Unit Test: The American Revolution

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

• a. The French and British were already at war in Europe and those tensions spilled over into North America.
• b. The British were concerned about French forts being built in the Ohio River Valley.
• c. The population of the British colonies was growing rapidly and pushing westward in search of more land.
• d. All of the above statements are TRUE

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

• a. were primarily farmers and grew large amounts of corn for shipment back to France.
• b. had a well-established fur trading industry.
• c. occupied most of southern Florida.
• d. were primarily interested in fishing rights in the Great Lakes.

6. Which of the following was NOT a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?

• a. France lost Canadian colonies and claims to land east of the Mississippi River.
• b. Spain got French territory west of the Mississippi River.
• c. England got all French territory in Canada, Florida & rights to Caribbean slave trade.
• d. French forces were pushed into the American Southwest.

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

• a. British had a lot of war debt and decided to set new taxes for the colonists.
• b. British switched their political focus from mainland North America to the Caribbean.
• c. French took Vermont from the British.
• d. French abandoned their control over Boston.

8. What was the result of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• a. Molasses became illegal in the colonies and people were forced to use sugar instead.
• b. It provided New England colonists with new land for their growing sugar plantations.
• c. It was intended to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the Spanish and French West Indies and the British colonies.
• d. Sugar became the dominant product traded in the colonies.

9. The table below describes the -

• a. Intolerable Acts
• b. Currency Act
• c. Townshend Acts
• d. Quebec Act
• Option 5

10. Which of the following is TRUE about the Stamp Act of 1765?

• a. It provided free stamps for the colonists, which helped the economy.
• b. Merchants, lawyers, tavern owners, and printers were all hurt economically by the Act.
• c. It was welcomed by the colonists, who had been asking for more freedom in the use of stamps.
• d. Patrick Henry of Virginia was a strong supporter of the Act.

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

• a. An act requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British troops.
• b. A tea tax.
• c. A tax on fish caught in British waters.
• d. A duty that taxed paint, lead, and paper.

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

• a. Colonial women refused to shop at British-owned shops and market stalls, leading to a drop in income for British Loyalist merchants.
• b. The Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
• c. Colonists boycotted British products, such as cotton fabrics woven in British mills, and chose American-made fabrics instead.
• d. All of the above were methods used to show colonial anger at British taxes.

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

• a. The Enlightenment.
• b. The success the Puritans had leaving behind religious persecution in England and starting their own free colony in North America.
• c. The Whig political party in England standing up against the Tory political party, which backed King George.
• d. All of the above