CKLA Mid-Unit Content Assessment

Name (first then last)

The French and Indian War was fought between the

• Spanish, French and Germans

• Native Americans and French

• British and French

• Canadians and Native Americans

By defeating the _______ in the French and Indian War, the __________ became the most important power in North America.

• Spanish; French

• Native Americans; French

• British; Native Americans

• French; Brtiish

As a result of the French and Indian War, the British:

• invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliament

• imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by colonists

• asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain's debts

• Sailed back to England and left the colonists alone

The British government created the Stamp Act to:

• Force colonists to help pay Britain's war debts

• protect the colonists from French taxes

• ensure that all British goods were stamped with the king's seal

• issue stamps for packages between the colonies and Great Britain

The Sons of Liberty and many others felt that British taxes were unfair because colonists:

• had no ties to Great Britain

• Had their own bills to pay

• had no say in how to raise money to pay

• wanted complete independence from Britian

Unhappiness and a desire for independence grew in the colonies as a result of which of the following? Check ALL that apply (there may be more than one good answer!)

• Great Britain increased taxes on the colonies

• British show of military force in Boston

• Native American's continued attacks

• Great Britain's removal of colonial rights

When news of the Boston Tea Party reached Great Britain:

• noblemen made plans to sail to America for a party

• The British Parliament repealed all taxes

• the British Parliament approved a new set of laws to punish the people of Boston

• King George III was forced to give up his role as King

The colonists referred to the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Ace, and the Quartering Act as the _______ Acts because they _______

• Freedom; gave more freedom to the colonists

• Peace; established peace between the colonists and Britain

• Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept

• Massachusetts; applied to the state of Massachusetts

In response to these Intolerable Acts, representatives from 12 out of the 13 colonies formed the First Continental Congress to:

• celebrate improved relations with Great Britain

• draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British Government

• draft a letter to the king asking him to spread the laws to all 13 colonies

• wage war against Great Britain