Chapter 5 Toward Independence

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• A. Spain
• B. France
• C. Great Britain
• D. American Indians

Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?

• A. The colonies were left to govern themselves.
• B. The colonies had representation in Parliament.
• C. The colonies were united into one government.
• D. The colonies depended upon the British government.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.
• The colonists were given their independence.
• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.
• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.
• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.
• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• create anti-British sentiment
• create trouble for the colonists.
• warn of a deadly disease in the city.
• describe the truth about what happened.

What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?

• the Stamp Act
• the Intolerable Acts
• the Boston Massacre
• the Proclamation of 1763

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act
• They increased the tax on paper
• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.
• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?

• the Boston Tea Party
• the Quartering Act

Who was the militia volunteer who was sent to drive the French out during the French and Indian War?

• Charles Townshend
• Thomas Jefferson
• King George III
• George Washington

The French and Indian War earned its name because the French were fighting the Indians and British at the same time.

• True
• False