally of the Native Americans

Martha Washington’s letters to her husband suggested

increased women’s rights.True/False

False – It was Abigail Adams

What marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

The signing of the Declaration of

Independence!!!!!