Chqpter 5

Question 1

What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?

Answer 1

Made own laws and salutary neglect and more land owners

Question 2

Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?

Answer 2

To pay their war debt

Question 3

What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at
this time)

Answer 3

Smuggling. GB top priority to stop colonial smuggling.

Question 4

How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?

Answer 4

Lowered tax on molasses

Question 5

What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)

Answer 5

Seise goods from smugglers without having to go to cort

Question 6

What was the Stamp Act?

Answer 6

Placed a tax on almost printed material in the colonies

Question 7

Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?

Answer 7

Patric henery

Question 8

What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 8

To protect the rights of colonist

Question 9

Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 9

Samuel adams

Question 10

What was important about the Declaratory Act?

Answer 10

England had the right to tax all colonies in any case

Question 11

What was important about the Townshend Acts?

Answer 11

Taxed all imported goods befro they even arrived in the colonies

Question 12

Who owned the ship Liberty?

Answer 12

Jhon hancock

Question 13

What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?

Answer 13

The colonist to house soldigers

Question 14

What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?

Answer 14

Boston massacre

Question 15

What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?

Answer 15

The boston massacre propaganda

Question 16

What does salutary neglect mean?

Answer 16

Not strictly inforcing laws

Question 17

How many people were killed at the boston massaere

Answer 17

Five

Question 18

What acts were repeazed due to the boston massacre

Answer 18

Townshend acts

Question 19

What occurs when only one company controlls a product

Answer 19

A monoply

Question 20

What event was a response to the Tea Act of 1773?

Answer 20

Intolerable acts

Question 21

During the time of the Boston Tea Party most colonists considered themselves to be part of what empire?

Answer 21

England

Question 22

As a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, what did King George III impose upon Massachusetts?

Answer 22

He approved the intolerable acts

Question 23

Were the Coercive Acts successful in isolating Boston?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

What is the name of the best militias in Massachusetts?

Answer 24

Minitute men

Question 25

What did Paul Revere shout to warn the colonists of an impending attack?

Answer 25

The regulars are coming out

Question 26

What battle featured the “shot heard ‘round the world”?

Answer 26

Buncer hill

Question 27

Who was under command of the colonial troops at Bunker Hill and what was his famous quote?

Answer 27

Presscott dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes

Question 28

What did the British find out after the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 28

Defeating the americans wont be quick or easy

Question 29

Who were people who considered the unfair taxes upon the colonies not good reasons to rebel?

Answer 29

Tories or loyalist

Question 30

Who were determined to fight the British until independence is gained?

Answer 30

Rebels

Question 31

Who headed up the first post office in America?

Answer 31

Benjamin franklin

Question 32

What was created by the Second Continental Congress to better organize military efforts?

Answer 32

Continintal army

Question 33

What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write?

Answer 33

Common sense

Question 34

What does Paine believe the colonies should be a refuge from?

Answer 34

Tyrants and persecution

Question 35

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 35

Thomas jefferson

Question 36

What day was the Declaration of Independence accepted/approved?

Answer 36

July fourth 1779

Question 37

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 37

To explain why the colonies decided to form a nation

Question 38

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 38

Jhon handcock

Question 39

What is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence called?

Answer 39

Preamble

Question 40

Did the Declaration of Independence explain why the colonies chose to form a new nation?

Answer 40

Yes

Question 41

What was rung on July 8, 1776 at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 41

Liberty bell