Social Studies



Social Studies - Chapter 6 Study Guide

1. What was a major cause of the French and Indian War?

France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.

2. What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

The British government passed new tax laws for the colonies.

3. What does the word representation mean?

a voice in government

4. How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

They refused to buy British goods.

5. How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

They were able to spread information quickly.

6. When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

after the Battle of Bunker Hill

7. Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

These battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

8. What happened on July 4, 1776 that makes it such an important date in American history?

Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence on this date.

9. What was the first plan of government for the United States called?

the Articles of Confederation

10. What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?

Under the Articles of Confederation, the states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War

11. Who was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

George Washington

12. Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation?

John Dickinson

13. Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?

Samuel Adams

14. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

15. Who called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain? Richard Henry Lee

16. What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it?

It was a British announcement that set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans. Many colonist were angry about the proclamation, and many ignored it by continuing to settle on those lands.

17. In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies?

They boycotted British goods. They wove their own cloth instead of buying British cloth. They chased British tax collectors out of the towns. They formed Committees of Correspondence. They organized protests. They sent petitions to Parliament. They formed militias.

18. Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?

It met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as the Coercive Acts. It sent a petition to the king, stating the colonists’ rights. It agreed to stop most trade with Britian. It asked the colonies to form militias.

19. What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have?

It proved to the British that the colonists would not be easy to defeat in battle. It further angered British leaders. King George III promised to use stronger methods to crush the colonial rebellion.

20. What important idea do the following words express?

Men make up the government, but they get their power from the people they govern.

-----------------------

“…Governments are instituted [formed] among Men, deriving [getting] their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

-Declaration of Independence, 1776

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download