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Ch. 5 Study Guide
1. These people believed the colonists should remain loyal to Great Britain and pay their taxes._____________
2. Whose perspective is the following from? "If Parliament is going to pass these unfair taxes, we must
organize boycotts of those goods so they do not receive the tax money."________________________
3. According to the map, which natural feature marked the eastern boundary of Spanish territory?
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Read the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence. Match it with the correct meaning
listed above it.
a. We now consider ourselves to be an independent country.
b. Individuals have some basic rights that are obvious and that should not be taken away. Freedom, for
example is one of these rights.
c. When a government is taking away the rights of citizens and is not doing what the people want, then
the citizens have the right to change or replace the government.
4. “We
1. hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
5. “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to
alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government...”
6. “We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America,…..solemnly publish and declare that
these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states..."
7. Whose perspective is the following from? "The British soldiers in Boston were simply acting in self-defense
when the 5 colonists were killed. Did you not hear how the colonists were throwing rocks, sticks, and
snowballs at the soldiers?"_____________________________
8. Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of
Independence?_________________________
9. What was the British view of the Proclamation of 1763?______________________________
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10. On the Events of 1775 time line, which event, won by the British, on June 16 left more than 1,000 British
wounded or dead because they were forced to attack uphill?_____________________________
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11. Whose perspective is the following from? "Taxation without representation is simply
unfair"_____________________________
12. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of what
boundary?_________________________
13. What was the purpose of a Committee of Correspondence and the Sons of
Liberty?______________________________________
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14. Identify the author’s perspective as Patriot or Loyalist
15. Give at least 3 words or phrases on the poster that
helped you identify the perspective.
16. Below briefly rewrite the poster using language to show
the opposite perspective.
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18. Based on the time line, which event occurred in the same year that Louis XVI became the king of
France?_______________________________
19. Which act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?_____________________________
20. What was the purpose of groups like the Sons of Liberty, the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, and the
committee of correspondence?_____________________________________
21. What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British
control?_______________________________
22. Which action did Patriots use to protest British actions and authority in America?_____________________
23. Many colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it...__________________________
24. First major tax after the French & Indian War. Taxed goods that were obtained from
the West Indies, such as molasses.__________________________
25. Required all colonists to buy an official stamp whenever they bought paper items
including legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets._____________________
26. Placed duties/taxes on imported glass, lead, paint, paper and tea to pay for military
costs and the salaries of governors._____________________________
27. Allowed the British East India Company to export directly to the colonies and maintained
the tax on this product._________________________
28. Closed Boston Harbor, cancelled the MA charter, moved trials of colonial officials to Britain, allowed quartering
of British troops in colonies and gave Canada control of Ohio.___________________________
29. Which type of colonists were against Great Britain?_________________________
30. To which location does "The shot heard 'round the world" refer?___________________
31. True or False: The king of Great Britain accepted the Olive Branch Petition offered by
Congress.____________
32. Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense antiBritish feelings among the colonists?_____________________________
33. According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new
status?______________________________
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34. According to the map, in which colony were the battles of Lexington and Concord
fought?____________________
35. According to the map, what can be said about the battles of Lexington and
Concord?__________________________
36. What is the main idea of the illustration above?
37. Colonists were able to change public opinion and influence British policies by participating in various civic groups
that organized boycotts. Which group below did not help colonists achieve their political
goals?____________________________________
38. Whose perspective is the following from? "We must make the colonists pay for their actions. How dare
they intimidate our tax collectors by tarring and feathering them!"_________________________
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39. This document was approved after Congress passed Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence.
What is the name of the document?___________________________
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40. True or False: The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies chose to form a new
nation.______
41. The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 in the British colony of Massachusetts. Which description of this
event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?_____________________________
42. The teachings of Enlightenment thinking listed to the right provided the basis for____________________
43. Whose perspective is the following from? "We must protest the Tea Act. Let's dress as Indians and throw
the chests of tea into Boston Harbor."__________________________
44. What was the opinion of people like John Adams, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Paine about the
colonies and Great Britain?_____________________________________
45. Which group did the colonies organize to fight against Great Britain that had George Washington as its
commander?___________________________
Which groups in American history are being described in columns A and B of the chart below?
46. Colonists who were upset about being taxed without their consent came up with which phrase to protest
the Stamp Act?_________________________________
47. What did some colonists do to avoid taxes?________________________
THERE IS ONE MORE QUESTION ON THE BACK, TURN OVER
48. Based on the timeline below, why did the colonies create the Committee of
Correspondence?___________________________
Sugar Act
passed by
Parliament
Stamp Act
passed by
Parliamen
t
Stamp Act
repealed by
Parliament
Townshend
Act passed by
Parliament
Townshend
Act repealed
by Parliament
Tea Act
passed by
Parliament
Intolerable Acts
by Parliament
176
4
176
5
176
6
Sons of
Liberty
formed
Stamp Act
Congress
formed
176
7
176
8
176
9
177
0
177
1
177
2
177
3
177
Boston
Massacr
e
Boycotts
organized by
colonists
Each colonies
Committees of
Correspondence worked
together to organize
resistance to British
acts.
First Continental
Congress
Boston
Tea Party