US History Chapter 6 Study Guide Pages 1-4 Short Answer 1.

What was the action by the colonists 1773 that showed opposition to the king? The Boston Tea Party 2. What did the colonies call the acts passed by Britain in 1774? The Intolerable Acts 3. The Quebec Act made what the official religion of Quebec? Roman Catholicism 4. What was the first meeting about the colonies asserting the right to govern themselves? First Continental Congress, 1774 5. Who were the citizen soldiers including the minute men? Militia 6. Who were the professional, full time soldiers? Regulars or Continentals 7. What was the name of the colonists who would fight for independence? Patriots 8. Who were the colonists who remained loyal to the king? Tories 9. Who were German mercenaries? Hessians 10. Who was commander and chief of the Patriot army? George Washington Multiple Choice 1. What happened as a result of the crashing of the HMS Gaspee that angered the colonists? Britain established an independent court of inquiry

2. What was the main purpose of the Committee of Correspondence? Provided colonies with information about British actions 3. What sparked the Coercive Acts? The Boston Tea Party 4. What was so bad about the Tea Act of 1773? It gave Britain monopoly on tea trade 5. Where was the shot heard round the world? The battle of Lexington and Concord 6. Why did England have to hire the Hessians? Division existed between the Englishmen in England 7. Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill an empty victory? Because it failed to end the Siege of Boston