Revolutionary America Quiz 2

What was an effect of the French and Indian War?

• Britain had to give France a large portion of its North American colonies
• All Native Americans were kicked out of British claimed territories
• Britain obtained a lot of debt
• Most colonist believed that Great Britain was weak and could b defeated in war

How did Great Britain plan to pay for the debt?

• They wanted to tax the colonies
• They wanted to confiscate and sell French land taken in the war
• They wanted to force all colonist to pay housing fee
• They wanted to force Native Americans to pay taxes

What do all of these acts have in common? Sugar Act, Tea Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts

• They were all imposed on the colonist by Great Britain
• They taxed common items that most colonist used
• They were unpopular in the colonies
• All are true

What was a reason the colonist opposed the previous acts?

• They did not like what the government was spending money on
• They felt that there should be no taxes in the colonies
• They were put on the colonist without the colonies having anyone to represent them in Parliament
• All are true

Why were the colonist angry about the Proclamation of 1763?

• It stopped them from trading with merchants from other countries

• It taxed everyday items too much

• They felt it would cost too much

• They wanted to settle in the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

What was the quartering act?

• A requirement of all colonist to pay 25% of their money for the war
• A tax on loans
• An act that required citizens to house soldiers in the colonies
• All are true

Which of these was a way in which colonist reacted to these new acts?

• Boycotts
• Nonimportation agreements
• Protest
• All are true

What was a boycott?

• An agreement to non purchased things as a form of protest
• An agreement to only to sell to men
• A person who was loyal to British government
• A person who collects taxes?

What were loyalist?

• A person who was fighting for independence
• Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
• Soldiers who fought for a country for money
• A person who spreads false information to influence public opinion

Which of these is not true of someone who was in a militia?

• They were lightly trained
• They were citizens who had other jobs
• They only helped with protest
• They fought in the military