Towards Independence Lesson 7

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Indigenous groups

Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?

• The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.

• The colonies had representation in Parliament.

• The colonies were united into one government.

• The colonies depended upon the British government.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• enslaved Africans

• British soldiers

• Indigenous people

• American colonists

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British soldiers

• Indigenous people

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram below?

• A. Proclamation of 1763

• B. French and Indian War

• C. boycott of British goods

• D. expansion of the British Empire

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• A. create anti-British sentiment.

• B. create trouble for the colonists.

• C. warn of a deadly disease in the city.

• D. describe the truth about what happened.

Patriots viewed the Boston Massacre as proof that the British troops needed to leave the colonies, whereas Loyalists view the event as proof that

• A. British troops would never be able to control the colonies.

• B. colonists no longer considered themselves British.

• C. more British troops were needed to control the colonists.

• D. war would likely occur because of colonists' ongoing protests.