Unit 2 Review

What event was the key to the French defeat in the French and Indian War?

• The British attack on Quebec.

• The Iroquois attack on Lake Ontario.

• The French attack on Saratoga.

• The British attack on Fort Ticonderoga

What happened during “Pontiac’s War?”

• Native American forces united and attacked the French.

• Leader of Ottawa lead an attack on British settlers.

• Leader of the Iroquois banded together and sided with the French.

• Leader of the Ottawa lead an attack on French settlers.

Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?

• colonists who wanted a monopoly on the British tea trade

• colonists who wanted to stay loyal to Britain

• colonial anti-British protesters

• colonial anti-French protesters

Which of these was a demand of the First Continental Congress?

• the strengthening of British rule over the colonies

• the right of colonists to join the British army

• an increase in British imports to the colonies

• the repeal of the Intolerable Acts

Why did many enslaved African Americans side with the British?

• They hoped to win their freedom.

• They hoped to move to Britain.

• They admired the Patriot cause.

• They wanted to establish their own colony.

The Proclamation of 1763 stated that

• Native Americans had to remain (stay) east of the Appalachians.

• colonial settlers had to remain (stay) east of the Appalachians.

• the French had to obtain British citizenship.

• the French were responsible for settling the Appalachians.

Colonists disliked the Tea Act because

• it established a British monopoly on tea.

• it increased the price of tea.

• it lowered the price of tea.

• it forced tea to be shipped from India to Britain.

The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was

• printing paper money.

• forming a navy.

• electing a commander.

• forming an army.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

The Declaration’s “list of grievances” included

• colonists being taxed without their consent.

• colonists being forced to hold jury trials.

• colonists being executed without trial.

• colonists being forced to observe the Magna Carta.