Unit 3 Road to Revolution Quiz part I

Which conflict prompted the start of the French and Indian War?

• a dispute with Spain over the GA-FL border

• a dispute with France over the Ohio River Valley

• unreasonable taxation without representation

• unfair trade with the mother country

The conflict which created debt for the British government leading to taxation of the colonies:

• War of Jenkins' Ear

• Revolutionary War

• English Civil War

• French and Indian War

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of London

• Treaty of Boston

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Savannah

Which of the following resulted from the Treaty of Paris?

• France surrendered its North American land claims to Great Britain

• Spain surrendered its North American land claims to Great Britain

• The new western boundary for the American colonies was the Mississippi River

• All British debt was paid by the French government

Why did Great Britain pass the Proclamation Act of 1763? You may have more than one answer.

• To punish the colonists for not unifying against the French and Indians

• To keep the peace with Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mountains

• To allow for easy access to western lands for colonial settlers

• To keep military expenditures down in the American colonies

Select the first DIRECT tax on the American colonies after the French and Indian War.

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

Choose three examples of how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act.

• Destroyed British tea by throwing it into the Boston Harbor

• They attacked stamp tax collectors by tarring and feathering them

• They formed groups like the Sons of Liberty

• They boycotted British goods

How did this image impact the American Revolution?

• It encouraged the colonies to unify in the face of British tyranny

• It encouraged the Colonies to remain independent of one another for the good of its own citizens

• It promoted tarring and feathering British officials

• It led directly to the boycotting of British goods

Why did James Otis argue against Writs of Assistance?

• It violated free speech

• It violated the right to bear arms

• It violated the right to protect one from unreasonable searches and seizures

• It violated the right to have a jury trial