French & Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between the:
A. Spanish, French, and Germans
B. Native Americans and French
C. British and French
D. Canadian French, Native Americans
C. British and French
Following the French and Indian War, the British decided to tax the colonists because:
A. they wanted to pay the Native Americans who helped them during the war
B. they wanted to continue exploring new lands beyond the Americas
C. they owed lots of money and felt the colonists should help pay their bills
D. they disliked the colonists for living in North America
C. they owed lots of money and felt the colonists should help pay their bills
Part A: The colonists referred collectively to the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act as the ______ Acts because they ____.
A. Freedom; gave more freedom to the colonists
B. Peace; established peace between the colonists and Great Britain
C. Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept
D. Massachusetts; applied only to the state of Massachusett
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C. Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept
In the following sentence, what is the meaning of the word declaration?
Thomas Jefferson, a representative from Virginia, was asked to write an official declaration of independence.
A. a document that contains an official statement
B. a pamphlet to be distributed to the colonies
C. a letter to the king of England
D. a book declaring desires for liberty
A. a document that contains an official statement
By defeating the __________ in the French and Indian War, the ___________ became the most important power in North America.
A. Spanish; French
B. Native Americans; French
C. British; Native Americans
D. French; British
D. French; British
The British government created the Stamp Act to:
A. force colonists to help pay Britain’s war debts
B. protect the colonists from French taxes
C. ensure that all British goods were stamped with the king’s seal
D. issue stamps for packages between the colonies and Great Britain
A. force colonists to help pay Britain’s war debts
In response to the Intolerable acts, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies formed the First Continental Congress to:
A. celebrate improved relationships between Great Britain and the colonies
B. draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British government
C. draft a letter to the king, asking him to enforce the same laws in all the colonies
D. wage war against Great Britain
B. draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British government
The American Revolution spans many years, but the actual war began in ____________ with the “shot heard ’round the world” in _____________.
A. April 1775; Lexington, Massachusetts
B. June 1775; Bunker Hill, Massachusetts
C. October 1781; Yorktown, Virginia
D. December 1776; Trenton, New Jersey
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A. April 1775; Lexington, Massachusetts
As a result of the French and Indian War, the British:
A. invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliament
B. imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists
C. asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain’s debts
D. sailed back to England and left the colonists alone to govern themselves
B. imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists
The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Intolerable Acts were all examples of:
A. colonial and British cooperation
B. British respect for the colonists
C. increasing British control over the affairs of the colonists
D. colonial acts of aggression against the British
C. increasing British control over the affairs of the colonists
In the following sentence, what is the meaning of the word boycott?
Many establishments agreed to boycott British tea.
A. get rid of
B. buy and use
C. serve and sell
D. refuse to buy or use
D. refuse to buy or use
The declaration of independence that Thomas Jefferson was asked to write:
A. was never finished
B. was read only by members of the Second Continental Congress
C. became a key document in American history
D. was burned by the king of England
C. became a key document in American history
As a result of the French and Indian War, ________
became the dominant power in North America.
A. France
B. Native American tribes
C. Great Britain
D. Spain
C. Great Britain
The Sons of Liberty and many others felt that British taxes were unfair because the colonists:
A. had no ties to Great Britain and felt they owed them nothing
B. had their own bills to pay following the war
C. had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain’s debts
D. wanted complete independence from Britain
C. had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain’s debts
This patriot’s pamphlet, Common Sense, influenced the Second Continental Congress’ decision to fight for independence.
A. Samuel Adams
B. Isaac Barre
C. Thomas Paine
D. John Hancock
C. Thomas Paine
The Second Continental Congress put this patriot in charge of the Continental Army.
A. Patrick Henry
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Hancock
B. George Washington