Ch.8 Colonies unit study guide

What was one of the major causes of the French and Indian War?

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

• American colonist wanted independence from Britain.

• Native Americans did not lice French people settling on western lands.

What did the British government do to help pay the cost of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency.

• It passed new tax laws for the colonies

• It forced colonies to trade only with Britain.

Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation? what does representation mean in the sentence?

• A lawmaking body

• A plan for spending money.

• A voice in one's own government.

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

• They refused to buy British goods.

• They refused to make British goods.

• They fought with British soldiers.

How did Committees of correspondence help the colonist fight British rule?

• They voted to declare independence.

• They spread the information quickly.

• They housed British soldiers.

• They stole British goods.

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

• After the battles at Lexington and Concord.

• After the Battle of Bunker Hill

• After the Boston Tea Party

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 and Important date in American History?

• The colonists won the American Revolution.

• The 13 colonies formed their first united government.

• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

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 of the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?

• A congress was given the power to control trade.

• The power of the state was limited.

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