Road to Independence Test

1. When the French and Indian War ended, Great Britain expanded its American empire, and ___________________.

• awarded American Indians land east of the Allegheny Mountains
• awarded Canada to France
• Increased British forces
• left Great Britain deeply in debt

2. What did the kings of Great Britain use to create the colonies?

• charters
• decrees
• laws
• leases

3. What did the colonists say in response to each Act of Parliament?

• "No King in this country!"
• "No say, no pay!"
• "No taxation without representations!"
• "No more taxes!"

4. The Stamp Act required the colonists to buy a special stamp to put on

• all legal papers
• any good sold in the colonies
• anything taxed
• letters

5. What placed taxes on many household items, such as paint, glass, and tea?

• The East India Company
• Parliament
• the Tea Act
• the Townshend Act

6. The Tea Act ________________.

• made the king rich
• repealed the Townshend Act
• taxed tea
• taxed paint, glass, and tea

7. Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Roger Sherman

8. During the First Continental Congress, colonists ________________.

• declared independence
• declared war
• elected George Washington as president
• tried to avoid war with England

9. The Colonist felt they should fight because __________.

• Britain would not provide protection from the Native Americans
• King George III and Parliament did not represent them
• most of the colonists came from France
• the colonists felt taxation was wrong

10. The Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances against whom?

• Governor Hutchinson
• Benedict Arnold
• George Washington
• King George III