Tension Between the Colonies and Great Britain

The French and Indian War was mostly fought because both Britain and France wanted to ___________________ the same part of North America.

• Destroy

• Abandon

• Settle

• Conquer

Great Britain passed a law that said all land west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the American Indians, and no British citizens could settle there. This was called

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Quartering Act

• The Boston Massacre

After the French and Indian war, Great Britain passed a law that said colonists must give food, shelter, transportation and supplies to British soldiers when requested. This law was called ____________________________

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Quartering Act

• The Boston Massacre

Since fighting the French and Indian War cost Great Britain so much, they decided to tax the American colonies by forcing them to pay a fee on every piece of paper they used. This was called _________________________________________.

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Quartering Act

• The Boston Massacre

Colonists in America became more and more angry with Great Britain over taxes, mostly because they thought it was unfair that they did not have _______________________________as did citizens living in Great Britain.

• representation

• allowances

• tariffs

• treasure

In the Boston Massacre, the soldiers were ___________________ while the colonists only had paper and snowballs.

• throwing rocks

• invading

• armed with knives

• armed with muskets

Who represented the soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

France lost it's claim on most of North America when the British defeated them where?

• The Ohio River Valley

• West of the Appalachian mountains

• in Canada

• In Alaska

Benjamin Franklin is best known for

• His cool inventions

• His leadership skills

• His influence in leading the colonies to independence

• His fictional writings

These colonists did not have strong feelings one way or the other about staying under Great Britain's control, or becoming an independent nation.

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Neutralists

• Red Coats