Chapter 10

VOCAB: separating races of people

• commute

• segregation

• vehicle

Many colonists were unhappy with British laws such as the Stamp Act. Some colonists______________________

to show that they did not like the laws.

• debts

• protested

• acts

• fought

Many became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government to vote on laws. These colonists thought this was unfair and called it__________________________-

• "taxation without representation

• I love taxation

Which of these acts passed by the British Parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the Quartering Act

• the Stamp Act

• the Intolerable Acts

Which of the following statements best describes how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act?

• They didn't like it, but most went along with it.

• They thought it was fair that they pay taxes on all printed goods.

• They protested the Stamp Act in different ways until it was repealed.

• They ignored the Stamp Act until Britain forgot about it.

Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of March 5, 1770, as "the Boston Massacre"?

• a British soldier

• King George III of England

• an American colonist from Boston

• a visitor from another country

British passed laws after the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists. What did the colonists call these laws?

• the Quartering Act

• the Boston Massacre

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Stamp Act

What was the main purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation issued during the Civil War?

• To free all slaves in the United States

• To free slaves in the Confederate states

• To end the Civil War

• To provide land to freed slaves

Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Intolerable Acts

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the United Nations after World War II?

• To promote international trade

• To prevent future world wars

• To establish a global government

• To regulate nuclear weapons