Ch. 2 Test - Causes of Revolution

1. What was the primary reason for the founding of the 13 colonies?

• A) Trade and commerce
• B) Religious freedom
• C) To escape slavery
• D) To expand the British Empire

2. Which colony was the first to be established in 1607?

• A) Massachusetts
• B) Georgia
• C) Virginia
• D) Pennsylvania

3. The French and Indian War was fought between which two countries?

• A) Britain and Spain
• B) France and Spain
• C) France and Britain
• D) Britain and Germany

4. What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• A) Disputes over trade routes
• B) A religious conflict
• C) Competition over land in the Ohio River Valley
• D) Slavery

5. What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

• A) France gained control of the 13 colonies
• B) Britain gained control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi River
• C) Britain lost control of the colonies
• D) The Native Americans gained new territories

6. What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A) A law prohibiting settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
• B) A tax on all imported goods
• C) A treaty with France
• D) A new set of trade laws

7. Why did the British government pass the Stamp Act in 1765?

• A) To punish the colonies
• B) To regulate colonial trade
• C) To raise money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War
• D) To create a standing army

8. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• A) To tax newspapers, legal documents, and other printed materials
• B) To tax tea and sugar
• C) To regulate colonial trade
• D) To establish new colonies

9. What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?

• A) They accepted it
• B) They paid the tax willingly
• C) They protested and boycotted British goods
• D) They moved westward

10. The Townshend Acts imposed taxes on all of the following except:

• A) Tea
• B) Paint
• C) Paper
• D) Cotton