Unit 1 Study Guide

What were the two most effective ways to protest treatment by the British government?

• Mary ludwig hays

• The stamp act

• The minutemen

• Boycotts and letter writing

In the Declaration of Independence, why did the phrase, "all men are created equal" not support its exact meaning?

• To get the colonists to UNITE against common enemies

• African Americans and women were not equal to white men

• The government gets its power to make decisions from the people

• They protested new British tax policies and limits on frontier expansion

The name of the woman said to have carried water to American soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, before taking over for her husband on the battlefield after he was no longer able to fight. Her nickname was Molly Pitcher.

• Mary Ludwig Hays

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

• Sarah Cass Mcginn

General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters here. What should this image be called?

• Declaration of Independence

• The King of England

• Battle at Saratoga, Ny

• Winter at Valley Forge

Who was known as a seamstress who may have created the first American flag with stars and stripes?

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

• Betsy Ross

• Thomas Jefferson

How did Thomas Jefferson justify declaring independence?

• To get the colonists to UNITE against common enemies

• The British had surrendered to the Americans in the final battle of the war

• To bring about colonial union and cooperation if war broke out between the British and the French

• By listing the problems and complaints colonists suffered under the king

What was the purpose of Ben Franklin's Albany Plan?

• The British had surrendered to the Americans in the final battle of the war

• The government gets its power to make decisions from the people

• To bring about colonial union and cooperation if war broke out between the British and the French

• To promote change in British policies and laws towards the colonies

Which famous woman was known for saying, "remember the ladies" to her husband in 1776 during the Continental Congress?

• Abigail Adams

• Mercy Otis Warren

• Thomas Jefferson

• Betsy Ross

What was a result of interactions between colonists and American Indians brought on by colonization?

• A Virginia delegate who made the famous statement, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

• To forbid colonists from moving west past the Appalachian mountains

• Betsy Ross

• As colonists claimed land, the American Indians sometimes fought back or had to move west.

What were the reasons for the Boston Tea party and tarring and feathering?

• The government gets its power to make decisions from the people

• The British had surrendered to the Americans in the final battle of the war

• They protested new British tax policies and limits on frontier expansion

• To promote change in British policies and laws towards the colonies