SS Ch. 8 Test

1. What was one major cause of the French and Indian War? (pg. 295)

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
• American colonists wanted independence from Britain.
• Native Americans did not like the French people settling on western lands.
• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

2. What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War? (pg. 299)

• It printed colonial currency.
• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.
• It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
• It sold western lands to settlers.

3. Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation. What does the word representation mean in the sentence above? (pg. 303)

• a plan for spending money
• money that governments collect from citizens
• a voice in one's government
• a lawmaking body

4. How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods? (pg. 304)

• They left the colonies.
• They fought with British soldiers.
• They refused to buy British goods.
• They refused to make British goods.

5. How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule? (pg. 305)

• They spread information quickly.
• They housed British soldiers.
• They voted to declare independence.
• They stole British goods.

6. When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy? (pg. 320)

• after the battles at Lexington and Concord.
• after the Battle of Bunker Hill
• after the Boston Tea Party
• after Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

7. Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important? (pg. 315)

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.
• They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.
• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
• They were the first battles led by George Washington.

8. What happened on July 4th, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history? (pg. 328)

• The colonists won the American Revolution.
• The 13 colonies formed their first united government.
• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
• The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.

9. What was the first plan of government for the United States called? (pg. 330)

• the Albany Plan
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Olive Branch Petition

10. What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation? (pg. 330)

• Congress was given the power to control trade.
• Congress was able to collect taxes.
• The power of the states was limited.
• The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.