Social Studies-Chapter 8

What was one major cause of the French and indian War?

• American colonists wanted independence from Britian

• France and Britian both claimed the same lands in North America

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies

What did the British goverbnment do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency

• It forced the colonists to trade with only Britian

• It passed new tax laws for the colonies

What does the word representation mean in the following sentence? : Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation.

• A plan for spending money

• Money that governments collect from citizens

• A voice in one's government

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

• They left the colonies.

• They refused to buy Bristish goods.

• They fought with British soldiers.

How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

• They spread information quickly.

• They housed British soldiers.

• They voted to declare independence.

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

• after the battles at Lexington and Concord

• after the Boston Tea Party

• after the Battle of Bunker Hill

Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

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

• They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.

• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?

• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

• The colonists won the American Revolution.

• The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.

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

• the Albany Plan

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?

• Congress was given the power to control trade.

• The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.

• The power of the states was limited.