Chapter 4 History Test
For what reasons did the Sons of Liberty call the event on March 5, 1770 the "Boston Massacre"?
5 colonists were killed (propaganda)
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
American colonists and French settlers
Who won the French and Indian War?
England
Who was appointed General of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What were the strengths of the Continental Army at the beginning of the war?
Guerilla warfare, will to fight, know terrain
Who were some important members of the resistance group, the Sons of Liberty?
John Hancock, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, and John Adams
Where did the first fighting between colonial militiamen and British Redcoats occur?
Lexington (The battle of Lexington and Concord)
Which colony was put under martial law in 1774?
Massachusetts
Where was the western boundary of the U.S. established at the war's end?
Mississippi River
What were the major victories of the Continental Army over the British?
NJ - Princeton, Monmouth, Trenton; Saratoga; Yorktown
Which battle convinced the French to openly support the Americans in their war against the British?
Saratoga
Who wrote the propaganda piece "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
What is the name of the agreement that ended the war and gave America its independence?
Treaty of Paris 1783
George Greenville
he was the prime minister and he decided to tax the colonists
Why did the colonists react violently to the Stamp Act?
it was direct tax on paper products
What was the Proclamation of 1763 and when was it established?
it was issued on October 7,1763 and it forbade all settlement past the Appalachian Mountains
Pontiac
leader of the Ottawa Indian Tribe and he organized his and other tribes to attack the British (Pontiac's War)
George Washington
lost opening battle of the French and Indian War
At the beginning of the war, what were the strengths of the British Army?
organized, a lot of money and men
What were the major defeats of the Continental Army by the British?
ports - NYC, Charleston, and Philly
Which natural right did Thomas Jefferson add to the list established by John Locke when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
pursuit of happiness
Writs of assistance
search warrants used to check for smuggled goods
Who were the minutemen?
soldiers that can be ready in a minute
Why did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
tax collectors' lives were at risk because of the angry colonists (boycotts secured repeal)
Sugar Act
the colonists were taxed on sugar products to help pay war debts
Who were the committees of correspondence and why were they established?
they were a group of people who communicated amongst the colonies about British "tyranny"
Why did Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts?
to punish Boston for the Sons of Liberty's vandalism of the tea
