Ch. 8 "Uniting the Colonies"

Why did the French want control of the Ohio Valley?

• Pennsylvania and Virginia colonists saw it as an area of trade and growth.

• It was an important link between Canada and Louisiana.

• The natural resources of the Appalachian Mountains were valuable.

• They wanted to form alliances with the Native American tribes.

A formal meeting of representatives is called -

• a congress

• a delegation

• an alliance

• a revolution

Why did the English colonies not support the Albany Plan?

• The colonies did not want to go to war.

• The colonies did not want to form an alliance with the Iroquois.

• The colonies were not willing to work together for a common goal.

• The colonies were united against the British.

Which of the following was not a result of the Treaty of Paris?

• France gave most of its lands in present-day Canada to Britain.

• Britain received Florida from Spain.

• Britain received New Orleans from the French.

• Spain kept control of land west of the Mississippi River.

What caused Pontiac's Rebellion?

• the loss of Indian hunting lands to settlers

• a territory dispute between Native American tribes

• the departure of the French from North America

• a territory dispute between the French and the British

When the colonists refused to buy British goods, it was called -

• a revolution

• a proclamation

• a declaration

• a boycott

Which of the following was nat a way the COLONISTS responded to the East India Company tea monopoly?

• not allowing ships carrying tea to enter their ports

• tea boycotts

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Boston Port Act

What action did the First Continental Congress take?

• It broke away from Britain

• It sent a petition to Parliament

• It declared war against Britain

• It compromised with Britain about the Intolerable Acts

Why were the battle at Lexington and Concord so important?

• They marked the beginning of the war with Britain.

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.

• The Minutemen won both battles.

• The British were defeated.

Who was named the first commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

• John Adams

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• William Howe