Question 1

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the female children of the Founding Fathers,especially the daughters of Washington,Adams,and Jefferson. 
B)  New England women who won voting rights in the 1770s. 
C)  the brave women who cared for wounded soldiers during the early battles of the Revolution. 
D)  women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods. 
E)  the first national women's patriotic organization,which raised money to provide supplies for the Continental army after Saratoga. 
A)  the female children of the Founding Fathers,especially the daughters of Washington,Adams,and Jefferson. 
B)  New England women who won voting rights in the 1770s. 
C)  the brave women who cared for wounded soldiers during the early battles of the Revolution. 
D)  women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy British goods. 
E)  the first national women's patriotic organization,which raised money to provide supplies for the Continental army after Saratoga. D

Question 2

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be no taxes under any circumstances. 
B)  Colonists wanted to be represented in the government. 
C)  Colonial governors should make decisions unilaterally. 
D)  Boycotts did not work as a means of protest. 
E)  Native Americans should remain in control of land west of the Appalachians. 
A)  There should be no taxes under any circumstances. 
B)  Colonists wanted to be represented in the government. 
C)  Colonial governors should make decisions unilaterally. 
D)  Boycotts did not work as a means of protest. 
E)  Native Americans should remain in control of land west of the Appalachians. B

Question 3

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Benedict Arnold

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 B

Question 4

The Sons of Liberty enforced a boycott of British goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys:

Accepted Answer

A)  started the colony of New Hampshire. 
B)  forced the British army to retreat at Concord. 
C)  were spies working for the Sons of Liberty. 
D)  put down the revolt of the Regulators in North Carolina. 
E)  fought intrusions by New York landlords into what became Vermont. 
A)  started the colony of New Hampshire. 
B)  forced the British army to retreat at Concord. 
C)  were spies working for the Sons of Liberty. 
D)  put down the revolt of the Regulators in North Carolina. 
E)  fought intrusions by New York landlords into what became Vermont.

Question 6

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 7

What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elite became more aware of liberty,but the lower classes remained unconcerned,choosing instead just to follow leaders who encouraged them to riot. 
B)  The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom. 
C)  It led the Stamp Act Congress to adopt the Declaratory Act,which defined American liberties. 
D)  It convinced colonists that revolting against Great Britain was the only way to secure their liberties. 
E)  Requiring everyone freed from jail to wear a stamp reminded colonists that they were prisoners of the British empire. 
A)  The elite became more aware of liberty,but the lower classes remained unconcerned,choosing instead just to follow leaders who encouraged them to riot. 
B)  The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom. 
C)  It led the Stamp Act Congress to adopt the Declaratory Act,which defined American liberties. 
D)  It convinced colonists that revolting against Great Britain was the only way to secure their liberties. 
E)  Requiring everyone freed from jail to wear a stamp reminded colonists that they were prisoners of the British empire.

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Committee of Correspondence

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 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Sons of Liberty

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 10

The Olive Branch Petition:

Accepted Answer

A)  was meant to ease tensions among the organized political parties within the Continental Congress. 
B)  enabled northern and southern colonies to work together. 
C)  convinced Thomas Paine that he had enough support to write Common Sense. 
D)  was Parliament's final attempt to explain virtual representation to the colonists. 
E)  was addressed to King George III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown. 
A)  was meant to ease tensions among the organized political parties within the Continental Congress. 
B)  enabled northern and southern colonies to work together. 
C)  convinced Thomas Paine that he had enough support to write Common Sense. 
D)  was Parliament's final attempt to explain virtual representation to the colonists. 
E)  was addressed to King George III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown.

Question 11

In the years immediately before the American Revolution,the concept of natural rights:

Accepted Answer

A)  greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's early writings. 
B)  prompted Thomas Jefferson to support independence before the war even began. 
C)  caused many American colonists to call for the abolition of the monarchy. 
D)  contradicted the argument for colonial resistance. 
E)  led to Parliament's passage of the Declaratory Act of 1766. 
A)  greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's early writings. 
B)  prompted Thomas Jefferson to support independence before the war even began. 
C)  caused many American colonists to call for the abolition of the monarchy. 
D)  contradicted the argument for colonial resistance. 
E)  led to Parliament's passage of the Declaratory Act of 1766.

Question 12

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Dickinson

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 13

Which armed group,motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina's county officials,was defeated by the colony's militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sons of Liberty. 
B)  The Regulators. 
C)  The Paxton Boys. 
D)  The Association. 
E)  The Rangers. 
A)  The Sons of Liberty. 
B)  The Regulators. 
C)  The Paxton Boys. 
D)  The Association. 
E)  The Rangers.

Question 14

Ultimately,what led to the colonies' victory in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington's major assaults on New York City. 
B)  The French invasion of England. 
C)  The French blockade of Philadelphia. 
D)  Washington's ability to keep an army together. 
E)  An alliance with Spain. 
A)  George Washington's major assaults on New York City. 
B)  The French invasion of England. 
C)  The French blockade of Philadelphia. 
D)  Washington's ability to keep an army together. 
E)  An alliance with Spain.

Question 15

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Declaratory Act was a piece of legis

Question 17

What were the Suffolk Resolves?

Accepted Answer

A)  The peace treaty that ended the Regulator movement in North Carolina. 
B)  A list of demands addressed to landlords,made in 1772 by New York tenant farmers. 
C)  A group of anti-Tea Act petitions from Boston merchants to the Massachusetts royal governor. 
D)  The resolutions pledging the Continental Congress's loyalty to King George III in 1775. 
E)  A set of resolutions made in 1774,urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war. 
A)  The peace treaty that ended the Regulator movement in North Carolina. 
B)  A list of demands addressed to landlords,made in 1772 by New York tenant farmers. 
C)  A group of anti-Tea Act petitions from Boston merchants to the Massachusetts royal governor. 
D)  The resolutions pledging the Continental Congress's loyalty to King George III in 1775. 
E)  A set of resolutions made in 1774,urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war.

Question 18

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,Common Sense,"An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

Accepted Answer

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, C

Question 19

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 20

In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," the minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with:

Accepted Answer

A)  religion. 
B)  British tyranny. 
C)  sedition. 
D)  property ownership. 
E)  Indians' right to use land. 
A)  religion. 
B)  British tyranny. 
C)  sedition. 
D)  property ownership. 
E)  Indians' right to use land.

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to:

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Benedict Arnold

The Sons of Liberty enforced a boycott of British goods.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys:

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

What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Committee of Correspondence

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sons of Liberty

The Olive Branch Petition:

In the years immediately before the American Revolution,the concept of natural rights:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Dickinson

Which armed group,motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina's county officials,was defeated by the colony's militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?

Ultimately,what led to the colonies' victory in the American Revolution?

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

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

What were the Suffolk Resolves?

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,Common Sense,"An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

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

In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," the minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 5: The American Revolution,1763-1783

The "Daughters of Liberty" was the name given to:

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Benedict Arnold

The Sons of Liberty enforced a boycott of British goods.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys:

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

What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Committee of Correspondence

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Sons of Liberty

The Olive Branch Petition:

In the years immediately before the American Revolution,the concept of natural rights:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Dickinson

Which armed group,motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina's county officials,was defeated by the colony's militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?

Ultimately,what led to the colonies' victory in the American Revolution?

Homespun clothing became a symbol of American resistance during the American boycott on British goods.

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

What were the Suffolk Resolves?

Describe how Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania,Common Sense,"An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," and the Declaration of Independence dealt with the concept of liberty.

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

In his document "An Alarm to the Legislature of the Province in New-York," the minister Samuel Seabury equated freedom with:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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