Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Loyalists

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sir William Howe

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 3

The treatment of John Wilkes resembled which act of Parliament against the colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tea Act. 
B)  Quebec Act. 
C)  Sugar Act. 
D)  Townshend Duties. 
E)  Intolerable Act. 
A)  Tea Act. 
B)  Quebec Act. 
C)  Sugar Act. 
D)  Townshend Duties. 
E)  Intolerable Act.

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Lord Dunmore

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Thomas Paine

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) was an influent

Question 6

What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?

Accepted Answer

A)  He encouraged Indians to conduct raids against backcountry settlements in the Carolinas. 
B)  He issued a proclamation freeing all slaves south of the Ohio River. 
C)  He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause. 
D)  He confiscated property of Loyalists. 
E)  He circulated germ-ridden blankets among frontier towns to spread disease. 
A)  He encouraged Indians to conduct raids against backcountry settlements in the Carolinas. 
B)  He issued a proclamation freeing all slaves south of the Ohio River. 
C)  He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause. 
D)  He confiscated property of Loyalists. 
E)  He circulated germ-ridden blankets among frontier towns to spread disease.

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Thomas Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Charles Townshend

Accepted Answer

A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys 
A) offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British 
B) American traitor in command of West Point 
C) Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania 
D) British chancellor of the Exchequer 
E) Massachusetts lieutenant governor
F)wrote Common Sense
G)commander of the Continental army
H)author of the Declaration of Independence
I)British commander
J)sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
K)declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
L)leader of the Green Mountain boys

Question 9

Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because it would aid a different part of the empire than their own, colonists felt that this was the kind of discriminatory action that violated the concept of liberty. 
B)  By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain's right to tax the colonists. 
C)  It granted a monopoly, and the colonists opposed all forms of monopoly. 
D)  The British East India Company made inferior tea, and colonists preferred not to drink it. 
E)  It raised the tax on tea so much as to make tea prohibitively expensive. 
A)  Because it would aid a different part of the empire than their own, colonists felt that this was the kind of discriminatory action that violated the concept of liberty. 
B)  By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain's right to tax the colonists. 
C)  It granted a monopoly, and the colonists opposed all forms of monopoly. 
D)  The British East India Company made inferior tea, and colonists preferred not to drink it. 
E)  It raised the tax on tea so much as to make tea prohibitively expensive.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Ethiopian regiment residents

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 11

Although a few were outraged by the Stamp Act,most politically active colonists actually supported it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it raised prices on printed products so much that most colonists no longer could afford to buy books and newspapers. 
B)  lawyers were offended that they could be jailed for not using the correct stamp on legal documents. 
C)  it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies. 
D)  none of the revenue raised would be spent within the colonies themselves. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin went public with his opposition to it. 
A)  it raised prices on printed products so much that most colonists no longer could afford to buy books and newspapers. 
B)  lawyers were offended that they could be jailed for not using the correct stamp on legal documents. 
C)  it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies. 
D)  none of the revenue raised would be spent within the colonies themselves. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin went public with his opposition to it.

Question 13

What were the political and social consequences of the Revolution that had emerged by 1783?

Accepted Answer

The political and social consequences of

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Daughters of Liberty

Accepted Answer

The Daughters of Liberty is a term used

Question 15

The Sugar Act alarmed colonists,in part because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the tax on molasses and made rum more expensive to produce. 
B)  made sugar, a key consumer good, too expensive. 
C)  mandated that violators of the act be tried in a court with a jury. 
D)  eliminated the admiralty courts, which colonists had long favored. 
E)  threatened the profits of colonial merchants already in economic trouble. 
A)  increased the tax on molasses and made rum more expensive to produce. 
B)  made sugar, a key consumer good, too expensive. 
C)  mandated that violators of the act be tried in a court with a jury. 
D)  eliminated the admiralty courts, which colonists had long favored. 
E)  threatened the profits of colonial merchants already in economic trouble.

Question 16

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense as a response to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Quebec Act

Accepted Answer

A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty 
A) first significant American victory 
B) beneficiary of the Tea Act 
C) religious tolerance for Catholics 
D) colonists who were loyal to Britain 
E) black loyalist forces
F)pamphlet that argued for American independence
G)each member of Parliament represented the entire empire
H)exchanged ideas about resistance
I)street protesters
J)wealthy South Carolina backcountry
K)refusal to buy British goods
L)viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty

Question 18

In 1778,the focus of the war shifted:

Accepted Answer

A)  from minor skirmishes of fewer than 100 men to major battles, each involving thousands of soldiers. 
B)  from fighting in the southern states to fighting in New York and New England. 
C)  to an emphasis on the Continental army's trying to capture British strongholds in the Ohio Valley. 
D)  to the South, where the British captured Savannah that year. 
E)  to emancipation, when General Washington declared that all slaves who fought for American independence should be free. 
A)  from minor skirmishes of fewer than 100 men to major battles, each involving thousands of soldiers. 
B)  from fighting in the southern states to fighting in New York and New England. 
C)  to an emphasis on the Continental army's trying to capture British strongholds in the Ohio Valley. 
D)  to the South, where the British captured Savannah that year. 
E)  to emancipation, when General Washington declared that all slaves who fought for American independence should be free.

Question 19

John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he knew that Washington was weighing an offer from Britain to lead its North American forces. 
B)  he shared Washington's view of the importance of natural rights. 
C)  the fact that Washington was from Virginia could help unify the colonists. 
D)  he knew Washington had opposed General Howe's forces cutting down the Liberty Tree. 
E)  they had an agreement that Adams would then be put in charge of administering the army in the New England colonies. 
A)  he knew that Washington was weighing an offer from Britain to lead its North American forces. 
B)  he shared Washington's view of the importance of natural rights. 
C)  the fact that Washington was from Virginia could help unify the colonists. 
D)  he knew Washington had opposed General Howe's forces cutting down the Liberty Tree. 
E)  they had an agreement that Adams would then be put in charge of administering the army in the New England colonies.

Question 20

Who was Samuel Seabury?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a Revolutionary War hero for the Americans. 
B)  He served in the Continental Congress from New York. 
C)  As a minister, he led colonial protests against British taxes. 
D)  He was a British general who chased after Washington's army. 
E)  As a colonial minister, he remained a British loyalist. 
A)  He was a Revolutionary War hero for the Americans. 
B)  He served in the Continental Congress from New York. 
C)  As a minister, he led colonial protests against British taxes. 
D)  He was a British general who chased after Washington's army. 
E)  As a colonial minister, he remained a British loyalist.

Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Loyalists

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sir William Howe

The treatment of John Wilkes resembled which act of Parliament against the colonies?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Lord Dunmore

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Thomas Paine

What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thomas Hutchinson

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Charles Townshend

Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Ethiopian regiment residents

Although a few were outraged by the Stamp Act,most politically active colonists actually supported it.

The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:

What were the political and social consequences of the Revolution that had emerged by 1783?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Daughters of Liberty

The Sugar Act alarmed colonists,in part because it:

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense as a response to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Quebec Act

In 1778,the focus of the war shifted:

John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because:

Who was Samuel Seabury?

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