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Chapter 8 Study Guide – Test Wednesday 1/9/12
1. Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
2. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
3. Who commanded the British soldiers in the colonies?
Thomas Gage
4. Who was the leader of Great Britain?
King George III
5. Who was thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
6. Who was a silversmith who made a famous midnight ride?
Paul Revere
7. What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
France and Britain both wanted the Ohio Valley.
8. What did the British do to help pay for the French and Indian War?
The British passed new tax laws to force the
colonists to pay for the expenses.
9. How did many colonists protest the taxes on British goods like paint, lead, and tea?
By boycotting British goods (They refused to buy
goods from Britain).
10.Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord important?
The battles marked the beginning of the American
Revolution.
11.What happened on July 4th, 1776 that makes it such an important day in history?
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of
Independence. It’s an important day in history,
because it represents the freedom of the USA
from Britain.
12. What was the first plan of government for the U.S.A. called?
The Articles of Confederation
13.What slogan did the colonists use when referring to how they felt about the Stamp
Act?
“No taxation without representation.”
14.What was the name the colonists gave the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
15.What did the Quartering Act force the colonists to do?
It forced the colonists to give food and house
British soldiers.
16. What happened at the Boston Massacre?
On March 5, 1770, angry colonists crowed around
British soldiers and threw rocks and snowball at
them. Some of the soldiers were knocked to the
ground, which resulted in them opening fire on
the crowd, killing five people. This even came to
be known to the colonists at the Boston Massacre.
17.What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write that convinced many colonists that
independence from Britain was the best solution?
Thomas Paine wrote the Common Sense.
18.Who was Patrick Henry? What are the lines from his most famous speech, and what
do they mean?
“I know not what course others may take: but as
for me, give me liberty of give me death!” He
meant that if he didn’t have liberty he would
rather die.
19. Explain why the Patriots fought for their independence from England.
They resented the British’s control over their
lives.
They were tired of the British taxing them.
The British rules were unfair.
The colonists were upset because they did not
have any representation in Parliament.