Chapter 5 Test

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Sugar Act

Back 1

A law that was supposed to stop smuggling by lowering the tax on molasses imported by the colonists.

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Patriots

Back 2

American Colonists who were determined to fight the British until American Independence was won.

Front 3

Propaganda

Back 3

Ideas or information designed to influence opinion

Front 4

Loyalists

Back 4

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

Front 5

Effigy

Back 5

Rag figure representing an unpopular individual

Front 6

Minutemen

Back 6

Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice.

Front 7

Sons of Liberty

Back 7

Gang of rebel colonists led by Samuel Adams who terrorized British tax collectors and promoted rebellion against British occupation.

Front 8

Boston Tea Party

Back 8

Sons of Liberty dress up like Indians and toss 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor

Front 9

Stamp Act

Back 9

Placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies- Newspapers, Wills, Pamphlets, Playing Cards...

Front 10

Tea Act

Back 10

Allowed the British East India Tea Company to get a tax break on tea shipped to the colonies

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Townshend Acts

Back 11

Placed tax on glass, tea, paint and lead.

Front 12

Boston Massacre

Back 12

British soldiers fire into a crowd killing five

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Writs of Assistance

Back 13

Gave British officials permission to search anywhere for smuggled goods and allowed "guilty until proven innocent" mentality.

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Boycott

Back 14

To refuse to buy or trade with a certain person.

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Coercive or Intolerable Acts

Back 15

-Closed Boston Harbor until tea was paid for
-Banned town meetings
-Required colonists to feed and quarter soldiers

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Revenue

Back 16

Incoming Money

Front 17

Concord, Lexington, and the Old North Bridge

Back 17

The first encounters between British regulars and colonial Minutemen "The shot heard round the world."

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Paul Revere

Back 18

"The British are coming!"

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Samuel Adams

Back 19

-Organized Committees of Correspondence
-Leader of the sons of liberty
-Owned a tavern

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Repeal

Back 20

To cancel an act or law

Front 21

Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)

Back 21

British won the battle, but learned quickly that defeating the colonists would not be quick or easy.

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Resolution

Back 22

A formal expression of opinion

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Nonimportation

Back 23

Refusing to bring in certain goods from another country

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Petition

Back 24

A formal request

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Preamble

Back 25

The introduction to a formal document

Front 26

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as ____________.

Back 26

Mercantilism

Front 27

Why did the British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?

Back 27

Because it limited the settlement on the land that they won in the French and Indian war.

Front 28

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to ensure that only __________ benefited from colonial trade.

Back 28

England

Front 29

The outcome of the Treaty of Paris 1763 resulted in which country losing colonies/territory in North America?

Back 29

France

Front 30

When colonists refused to buy any English products, the were participating in a ____________.

Back 30

Boycott

Front 31

In order to avoid colonial conflicts with the Native Americans, the British Government passed this Proclamation-

Back 31

Proclamation of 1763

Front 32

What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution? (Think $$$)

Back 32

Britain was in debt and had to tax the colonists to pay for the war.

Front 33

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade?

Back 33

Boycott

Front 34

Boycotts were very effective because it created economic hardships for British ___________ and reduced their profits.

Back 34

Merchants

Front 35

The slogan "No taxation without representation" referred to taxes enacted by British ____________________.

Back 35

Parliament

Front 36

A person who sided with the King could best be described as a ______________.

Back 36

Loyalist

Front 37

A person who fought for independence and protested taxation could be best described as a _____________.

Back 37

Patriot

Front 38

Which document is the below taken from?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that the are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....."

Back 38

Declaration of Independence

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Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

Back 39

Thomas Jefferson

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The primary purpose of the Declaration of ______________________ was to list the reasons the colonies should be free from ______________________.

Back 40

Independence
Britain

Front 41

The main goal of most of the British Acts (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Navigation Acts, etc.) was to enable Britain to raise ________________ and control who the colonies could and could not _________________ with.

Back 41

Revenue
Trade

Front 42

These British policies and acts angered the Americans and eventually led to the _________________ Revolution.

Back 42

American

Front 43

Briefly describe the purpose of each of the 4 sections of the Declaration of Independence.

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1. Explains their reason for wanting to separate.
2 and 3. The rights they think they should have and their grievances with Britain.
4. Proclaims the existence of a new nation.

Front 44

Many American colonists believed that British ____ laws were unfair because colonists lacked _______________________ in Parliament.

Back 44

Tax
Representation

Front 45

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the _____________________ of Independence was that power to govern a nation comes from the ________________.

Back 45

Declaration
People

Front 46

How did a Loyalist view Britain?

Back 46

As their leader and mother country,

Front 47

The era of Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress and Common Sense would likely be summarized as the _______________________________________________ Era.

Back 47

Revolutionary

Front 48

To opposed something means to __________________________________________. Where the American colonists opposed to many of the British policies?

Back 48

disagree with or go against something
Yes

Front 49

Define Loyalist

Back 49

Someone who is loyal to Britain

Front 50

Define Patriot

Back 50

Someone who wants independence.

Front 51

Who did the Continental Congress appoint to be the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

Back 51

George Washington

Front 52

List four effects of the coercive acts.

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1. Closed Boston harbor until Britain was paid back.
2. Banned all town meetings.
3. Allowed officers to be tried in Britain.
4. Forced colonists to quarter soldiers.

Front 53

What was exported from the colonies to Africa?

Back 53

Rum