SS Chapter 1 Review

Which event in 1773 led to the Intolerable Acts?

• Battle of Trenton

• Boston Tea Party

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• First Continental Congress Meets

Which statement best explains a reason why Parliament passed the Stamp Act?

• to help the United States pay off war debt

• to lower the cost of sending letters

• to help start the American Revolution

• to raise the cost of sending letters

Why did American colonists decide to take the action shown in the image?

• They did not like British tea.

• They were angry about taxes.

• They thought the boxes held weapons.

• They wanted to punish British ship captains.

How did Parliament respond to these actions?

• It increased taxes on British tea.

• It agreed to some of the colonists demands.

• It passed laws that punished the people of Boston.

• It fired British captains for losing British property.

What is the main way George Washington helped the Revolution?

• He led the Continental Army.

• He founded Washington, D.C..

• He fought at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Why is July 4th celebrated in the United States?

• It is the day that Thomas Paine published Common Sense.

• It is the day that the British surrendered to the Continental Army.

• It is the day that the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.

• It is the day that the colonies adopted a declaration of independence from Britain.

After which battles shown on the map did the American colonies form an alliance with France?

• Trenton

• Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

During which battle did the British surrender and end the war?

• Boston

• Yorktown

• Philadelphia

• Lexington

What do the stripes of the American flag represent?

• each of the original thirteen colonies

• the lives lost during the American Revolution

• the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• the United States' former relationship with Great Britain

Use the passage from the Declaration of Independence to answer the question.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what does every person have a right to? Select the three correct answers.

• life

• peace

• liberty

• government

• pursuit of happiness