American Revolution

Question 1

Who were the sons of liberty

Answer 1

A secret organization created by colonists in the 13 colonies to fight against taxation by the British

Question 2

Navigation acts

Answer 2

When British wouldn’t let the colonies trade with other countries other than briatien

Question 3

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 3

Britain wouldn’t let the colonist settle on lands pass the appellation Mt. They just fought France for

Question 4

Sugar act

Answer 4

Tax on all products containing sugar

Question 5

Stamp act

Answer 5

Tax on all paper goods

Question 6

Quartering acts

Answer 6

An act forced colonist to let British officials inside their house and supply them with food

Question 7

Townshed acts

Answer 7

Tax on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea

Question 8

Writs of assistance

Answer 8

Allowed British customs to search any building or ship if they thought their were smuggled goods

Question 9

Boston massacre

Answer 9

A street fight on March 5 1770 between colonist and British soldiers.

Question 10

Propaganda

Answer 10

Communication used to influence or persuade an audience

Question 11

Tea act

Answer 11

The British East India company granted a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.

Question 12

Boston tea party

Answer 12

A protest by colonist where thousands of pound of British tea was throw into the Boston harbor

Question 13

Intolerable acts

Answer 13

4 acts that included the shut down of the Boston harbor, No move than one town meeting per year and officers and customs could be tried in Canadian or Great Britain

Question 14

Battles of Lexington and concord

Answer 14

Was known as the shot heard around the world and led to the American revolution.

Question 15

What is mercantilism?

Answer 15

It is the benefit from trading and works because it restricts trading

Question 16

What was the result of the French and Indiana war

Answer 16

Britain guided a lot of land in North America

Question 17

How did the French and Asian war lead America revolution

Answer 17

After the war many taxes were passed to pay for the war which made colonist mad and after colonist weren’t allowed into the new territory

Question 18

What was the message behind the join or die cartoon

Answer 18

It was to join in the efforts of the French and Indian was or else the colonies would die

Question 19

What was the French and Indian near associated with

Answer 19

The Pennsylvania gazette

Question 20

What was the purpose behind the committes of correspondence

Answer 20

To communicate with other colonists educate the colonist on politics and get support against the British

Question 21

Why did colonist believe that British tax laws were unfair

Answer 21

Because the colonist could not represent in parliament

Question 22

” No taxation without representation”

Answer 22

Did have a say in parliament so they believed paying taxes was unfair