Social Studies: The Colonies Unite

France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America. What did this cause?

• Revolutionary Way

• French and Indian War

• Tax Laws

• Boycotts and Protests

How did the British government help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War?

• printed their own money

• forced colonists to trade only with themselves

• passed new tax laws for colonists

• sold land to settlers

What does representation mean?

• a plan

• money collected from citizens

• a voice in one's government

• a lawmaking body

How did colonists protest British policies?

• they left the colonies

• the fought with others

• they refused to buy British goods

• they refused to make British goods

How did the Committee of Correspondence help the colonists?

• they spread information quickly

• they gave soldiers a place to live

• they voted to declare independence

• they stole British goods

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• after the battles at Lexington

• after the Battle of Bunker Hill

• after the Boston Tea Party

• after the colonists declared independence

Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

• they marked the end of the war

• they forced Parliament to repeal tax laws

• they marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War

• they were the first battles led by George Washington

When did Congress vote to accept the Declaration of Independence?

• July 4, 1976

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1792

What was the first plan of government for the United States called?

• Albany Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

How did the Articles of Confederation help the new nation?

• Congress had the power to trade

• Congress could collect taxes

• States had limited power

• States were held together during the Revolutionary War