Chapter 5

Question 1

Continental Army leader

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

taxation w/o representation

Answer 2

colonists thought only their own assemblies could tax them

Question 3

Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

Answer 3

to punish colonists; forced to let soldiers live with colonists; no town meetings in MA; closed Boston Harbor

Question 4

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 4

to control westward expansion

Question 5

Loyalists

Answer 5

sided with Britain; loyal; didn’t want independence

Question 6

Patriots

Answer 6

supported right to independence

Question 7

Crispus Attucks

Answer 7

colonist killed in Boston Massacre

Question 8

John Hancock

Answer 8

president of Second Continental Congress

Question 9

Samuel Adams

Answer 9

organized Sons of Liberty

Question 10

Thomas Paine

Answer 10

wrote pamphlet “Common Sense” calling for break with Britain; a pain for the British

Question 11

Ethan Allen

Answer 11

leader of Green Mountain Boys

Question 12

John Locke’s ideas

Answer 12

right to life, liberty; & property; govt. must protect those rights; rightfully overthrow govt. if it infringes (stomps on) those rights

Question 13

Tea Act

Answer 13

removed some taxes on tea, BUT colonists didn’t like being forced to buy certain tea

Question 14

Parliament’s reaction to Boston Tea Party

Answer 14

passed Coercive Acts to punish colonists

Question 15

location of first fighting

Answer 15

New England (Boston area)

Question 16

smuggling

Answer 16

colonists did it to avoid paying taxes

Question 17

Continental Congress

Answer 17

represented Americans & challenged British control

Question 18

reasons for Boston Massacre

Answer 18

taxes; occupying armies; rude & violent soldiers; soldiers stealing, fighting, competing for jobs

Question 19

minutemen

Answer 19

called that b/c ready to fight at a minute’s notice

Question 20

ESSAY: Distinguish between First & Second Continental Congress by discussing the decisions of each.

Answer 20

First Continental Congress

• met Sept. 1774
• statement of grievances
• voted to boycott British goods & trade
• endorse Suffolk Resolves–which mean arm themselves and form militias
• called for repeal of 13 acts of Parliament
• meet again if things don’t improve

Question 21

ESSAY continued

Answer 21

Second Continental Congress

• met May 1775
• authorized printing of $
• set up post office
• set up committees to communicate with Native Americans & other countries
• created Continental Army w/ G. Washington as leader
• sent Olive Branch Petition to keep things from going further–Britain ignored it