History Chapter 5

Question 0

George Washington

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21 year old surveyor in the Virginia militia who later became a general and then a president

Question 1

How did the British gain French territory in North America?

Answer 1

It was taken during the French and Indian War. The British got all French land in North America

Question 2

A force made up of civilians trained as soldiers

Answer 2

Militia

Question 3

An agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups

Answer 3

Alliance

Question 4

Surrendered

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Ceded

Question 5

How did the French and Indian war draw the colonist closer together but increase friction with Britain?

Answer 5

Because after the war, Britain

Question 6

Import tax

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Duty

Question 7

An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products

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Boycott

Question 8

A written request to a government

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Petition

Question 9

Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching

Answer 9

Writs of assistance

Question 10

A well-known Massachusetts lawyer

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John Adams

Question 11

John Adams cousin, established what he called a Committee of Correspondence

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Samuel Adams

Question 12

Total control of a market for a certain product

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Monopoly

Question 13

Official end

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Repeal

Question 14

Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice

Answer 14

Minutemen

Question 15

How did the American Revolution begin?

Answer 15

The American Revolution began because England was making the colonist pay unfair taxes and the colonists wanted freedom to become their own nation.

Question 16

The shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

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Blockade

Question 17

Soldiers who serve another country for money

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Mercenaries

Question 18

How did British tax policies move the colonist closer to rebellion?

Answer 18

Because they were being taxed unfairly for everything, especially tea. The colonists didn’t want to be taxed for British goods so they started rebelling. One act was the Boston tea party.