Week 4 Tension in the Colonies Content Exam Review

Use the article "War in the New World: The French and Indian War.
According to the article the most likely reason the French and Indian War was fought was _____

• France and Great Britain both wanted to claim land in Asia
• Spain and Great Britain wanted to join sides against France
• France and Spain wanted to establish a fur trading settlement
• France and Great Britian both wanted control of the same part of North America

Use the article "War in the New World: The French and Indian War.
What was one result of each British colony having its own government during the French and Indian War?

• the colonies could share the militias
• the colonies often had difficulty getting food to the troops
• it was often difficult to get all the colonies to agree to make decisions
• the British outnumbered the French two to 1

Use the article "War in the New World: The French and Indian War.
What was the most likely result of the British capture of Canada?

• the French knew they definitely had been defeated
• the British knew they could not win the war
• the French knew they had to retake Quebec immediately
• the British knew they could not establish a colony in Quebec

Use the article "Tensions between the Colonies and Britian".
Which statement about the Proclamation of 1763 is best supported by information from this week's issue?

• American Indians accepted the fact that settlers would be moving onto their lands after the French and Indian War ended
• Great Britain allowed the colonists to decide for themselves whether it was safe to move west across the Appalachian Mountains
• American colonists were extremely unhappy with Great Britain's decision to allow American Indians to claim all land west of the Appalachian Mountains
• the French found another opportunity to defeat the British when the Proclamation of 1763 was passed

Use the article "Tensions between the Colonies and Britian".
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Results of the Proclamation of 1763
• Stamp Act requirements for Colonists
• events that led to Parliament's passing of the Quartering Act
• Quartering Act requirements for Colonists

Use the article "Tensions between the Colonies and Britian".
What would be the best idea for the Cause in the organizer shown above?

• the Quartering Act is passed by Parliament
• the Stamp Act is passed by Parliament
• the Proclamation of 1763 is enacted
• the Stamp Act is repealed by Parliament

Use the article "Tensions between the Colonies and Britian".
What is the most likely reason the crowd began bothering the British soldiers on the night of the Boston Massacre?

• the soldiers represented Great Britain's control over the colonies
• the soldiers started calling the crowds names
• the colonists did not want to go inside the tax building to pay taxes
• the colonists did not like Captain Thomas Preston's red jacket

Use the article "Tensions between the Colonies and Britian".
What is the most likely reason the murders in Boston were called a massacre?

• the soldiers should have given the colonists a chance to run
• the colonists were using only calling the soldiers names
• the soldiers could not have misheard a command to fire their weapons
• the colonists were not armed with weapons, but the soldiers were

Use the article "Benjamin Franklin: Inventor, Scientist, Writer, Patriot" to answer the following question.
Which of these is the best summary of the information in the article?

• Benjamin Franklin is known as a founding father. He loved his country very much. He also gave good advice about money.
• Benjamin Franklin was a man who had many talents. He was an inventor, scientist, and a writer. His greatest work is helping the American colonies gain freedom from Great Britain.
• Benjamin Franklin invented many things. He invented bifocal glasses, medical equipment, a stove, and an odometer. He also invented books and magazines. He is best known for inventing electricity. 
• Benjamin Franklin was a good writer. He wrote lots of famous sayings. We even still use some of his sayings today. He also printed many of the books he wrote.

Use the article "Loyalists, Patriots, and Neutralists" to answer the following question.
Why might Colonists have chosen to be Neutralists?

• Neutralists probably did not have strong opinions favoring the ideas of either the Loyalists or the Patriots
• Neutralists probably did not want to upset King George III
• Neutralists probably did not ever hear any of the Loyalist or Patriot arguments
• Neutralists probably did not care what happened to their colonies