History 101 Chapter 5(other)
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The attack by Massachusetts colonists on the home of lieutenant governor and chief justice Thomas Hutchinson:
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resulted in him and his family barely escaping before the crowd broke down the front door.
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What major event first led the British government to seek ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?
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the Seven Years' War
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Virtual representation was the idea:
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that each member of Britain's House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district.
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The Sugar Act alarmed colonists, in part because it:
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eliminated trial by jury
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The Stamp Act created such a stir in the colonies because:
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. it was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies
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What contribution did the Stamp Act episode make to the colonists' concept of liberty?
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The Stamp Act Congress insisted that the right to consent to taxation was essential to people's freedom.
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The Sons of Liberty:
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was the creation of New York residents who led boycotts of British goods
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. The Declaratory Act:
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rejected Americans' claims that only their elected representatives could levy taxes.
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Which one of the following did NOT specifically provide for direct or indirect taxes on the colonies? the Sugar Act, the Tea Act, the Townshend Act, the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act
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the Declaratory Act
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Violent social turmoil in rural areas during the 1760s:
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involved western settlements in both North and South Carolina.
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What armed group, motivated by deep frustrations with the corruption of North Carolina's county officials, was defeated by the colony's militia at the 1771 Battle of Alamance?
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the Regulators
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The Townshend duties did all of the following EXCEPT:
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reaffirm Boston's decision to abide by the Quartering Act.
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The \"Daughters of Liberty\" was the name given to:
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women who spun and wove their own clothing rather than buying British goods.
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The Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers:
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. fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents.
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Crispus Attucks was:
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a person of mixed race killed at the Boston Massacre.
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The expulsion of the journalist John Wilkes from his seat in Parliament:
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symbolized the threat to liberty for many in both Britain and America.
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Why did colonists object to the Tea Act?
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By paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain's right to tax the colonists.
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Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party with:
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the Intolerable Acts.
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Which one of the following was associated with the Intolerable Acts?
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The Massachusetts Charter of 1691 was changed to curtail town meetings
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The Quebec Act
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granted religious toleration to Catholics in Canada.
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What were the Suffolk Resolves?
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a set of resolutions made in 1774, urging Massachusetts citizens to prepare for war
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The Committees of Safety:
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were part of a series of efforts by the Continental Congress to promote unity and to take action against enemies of liberty
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In the years immediately before the American Revolution, the concept of natural rights:
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prompted Thomas Jefferson to support independence before the war even began.
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Which one of the following was NOT a significant battle during the first year of the Revolutionary War?
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Cowpens, which helped turn the tide of war in the South
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What did Lord Dunmore do that horrified many southerners?
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He promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause.
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Which one of the following statements about Thomas Paine's Common Sense is FALSE? a. It was published in 1776. b. It criticized Great Britain's monarchy. c. It discussed the burden of being part of the British Empire. d. It dramatically expanded the public sphere. e. It was breathtakingly original in its ideas.
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It was breathtakingly original in its ideas
