Chapter 5 - Study Guide

Question 1

Compared to other European nations colonizing in the Americas, the French had better relations with the

Answer 1

Native Americans

Question 1

France and Britain went to war in 1754 because they were fighting over land in the

Answer 1

Ohio River Valley

Question 2

The , lead by Benjamin Franklin, was the first attempt by the colonies to unite or join together during the French and Indian War.

Answer 2

Albany Plan of Union

Question 3

The winner of the French and Indian War was . This country now controlled almost all the land in North America east of the Mississippi River.

Answer 3

Britain

Question 4

Pontiac’s War was fought after the French and Indian War when American colonists started to stream in and settle on Britain’s newly-acquired land. What group reacted to this violently?

Answer 4

The Native Americans

Question 5

This Act (law) was passed by the British Parliament in order to tax the American colonists to help pay British debt (money owed) after the French and Indian War. (Hint: it was a tax on all printed material in the American Colonies.)

Answer 5

The Stamp Act

Question 6

Colonists reacted in various ways to what they felt was unfair taxation by the British. Burning effigies (representations) of British officials, assaulting tax collectors, and vandalizing customs offices are examples of:

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Violent protests

Question 7

Colonists reacted in various ways to what they felt was unfair taxation by the British. Signing petitions and boycotting (or refusing to buy) British goods are examples of:

Answer 7

Peaceful Protests

Question 8

What was the group of Patriots that organized the protests (violent and nonviolent) against British taxation?

Answer 8

Sons of Liberty

Question 9

The helped protest British taxation by supporting the boycotts with the creation of home made clothing and tea.

Answer 9

Daughters of Liberty

Question 10

The incident in which American colonists antagonized British soldiers causing them to fire into a crowd killing 5 people was known as

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The Boston Massacre

Question 11

Colonists refused to pay a tax on a popular beverage and requested that the ships containing it be sent back to England. In December 1773, when the colonial governor of Massachusetts refused, the colonists, dressed in poor Native American costumes, dumped the contents into Boston Harbor. This has become known as the

Answer 11

The Boston Tea Party

Question 12

The “Intolerable Acts” passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party were designed to do what to the American colonies.

Answer 12

Punish

Question 13

The “Shot Heard Round the World” refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Explain the advantages the Minutemen and American militia had against the Redcoats at the Battles of Lexington and especially, Concord.

Answer 14

The advantages of the Minutemen and American militia were familiarity with the land and the terrain.

Question 15

The colonists would cry “No taxation without representation” when protesting British taxation. Explain what this means.

Answer 15

When the colonists would cry “No taxation without representation” this meant do not tax me unless I have representation in tax making decisions