REVIEW - S. Studies: Chapter 6 (2022-23)

Name 1 way colonists protested British taxes

What did the "Committees of Correspondence" do?

• protested british taxes

• helped spread information around the colonies

• gave money to help fight the war

• spied for George Washington

What was the main cause of the "French and Indian War"?

• France and Britain both claimed the same land

• the issue of slavery

• the Indians always attacked the French

• the King needed more money

How did Britain help pay for the "French and Indian War"?

• it sold some of its land the France

• it gave its land to the Indians

• it forced people who used slaves to pay higher taxes

• it forced the colonists to pay new / higher taxes

"A voice in one's government" is called _____.

• parliment

• representation

• taxation

• plantation

When did the British realize fighting the Colonists would be difficult?

• during the battle of Lexington & Concord

• during the French & Indian War

• after the battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)

• after the Boston Massacre

Why was the Battle of Lexington & Concord important? (choose all that apply)

• it marked the beginning of the American Revolution

• the British soldiers left the colonies

• it forced the King to remove the taxes

• It was the first time a British colony had fought against Great Britain

Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence on _____.

• January 01, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• May 10, 1775

• June 23, 1980

The first plan of government for the new United States was called _____.

• the Article of Confederation

• The Constitution

• the Mayflower Compact

• The Declaration of Independence

One good effect of the Articles of Confederation was _____.

• it helped the British win the war

• it helped the Americans find help from other countries

• it help that states work together during the war

• it stopped all taxes in the colonies