Impact of Colonization
Which of the following is one of the reasons that Native American slavery declined quickly?
1) The Spanish and Native American populations mixed.
2) Native Americans did not know how to farm European crops.
3) Native Americans were susceptible to European diseases and many died.
4) The Spanish converted many Native Americans to Christianity
3) Native Americans were susceptible to European diseases and many died.
How was the Ohio River Valley important to the start of the French and Indian War?
1) Its boundaries were disputed among the Spanish and colonial governors.
2) Britain and France disagreed over who owned the area.
3) Its resources were needed to build the colonial navy up.
4) Native Americans considered this area their sacred hunting grounds.
2) Britain and France disagreed over who owned the area.
Which legislation justified Britain's taxing American colonists to pay for its war debt?
1) Declaratory Acts of 1766
2) Proclamation of 1763
3) Townshend Acts of 1767
4) Stamp Act of 1765
1) Declaratory Acts of 1766
Which of the following Founding Fathers is described by this list?
Benjamin Franklin
Which was a consequence of Native American involvement in the Revolutionary War?
1) The assimilation of Mohawk land into Spanish territory
2) France and Spain deciding that the U.S. was a worthwhile ally
3) The disintegration of the Iroquois Confederacy
4) American protection of Cherokee lands following the war
3) The disintegration of the Iroquois Confederacy
European settlers forced many changes on Native Americans, but some of the greatest changes were ones they did not expect. Which of the following statements describes a change that was not intentional?
1) Spanish conquistadors enslaved Native Americans and forced them to mine or farm.
2) Native Americans were not immune to Old World diseases and millions died.
3) Some Native Americans were forced by European missionaries to convert to Christianity.
4) Native Americans began manufacturing their own guns after the European examples.
Native Americans were not immune to Old World diseases and millions died.
What was the main effect of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
1) Britain gained more land in North America.
2) France gained more Canadian territories.
3) Native Americans lost most of their tribal lands.
4) Spain lost all its holdings in North America
1) Britain gained more land in North America.
The British taxed goods such as tea in order to pay for government in the colonies. Why would Americans protest the tea tax?
1) Americans wanted to buy tea grown in the colonies.
2) The colonies wanted to join together and form their own country.
3) Americans did not want to be taxed by those they did not elect.
4) Americans did not want to pay taxes for anything.
3) Americans did not want to be taxed by those they did not elect.
What role did John Adams play in the Boston Massacre trials?
1) He was a member of the jury.
2) He represented the colonists.
3) He was the judge hearing the case.
4) He represented the British soldiers.
4) He represented the British soldiers.
Which answer best expresses the effects of the British sending troops to Concord, Massachusetts to seize weapons?
1) Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty call this the Boston Massacre to gain colonial support against the British.
2) Delegates meet at the First Continental Congress and demand that Britain repeal the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts.
3) The first shots of the American Revolution are fired and war between the colonies and Britain begins.
4) The Sons of Liberty protest by dumping tea into Boston Harbor, which becomes known as the Boston Tea Party.
3) The first shots of the American Revolution are fired and war between the colonies and Britain begins.
What statement best summarizes the population decline of Native Americans?
1) Hard labor, malnutrition, and diseases from Europeans led millions of Native Americans to die.
2) Native Americans were affected the most by malnutrition, which led to many Native Americans dying.
3) Native Americans encountered many European diseases, but were able to successfully overcome them.
4) A civil war among Native Americans killed many and left many wounded.
1) Hard labor, malnutrition, and diseases from Europeans led millions of Native Americans to die.
How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence?
1) It helped colonists to take over the fur trade, which gave them money for the Revolutionary War.
2) It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.
3) It made the colonists afraid because they saw France lose Canada as a colony to the British.
4) It showed that the colonists did not need the British because they learned to fight battles alone.
2) It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.
Which was a result of the Boston Tea Party?
1) Passing of the Intolerable Acts
2) The creation of the Stamp Act Congress
3) The Sons of Liberty publicizing the Boston Massacre
4) A trial and public hanging of British soldiers
1) Passing of the Intolerable Acts
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!—Patrick Henry
How did Patrick Henry act on this idea?
1) He became a member of Virginia Committee of Correspondence.
2) He worked as a spy for the Continental Army.
3) He became a member of the Declaration of Independence Committee.
4) He wrote the Maryland Declaration of Rights.
1) He became a member of Virginia Committee of Correspondence.
All of the following are causes of the American Revolution except?
1) Stamp Act
2) Boston Massacre
3) Paul Revere's Ride
4) Boston Tea Party
3) Paul Revere's Ride
When European settlers first arrived, they had a military advantage over Native Americans. Which of the following was not an advantage of the settlers?
1) The European settlers had guns and cannons.
2) The Native Americans fought on land they knew.
3) The European settlers had large ships.
4) The Native Americans did not have horses.
2) The Native Americans fought on land they knew.
What was the reason for the Sugar Act of 1764?
1) To keep the colonists safe
2) To prevent smuggling
3) To pay for war debts
4) To raise funds for the colonies
3) To pay for war debts
Which answer best summarizes the purpose of the Olive Branch petition?
1) It was written by the colonists to ask the king to protect their rights and to tell him they wanted peace. It was rejected by the king.
2) It was written by the colonists to ask the Second Continental Congress to have peace talks with the king. The Congress accepted the petition.
3) It was written by the king to ask the colonists to protect his troops and to tell them he wanted peace. It was rejected by the colonists.
4) It was written by the king to ask the Second Continental Congress to stop fighting British troops and to pay higher taxes. The Congress rejected the petition.
1) It was written by the colonists to ask the king to protect their rights and to tell him they wanted peace. It was rejected by the king.
How were the Revolutionary efforts of Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams most alike?
1) Both were imprisoned by the British for their actions.
2) Both were influential in the Sons of Liberty
3) Both wrote in support of the Revolutionary cause.
4) Both served as leaders in the Continental Army.
3) Both wrote in support of the Revolutionary cause.
On which idea did Patriots and Loyalists most agree?
1) Britain provided the colonies with necessary economic support.
2) Colonists could be fairly represented without a vote in Parliament.
3) Societies should organize governments to oversee citizens.
4) Individual freedom is more important than group security.
3) Societies should organize governments to oversee citizens.
What did the Writs of Assistance do?
1) Taxed paper goods
2) Discouraged resettlement
3) Prevented smuggling
4) Lowered taxes
3) Prevented smuggling
Why did the Continental Congress issue the Olive Branch Petition?
1) Wanted to show Britain the reasons why they were going to war
2) Wanted to remain at peace in order to build up the Continental Army
3) Wanted to negotiate for protection of American rights peacefully
4) Wanted to gain United States independence without going to war
3) Wanted to negotiate for protection of American rights peacefully
Which answer best explains the contributions of women during the Revolutionary War?
1) Many women enlisted as soldiers, as was allowed in the 1700s, and they openly fought alongside their husbands.
2) Women only openly supported the British side during the Revolutionary War, as they feared for their lives while their husbands were away fighting in the war.
3) Women contributed at home and at battle locations, some going as far as to become spies or to assist prisoners escaping from captivity.
4) Women helped to support war efforts from their homes but did not help at the military camps or battle locations.
3) Women contributed at home and at battle locations, some going as far as to become spies or to assist prisoners escaping from captivity.
What was the name of colonists who supported the British Crown?
1) Loyalists
2) Anglicans
3) Whigs
4) Patriots
Loyalists
Native American knowledge helped European settlers in many ways. Which of the following best illustrates this idea?
1) Some Native Americans converted to Christianity.
2) Some Native Americans showed Europeans how to grow American crops.
3) Some Native Americans traded their goods with European traders.
4) Some Native Americans allowed Europeans to join their society.
2) Some Native Americans showed Europeans how to grow American crops.
Which event directly inspired the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
1) To raise funds for the colonies
2) The drafting of Common Sense
3) The passing of the Sugar Act
4) The rejection of the Olive Branch Petition
4) The rejection of the Olive Branch Petition
Which answer best explains James Otis' views of the Revolutionary Period?
1) Otis said taxes paid to support Britain's Parliament were a patriotic act.
2) Otis supported Britain's Parliament but wanted Americans to be able to vote for its members.
3) Otis said that taxes paid to support America's Congress were a patriotic act.
4) Otis did not support Britain's Parliament because Americans could not vote for its members.
4) Otis did not support Britain's Parliament because Americans could not vote for its members.