Chapter 5 unit test study notes
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| Name the patriot who agreed to defend the accused British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre. | John Adams
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| If you were boycotting British tea, what would you be doing? | refusing to buy British tea
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| Five colonists die when a riot broke out in 1770. Name the event. | Boston Massacre
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| What did the Stamp Act require colonists to pay a tax for? | all printed materials
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| While the colonists referred to the actions taken by the British after the Boston Tea Party as the Intolerable Acts it was actually given what name by the British? | Coercive Acts
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| In England the legislative body is known as__________ | parliament
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| The strongest, tallest, and most skilled British soldiers were called ___________________ | grenadiers
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| The clashes between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord proved that_______________ | Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
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| England felt it was necessary to have the Stamp Act and Sugar Act because: | England had many war debts after the French and Indian War
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| Why was an inaccurate illustration of the Boston Massacre produced by Paul Revere and published in colonial newspapers? | to be used as propaganda
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| Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty? | Sam Adams
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| _________________ were a group of angry colonists who formed to protest English taxes and laws. | Sons of Liberty
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| The Proclamation of 1763 was enacted to: | to forbid the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
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| The colonists reacted to the Stamp Act in all of the following ways EXCEPT: A. boycotts B.riots and vandalismC. agreed it would be fair to pay some of the taxD. stopped stamps from being unloaded at the docks | agreed it would be fair to pay some of the tax
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| Which act required the colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food, fuel, candles, and transportation? | Quartering Act
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| During the French and Indian War, most Native Americans supported______________. | France
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| Before 1763, the American colonies had been A.ruled with a firm hand by Parliament. B.left alone to govern themselves. C.heavily taxed by the British government. D.denied religious freedom by the king. | left alone to govern themselves.
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| Which was not a major effect of the French and Indian War? A. Reduced colonists' need for protection against the French in Canada. B.Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans.C.Led Parliament to tax the colonies to help pay | Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans.
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| While the Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace, instead itA.triggered wars between Indian groups.B.smelled of tyranny to many colonists.C.sparked a boycott of British goods. | smelled of tyranny to many colonists.
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| What upset American colonists most about the Stamp Act? Colonists did not want to pay taxes to keep British troops in the colonies OR Colonists believed that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. | Colonists believed that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
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| What was the Boston Massacre? | When a mob of colonists bagan to taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding the Customs House. British soldiers fired on the crows killing 5.
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| The Intolerable Acts...A.forced the colonies to give in to Britain. B.united the colonies against Britain.C.divided the colonies against each other.D.turned the colonies against Boston. | united the colonies against Britain.
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| The two countries with the largest land claims in North America in 1763 were... | Spain and Britain
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| Which country lost the most land and power in North America after the French and Indian War? | France
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| Who won the French and Indian War? | England
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| Which side did most Indians fight on during the French and Indain War? | French
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| What did the Tea Act do to the price of tea? | lowered it
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| What British Company was the Tea Act designed to help? | East India Company
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| colonists objected to taxes created by lawmakers they did not elect. What did they call this? | Taxation withour Representation
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| What played an important role in increasing political activity and raising public awareness in the colonies? | newspapers
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| "To Coerce" means to | force someone into doing something
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| Which act required the colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food, fuel, candles, beer, and transportation? | Quartering Act
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| What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts? | Intolerable Acts
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| What do call a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency? | militia
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| What do you call the unjust use of government power? | tyranny
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| What does repeal mean? | to take back or to cancel
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| What do you call an American colonist who remains loyal to Britain? | Loyalists
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| Waht do you call an American colonists who believed in fighting for American independence from England? | Patriot
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