Chapter 5 Review

What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act?

• The Navigation Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

• It recognized American independence from Britain

• It marked the end of the French and Indian War

• It led to the Boston Tea Party

• It established the first American government

Why did Great Britain repeal the Stamp Act?

• France invaded and conquered Great Britain.

• Great Britain earned enough money from the tax to repay its war debts.

• The Stamp Act had caused Native American revolts.

• The colonists were threatening stamp agents and boycotting British goods.

Which statement BEST explains why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?

• The Stamp Act was a temporary measure that was never enforced.

• The Stamp Act imposed taxes on printed materials, affecting many colonists.

• The Stamp Act was unfair because the colonists had no representation in Parliament.

• The Stamp Act was a law that only affected British citizens living in England.

What were two key actions of the Second Continental Congress?

• It formed the Continental Army and sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.

• It declared independence from Great Britain and established a postal system.

• It formed an alliance with Spain and sent the Patriot army to capture New York.

• It imposed taxes on the colonies and banned all British goods.

Which statement is true about the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Tea Party was a peaceful protest where colonists gathered to discuss tea prices.

• Colonists boarded a British ship in the night. They threw chests of tea into the sea.

• Patriots disguised as Native Americans held a meeting to negotiate tea prices with the British.

• The colonists were celebrating a new trade agreement with Great Britain regarding tea imports.

Parliament passed a series of harsh laws in response to the Boston Tea Party. What name did the colonists give to those laws?

• Common Sense

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Coercive Acts

Where were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War fought?

• at Bunker Hill and Saratoga

• at Lexington and Concord

• at Yorktown and Fort Ticonderoga

• at Savannah and Charleston

Which statement BEST explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?

• The Congress declared the colonies independent because Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.

• France convinced the Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

• The Congress wanted to recognize Great Britain’s dominion over the colonies.

• The Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy.

Which statement BEST describes how the members of the Second Continental Congress felt after they published the Declaration of Independence?

• They felt that several European nations would help the colonies.

• They were confident that the colonies would quickly gain independence without conflict.

• They assumed that the British would immediately negotiate peace.

• They knew that Great Britain could find them guilty of treason, and that a war for independence could follow.