Chapter 11: The Road to Revolution

Which war led England to begin taxing its colonies in the Americas?

• the War of 1812
• the First World War
• the French and Indian War
• the Mexican-American War

By what name was the French and Indian War known in Europe? 

• The Ten Years War
• The Seven Years War
• The Creek and English War 
• The War for the Ohio River Valley

What natural boundary was to be observed according to the Proclamation of 1763? 

• the Fall Line 
• the Mississippi River
• the Chattahoochee River 
• the Appalachian Mountains 

According to the Proclamation of 1763, to what river was Georgia's southern border extended? 

• Altahama
• Savannah
• St. Mary's
• Chattahoochee

For what purpose did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act? 

• to force the colonists to register their names 
• for raising money to pay England's war debt
• for ensuring that English merchants were used
• to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Which statement best describes how the French and Indian War led to America's Revolutionary War? 

• England gained control of Canada and tried to used Canada's tax structure on the thirteen colonies
• France lost the Louisiana Territory and the Southern Colonies argued with Great Britain over claims to the newly acquired land
• France, which was bitter over losing the war to Great Britain, incited rebellion in the colonies and enticed Spain to move into the territories of the British colonists
• Great Britain was heavily in debt after the war and tried to recover monies by taxing colonies based on the idea that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the French

A protest in which people refuse to buy certain items until specific conditions are met

• climate
• boycott
• confederation
• charter

Secretly importing or exporting goods

• smuggling
• indigo
• naval stores
• royal

Take back

• Parliament
• Upper house
• Commons
• repeal

This law required that stamps be placed on all printed materials and documents.

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Act
• Nullification Act