🟦 CATEGORY 1: French and Indian War
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War in North America?
A. Disputes over slavery laws
B. Competition over Florida territory
C. Conflicting claims over the Ohio River Valley
D. Religious differences between colonies
C. Conflicting claims over the Ohio River Valley
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
A. Created the Continental Army
B. Allowed westward expansion freely
C. Ended all taxes in the colonies
D. Banned settlement west of the Appalachians
D. Banned settlement west of the Appalachians
What was the outcome of the Battle of Saratoga?
A. British captured Philadelphia
B. American victory that helped gain French support
C. British won control of New York
D. War officially ended
B. American victory that helped gain French support
Who was commander in chief of the Continental Army?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. Patrick Henry
A. George Washington
What did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense argue?
A. Colonies should remain loyal to Britain
B. Taxes should increase
C. America should become independent
D. Spain should control colonies
C. America should become independent
What major event helped spark the French and Indian War in 1754?
A. Battle over Fort Duquesne
B. Stamp Act protests
C. Boston Massacre
D. Signing of the Treaty of Paris
A. Battle over Fort Duquesne
What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act?
A. Tax imported tea only
B. Tax printed materials
C. Tax land ownership
D. Tax colonial imports from France
B. Tax printed materials
Where did George Washington surprise the Hessians on Christmas night?
A. Saratoga
B. Yorktown
C. Trenton
D. Lexington
C. Trenton
Who was a Patriot spy executed by the British?
A. Benedict Arnold
B. Paul Revere
C. John Adams
D. Nathan Hale
D. Nathan Hale
What phrase means “rule by consent of the governed”?
A. Government needs permission of the people
B. Military rule is necessary
C. Kings have absolute power
D. Colonies should not self-govern
A. Government needs permission of the people
Which two European powers fought in the French and Indian War?
A. Spain and England
B. France and Spain
C. France and the Netherlands
D. Great Britain and France
D. Great Britain and France
What idea did James Otis promote?
A. Taxation without representation is tyranny
B. Independence is unnecessary
C. Colonies should unite with Spain
D. Britain should have more control over courts
A. Taxation without representation is tyranny
What battle is known as the “shot heard round the world”?
A. Lexington and Concord
B. Yorktown
C. Bunker Hill
D. Saratoga
A. Lexington and Concord
Who is credited with sewing the first American flag?
A. Abigail Adams
B. Betsy Ross
C. Mercy Otis Warren
D. Phillis Wheatley
B. Betsy Ross
What document formally declared American independence?
A. Articles of Confederation
B. Magna Carta
C. Treaty of Paris
D. Declaration of Independence
D. Declaration of Independence
What was the name of the war in Europe during the same conflict?
A. American Revolution
B. Seven Years’ War
C. Thirty Years’ War
D. Napoleonic Wars
B. Seven Years’ War
What did the Quartering Act require colonists to do?
A. Join the British army
B. Pay taxes on goods
C. House British soldiers
D. Move west of the mountains
C. House British soldiers
What happened at Yorktown in 1781?
A. British won the war
B. Washington was captured
C. France switched sides
D. Cornwallis surrendered
D. Cornwallis surrendered
Who switched sides and joined the British?
A. George Washington
B. John Hancock
C. Benedict Arnold
D. Samuel Adams
C. Benedict Arnold
What group organized colonial protests like “No taxation without representation”?
A. Loyalists
B. Sons of Liberty
C. British Parliament
D. Continental Congress
B. Sons of Liberty
Who were France’s main allies in North America during the war?
A. Native American groups
B. Spanish settlers
C. Dutch colonists
D. Portuguese forces
A. Native American groups
What was the result of the Tea Act?
A. Colonists got free tea
B. Tea prices doubled in England
C. Colonists gained representation
D. Boston Tea Party occurred
D. Boston Tea Party occurred
What was significant about the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A. It ended the war
B. British captured Washington
C. Americans gained confidence despite losing
D. France joined the war
C. Americans gained confidence despite losing
Who was a famous African American double agent for the Patriots?
A. Crispus Attucks
B. James Armistead Lafayette
C. Peter Salem
D. Enoch Crosby
B. James Armistead Lafayette
What was the main idea of the First Continental Congress?
A. Declare war immediately
B. Support British taxes
C. Unite colonies against unfair British laws
D. Elect a king for America
C. Unite colonies against unfair British laws