Colonists Unite

What was one main 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 the western land.
• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

Which of the following said that only Native Americans could live on lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Northwest Ordiance
• Townshend Acts
• Proclamation of 1763
• Coercive Acts

What items in the colonies did the Stamp Act tax?

• paper goods
• imported goods
• British tea
• exported goods

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

• a plan for spending money
• a lawmaking body
• a voice in one's government
• money that the government collects from citizens

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 with colonies
• It sold western lands to settlers.

What does treason mean?

• taking a side in conflict
• a formal group statement
• forcing people to do something against their will
• working against one's own government

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

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

How did colonists protest the taxes put on British goods?

• left the colonies
• fought with the British soldiers
• boycotted buying the goods

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

• After the Battle of Bunker Hill
• After the battles of Lexington and Concord
• After the Boston Tea Party
• After the Boston Massacre

Why where the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

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