Chapter 5

The 1764 Sugar Act provoked the colonists by increasing the tax on molasses imported into North America. True or False?

false

The Stamp Act had mainly affected residents of colonial ports, the Sugar Act managed to offend virtually every free colonist. True or False?

false

The first battles of the Revolutionary War were very successful for George Washington. True or False?

false

The immediate cause of the rioting at the home of Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson was the Sugar Act. True or False?

false

During the 1760s, backcountry protesters in the Carolinas were known as

regulators

Who was considered "the first martyr" of the American Revolution?

Crispus Attucks

The idea that the United States has a special mission to serve as a symbol of freedom, a refuge from tyranny, and a model for the world is called by historians

American exceptionalism

Who won the Revolutionary War?

Americans

Following the Boston Tea Party, Parliament imposed restrictions on Massachusetts that included closing the port of Boston, curtailing town meetings, and allowing soldiers to be lodged in people's houses. These restrictions were called

Coercive or Intolerable Acts

What two European powers allied with the Americans in the War for Independence?

France and Spain

Who engraved the image of the Boston Massacre that became one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda of the revolutionary era?

Paul Revere

Thomas Paine's January 1776 pamphlet Common Sense argued all of the following except a. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed. b. far preferable to monarchy would be democracy, with citizens' rights protected by a written constitution. c. if the American colonies freed themselves from British rule, they would be freeing themselves from the limitations placed on trade by the Navigation Acts; then able to trade with the entire world, their "material eminence" would be guaranteed. d. membership in the British empire was a burden not a benefit to the colonies.

a. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed.

The tactics of American resistance to British colonial policy from the mid-1760s through the mid-1770s included a. boycotts on the importation of British goods. b. all of these c. mass demonstrations in the port towns. d. speeches and pamphlets challenging Britain's right to tax its colonial subjects.

b. all of these

Adding to Congress's formal declaration, the Declaration of Independence a. was written by Thomas Paine as a prequel to Common Sense. b. declared the United States independent of British rule. c. was later recognized as the Constitution of the United States. d. was the nation's first written Constitution.

b. declared the United States independent of British rule.

Thomas Paine's January 1776 pamphlet Common Sense argued all of the following except a. membership in the British empire was a burden not a benefit to the colonies. b. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed. c. if the American colonies freed themselves from British rule, they would be freeing themselves from the limitations placed on trade by the Navigation Acts; then able to trade with the entire world, their "material eminence" would be guaranteed. d. far preferable to monarchy would be democracy, with citizens' rights protected by a written constitution.

b. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed.

Which of the "founding fathers" argued that Parliament had no right to authorize the Writs of Assistance to combat smuggling? a. George Washington b. Benedict Arnold c. James Otis d. John Zenger

c. James Otis

Examples of the symbol "liberty" appeared in all of a. the politically charged hanging of an official in effigy at the Liberty Tree. b. the meeting space of Liberty Hall. c. a thin soup made only from colonial products called Liberty Consommé. d. a meeting place made of a pine mast known as the Liberty Pole.

c. a thin soup made only from colonial products called Liberty Consommé.

Which of the following was not a feature of the 1774 Intolerable Acts? a. the suppression of town meetings and local elections b. the quartering of British troops in private homes c. the repression of Catholicism in the colonies d. the closing of the port of Boston as punishment for the Tea Party

c. the repression of Catholicism in the colonies

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. Battle of Lexington; French-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce; forming of Continental Army; battle of Bunker Hill b. Declaratory Act; Stamp Act; Tea Act; First Continental c. founding of Sons of Liberty; establishment of Committees of Safety; first boycott of British goods; Boston Massacre d. Boston Tea Party; Olive Branch Petition; publication of Common Sense; Declaration of Independence

d. Boston Tea Party; Olive Branch Petition; publication of Common Sense; Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was not a part of the balance of power between the British and American forces during the Revolution? a. Between the two, the British forces brought far more might and experience to the conflict. b. The Americans had the advantage of fighting in their own territory. c. In the end, aid from Britain's rivals-France especially-was essential to American victory. d. The British had correctly surmised the degree of support for independence among the American population.

d. The British had correctly surmised the degree of support for independence among the American population.

As tensions between Britain and the colonies mounted, social conflict within the colonies faded. True or False?

false

One of the unique aspects of Thomas Paine's writing was his addressing the upper elite, as they were the men who had voting power. True or False?

false

Which of the following was not a feature of the Stamp Act crisis of 1765? a. Opponents of the Stamp Act claimed for colonists the full rights of Englishmen. b. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on transactions involving printed material. c. While resistance to the Stamp Act was launched by colonial elites, it soon developed into a mass movement involving thousands of ordinary Americans. d. The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies.

d. The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies.

The Carolina "Regulators" of the mid-1760s were a. a group of marksmen who regularly roamed the countryside and shot fugitive slaves. b. a group of artisans, centered in Charleston, who sought to regulate goods from skilled craftsmen, particularly in the silk, indigo, and silver industries. c. poor women in the Carolinas who demanded that the price of bread and other necessities be regulated by the colonial government, or if not by the colonial government then by the British. d. a group of wealthy residents of the backcountry who protested the lack of courts and lack of representation in the colonial governance.

d. a group of wealthy residents of the backcountry who protested the lack of courts and lack of representation in the colonial governance

Committees of Correspondence in the colonies during the 1760s a. were groups of women, well known for their letter-writing skills, who sought to promote Mary Wollstonecraft's ideas. b. wrote King George repeatedly about the importance of rescinding letters of marque, which licensed individuals to seize property. c. sought to unite various amateur science clubs, most notably Franklin's Junto, together with other such colonial organizations. d. were a group of colonial elites who exchanged ideas and information about resistance to the Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts.

d. were a group of colonial elites who exchanged ideas and information about resistance to the Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts.

According to the doctrine of "virtual representation," the House of Commons represented very few residents of the British empire, despite their voting statuses. True or False?

false

What did the Sugar Act of 1764 do that so vexed the colonists due to the already existing tax on molasses imported from the French West Indies?

it decreased it

Which word emerged as the foremost rallying cry for popular discontent in the New World in the mid-1700s?

liberty

Which of the following did the Stamp Act affect?

newspapers

As Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, became one of the most successful and influential in the history of political writing to that date, Paine wanted a share of the profits to be used for

supplies for the Continental army.

At the beginning of the war, George Washington refused to accept black recruits. True or False?

true

During the War for Independence, 5 percent of U.S. males aged sixteen to forty-five died. True or False?

true

In Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, he berated the king regarding the continued inhumanity of the slave trade. True or False?

true

Some slaves gained their freedom by serving as soldiers during the Revolution. True or False?

true

The American Declaration of Independence has been an inspirational political document for peoples around the world. True or False?

true

The reason John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence in such large script was because he wanted to make sure King George III could read his signature without the assistance of his glasses. True or False?

true

When, on April 19, 1775, British soldiers marched from Boston to the nearby town of Concord to seize a cache of weapons; some forty-nine Americans and seventy-three British soldiers died in skirmishes. True or False?

true