SS Ch. 6

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
• American colonists wanted independence from Britain.
• Native Americans did not like French people settling on western lands.
• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency.
• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.
• It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
• It sold western land to settlers.

Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation.
What does the word representation mean in the sentence above?

• a plan for spending money
• money that governments collect
• a voice in one's government
• a lawmaking body

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

• They left the colonies.
• They fought with the British soldiers.
• They refused to buy British goods.
• They refused to make British goods.

How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

• They spread information quickly.
• They housed British soldiers.
• They voted to declare independence. 
• They stole British goods.

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• after the battles at Lexington and Concord
• after the battle of Bunker Hill
• after the Boston Tea Party
• after Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.
• They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.
• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
• They were the first battles led by George Washington.

What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?

• The colonists won the American Revolution.
• The 13 colonies formed their first united government.
• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
• The colonies formed the first Committee of Correspondence.

What was the first plan of government for the United States called?

• the Albany Plan
• the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Olive Branch Petition

What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?

• Congress was given the power to control trade.
• Congress was able to collect taxes.
• The power of the states was limited.
• The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.