Exam 5: Declaring Independence

According to the Past and Present video in section 5.6,what was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Compare and contrast American and British views on the events leading up to the American Revolution.Be sure to identify specific events and explain how the Americans and the British saw those events.

How does the introductory video in section 5.4 characterize the start of war between Britain and America?

The Sons of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence both __________.

Which of the following affirmed Parliament's authority over the American colonies?

In the decade preceding the American Revolution,American colonists opposed the authority of the British Parliament to __________.

In his testimony to Parliament in 1766,Benjamin Franklin explained the reasons for colonial opposition to the __________.

Which of the following reflects the same ideas as those expressed in Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

How did the French and Indian War pave the way for the American Revolution?

What was a goal of the Stamp Act Congress?

Who would have most likely agreed with this statement?: "That the colonists,black and white,born here are freeborn British subjects,and entitled to all the essential civil rights of such is a truth."

According to the video in the introduction,the American colonists became less dependent on Britain after the __________.

In 1775,George Washington was appointed the head of the __________.

According to the introductory video in section 5.3,the actions of which group started the chain of events that would lead to what became known as the Boston Massacre?

According to the introductory video in section 5.2,who warned Parliament that the American colonists would oppose the Stamp Act?

According to the introductory video in section 5.1,what did Britain do after it withdrew its forces from the western frontier in America?

Which of the following granted the British army the authority to quarter its soldiers in American homes?

In the decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution,what did the American colonists demand from Britain?

Which of the following was formed in response to the Intolerable Acts?

What did John Adams and Richard Henry Lee support?