American Revolution

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French and Indian War?

• The French and British were already at war in Europe and those tensions spilled over into North America.

• The British were concerned about French forts being built in the Ohio River Valley.

• The population of the British colonies was growing rapidly and pushing westward in search of more land.

• All of these options are true.

A major difference between the activities of the French colonists and the English colonists in North America is that the French _____.

• were primarily farmers and grew large amounts of corn for shipment back to France

• had a well-established fur trading industry

• occupied most of southern Florida

• wanted fishing rights in the Great Lakes

A direct result of British involvement in the French and Indian War was that the ____.

• British had a lot of war debt and decided to set new taxes for the colonists

• British switched their political focus from mainland North America to the Caribbean

• French took Vermont from the British

• French abandoned their control over Boston

What was the result of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• Molasses became illegal in the colonies and people were forced to use sugar instead

• It provided New England colonists with new land for their growing sugar plantations

• It was intended to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the Spanish and French West Indies and the British colonies

• Sugar became the dominant product traded in the colonies

1. Closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea. 2. Revoked Massachusetts' charter. 3. Allowed the Royal governor to order trials of accused people to take place in Great Britain. 4. Allowed British troops to be housed in private homes.

• Intolerable Acts

• Currency Act

• Townshend Acts

• Quebec Act

Which of the following is true about the Stamp Act of 1765?

• It provided free stamps for the colonists.

• Merchants, lawyers, tavern owners, and printers were all economically hurt by the Act.

• It was welcomed by colonists, who had been asking for more freedom in the use of stamps.

• Patrick Henry of Virginia was a strong supporter of the Act.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend Acts?

• An act requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British troops.

• A tea tax.

• A tax on fish caught in British waters.

• A duty that taxed paint, lead, and paper.

Which of the following is NOT one way the colonists showed their anger at unfair British taxes?

• Colonial women refused to shop at British-owned shops and market stalls, leading to a drop in income for Loyalist merchants.

• The Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

• Colonists boycotted British products, such as cotton fabrics woven in British mills, and chose American-made fabrics instead.

• All of these were methods showing colonial anger at the British.

Which of the following events served as an inspiration to the colonists when they started thinking about breaking away from England?

• The Enlightenment

• The success of Puritans leaving behind religious persecution in England and starting their own free colony in North America

• The Whig political party in England standing up against the Tory political party, which backed King George

• All of these

To what "injuries" does Thomas Jefferson refer when The Declaration of Independence says, "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States..."

• Unfair taxes and British army violence against colonists

• The thousands of colonists wounded in the French and Indian War

• Damage to infrastructure, such as the Custom House in Boston

• The kidnapping of British sailors for forced service on American ships