Unit 2 Lesson 6: The Road to Revolution
Which of the following most directly led to the calling of the First Continental Congress? A. the Stamp Act Congress B. the Stamp Act C. the Intolerable Acts D. the Boston Tea Party
C. Intolerable Acts 1774 - "Intolerable Acts," so named by the colonists, included closing the port of Boston until colonists paid for the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party, restricting town meetings in Massachusetts, and allowed for British soldiers to be housed in private homes.
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. -Benjamin Franklin What message was Franklin trying to convey to the Second Continental Congress when he spoke these words? A. The thirteen colonies should make peace with Great Britain since they were much more likely to thrive as a colony than as a separate nation. B. Each of the thirteen colonies should make its own trade and other agreements with Great Britain. C. The thirteen colonies should work together to better their chance of success of winning independence from Great Britain. D. The thirteen colonies should enlist the support of other countries as they negotiate with Great Britain over its colonial policies.
C. The thirteen colonies should work together to better their chance of success of winning independence from Great Britain.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, . . . -The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America Which of the following best paraphrases this statement? A. People must show allegiance to their king and country throughout their lives. B. People need to help others understand their basic rights as citizens. C. People owe their allegiance first to God, then to the monarch. D. People are born with certain rights that no one can take from them.
D. People are born with certain rights that no one can take from them. (natural rights/unalienable rights)
Which of the following accurately summarizes the different purposes of the First and the Second Continental Congresses? A. The First Continental Congress was held to write new laws for the colonies, while the Second Continental Congress implemented those laws. B. The First Continental Congress was held to write new state constitutions, while the Second Continental Congress ratified those constitutions. C. The First Continental Congress was held to limit the authority of royal governors in the colonies, while the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Rights. D. The First Continental Congress was held to determine a response to British policies, while the Second Continental Congress governed the nation during the Revolutionary War.
D. The First Continental Congress was held to determine a response to British policies, while the Second Continental Congress governed the nation during the Revolutionary War. September 5, 1774 - delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
British Colonial Policies, 1761-1774
YEAR -- ACT 1761 -- Writs of Assistance allowed British officials to search homes and businesses for smuggled goods. 1763 -- Proclamation of 1763 restricted white settlers from land west of Appalachian mountains and required a license for trade with Native Americans. 1764-- Sugar Act required and heavily enforced taxes on sugar and other goods imported into America. 1765-- Stamp Act taxed printed paper, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. 1767 Townshend Acts taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. 1773-- Tea Act manipulated the tax on tea to favor the East India Company, giving them a monopoly and undercutting local merchants. 1774-- "Intolerable Acts," so named by the colonists, included closing the port of Boston until colonists paid for the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party, restricting town meetings in Massachusetts, and allowed for British soldiers to be housed in private homes.