Toward Independence

The French and Indian War was fought between which two sides

• The French vs. the Indians

• The French and Indians vs. the British and other Indians

• The British vs. the Indians

• The British vs. Indians

The French & Indian War began as a fight over claims to

• Florida

• the Mississippi River Valley

• Maine

• the Ohio Valley

France tried to protect its land claims in North America by

• bribing English officials

• building forts in the Ohio Valley

• attacking English settlements

• signing the Treaty of Paris

Who won the French and Indian War?

• the British

• the colonists

• the Indians

• the French

The chief goal of the Tea Act was to

• stop colonists from drinking tea.

• help a British company.

• punish the colonists.

• raise the price of tea.

The Sons & Daughters of Liberty were organized to

• help Britain defeat France.

• govern the colonies.

• fight the French & Indian War.

• protest British policies.

BEFORE 1763, the American colonies had been

• ruled with a firm hand by Parliament

• left alone to govern themselves

• denied religious freedom by the king

• heavily taxed by the British

How did taxes in the colonies compare to taxes in Britain BEFORE the French & Indian War?

• Colonists paid 20% of their income; people in England paid 5%

• No one in the colonies paid any taxes

• Colonists paid 2% of their income; people in England paid 20%

• No one in Britain paid any taxes

Which was NOT a major effect of the French & Indian War?

• Colonist didn't need protection from the French in Canada

• New taxes were passed to help pay off Britain’s war debt

• Native Americans moved so settlers could move to Ohio Valley

• greatly expanded Britain’s empire in North America

The Stamp Act put a tax on

• glass, paper, and paint

• sugar and molasses

• legal documents

• tea