Unit 2 Review

Question 1

Navigation acts

Answer 1

Parliament that regulates trade to make everything self sufficient
Economic- the countries were gaining money
Colonist felt like they were self governing

Question 2

Molasses act

Answer 2

Tariff on molasses (regulates trade)
Economic- raises money for things the country needs
Political- still part of English empire

Question 3

Sugar act

Answer 3

Tax on colonial imports (specific things)
Economic- the English gained money
political-no tax without representation
Social- money used to defended and secure colonies

Question 4

Stamp act

Answer 4

Increasing cost of everything from England, actual stamp
Economic- British got more money
Political- it was illegal because it was tax without representation
Social- stamp act congress (rebel)

Question 5

Townshend act

Answer 5

Taxing common items in sneaky ways and British soldiers live in colonist house and take out everything non British
Social- Boston massacre
Political-
Economic-

Question 6

Proclamation act

Answer 6

Net letting settlers settle west of the Appalachians
Economic- people are squishing into land
Political- more land=more power
Social- try not to get in way of Indians

Question 7

Quartering acts

Answer 7

Colonist are forced to let British into their homes
Economic- British are taking out “non British things” and they can only buy British things ( more expensive)
Social-
Political- colonist are still being controlled by English

Question 7

Committee of correspondents

Answer 7

Group of colonist who would spread information around in Boston which them untitled the colonist to go against England

Question 8

Stamp act congress

Answer 8

Colonist discuses taxation
Social- first time colonist refer to themselves as something other than English
Political- going behind English back
Economic-

Question 10

Sons of liberty

Answer 10

Group that goes against stamp act because not taxation without representation. Lead by Sam Adams
Social- hang dolls of tax collectors to scare them
Political-stamp act congress is formed
Economic-

Question 11

Declaratory act

Answer 11

English say they have the right to tax
Social- colonist want to move away from English ruling
Political- taxation without representation( illegal)
Economic-

Question 12

Tea act

Answer 12

Eliminating the middle man and selling things for less
Social-
Political-
Economic- colonist are spending too much money on something not that expensive

Question 13

Boston tea party

Answer 13

When tea is thrown over bored to make a point but colonist have to pay by not having any imports or exports in until tea is payed off
Economic- no gaining money only losing
Social- point that British can’t eliminate companies
Political-

Question 14

Boston massacre

Answer 14

When colonist are killed by British soldiers in town
Social- people calm down for a little and take a step back, things settle down
Political-
Economic-

Question 14

Lexington and concord

Answer 14

Where British and colonist are both armed
Economic-no taxes
Social-colonist win war and start to be their own country
Political-declaration of independence made

Question 15

Intolerable acts

Answer 15

After Boston tea party
Shut down Boston harbor
Outlawed town meetings
Brought in more troops and made colonist house them
All trials for British were back in England

Towns people made militia (mini armies)
Everyone going against British which then made continental congress which then elected George Washington for general

Question 17

John Adams

Answer 17

Leader of continental congress

Question 17

Sam Adams

Answer 17

Creates sons of liberty
Economic-
Social-
Political-

Question 18

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 18

Writes the Declaration of Independence 
Said that kings way was wrong based off of John Locke 
Leader of continental congress 
Economic-
Social-
Political-

Question 20

John Locke

Answer 20

Philosopher and made theory that said everyone was born equal and has a natural right
Limited government- the people have the right to take the government out, government has specific jobs to do

Question 21

Writ of assistance

Answer 21

One of the first things that got the colonist angry (when british were in their houses taking out “smuggled things”) this was then put in the Declaration of Independence to avoid it

Question 21

Common sense

Answer 21

For independence- convinces people that we need independence

Question 22

Salutary neglect

Answer 22

Tariff

English only put regulation on trade, self governing almost