7G American History Unit 1 Review

Which best describes the conflict between the British and the French during the French and Indian War?

• The English built forts along the Ohio River Valley.

• Spanish and the French wanted to own more land than Britain.

• The French wanted to stop westward movement by the British.

• The British controlled the Fur Trade expansion down the Mississippi River.

Which statement describes the Albany Plan of Union?

• Separate government from the Spanish.

• United government in the thirteen colonies against the French.

• Equal rights for colonists.

• Join the French side or they will die against the British forces.

Why did the British soldiers live in the colonies immediately following the French and Indian War?

• Free homes

• To keep peace between the colonists and the Native Americans.

• Make sure colonists paid their taxes to the British.

• Make sure colonists were not smuggling in any prohibited materials.

How did the French and Indian War affect the French?

• The colonists joined with the French to attempt to fight against them.

• Native Americans helped them trade with other Native American tribes.

• The colonies united in the Albany Plan of Union.

• Caused the French to give up all their land in North America.

The Proclamation of 1763 was purposeful because it did which of the following?

• Florida was given to the Spanish.

• Stopped colonists moving west of the Appalachian Mountains and avoided confrontations with Native Americans.

• Allowed the British to move west and build forts along the Ohio River Valley.

• Caused colonists to board three ships and toss tea into the Boston Harbor.

How did the Sugar Act, Quartering Act and the Stamp act contribute to the Revolutionary War?

• Angered colonists who thought their rights (civil liberties) had been violated.

• Stopped trade completely to the colonists.

• Colonists were seen as traders and were without any allies.

• Led to the creation of the 1st Continental Congress.

Which explains "no taxation without representation?"

• Colonists feared punishment if they vocally expressed that they were against the British.

• Colonists didn't want to be part of a government who gave them no say in laws.

• They refused to pay taxes if they couldn't represent their hometown with certain clothing.

• British ended taxes because they were out numbered by colonists.

SELECT 2

What British Colonial Acts caused colonists to be angered?

• Encouraging farming of cotton.

• Quartering soldiers in private colonial homes.

• Offering rewards for colonists who would turn in rebels of the British.

• Forcing colonists to join a confederation of colonies.

• .Taxing colonists without their approval.

What is the best reason that the Parliament (British Government) raised taxes in the colonies after the French and Indian War in 1763?

• To punish the colonists for rebelling.

• The French were out of money from the war and the colonists were the most trusting out of all the groups.

• Help pay for Britains debt after the French and Indian War.

• To punish colonies for crossing west of the Appalachian Mountains.

SELECT 3

What were three complaints that were mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

• King George took advantage of his powers and the colonists.

• Colonists were unfairly taxed.

• Colonists were not allowed to gather for any reason.

• Houses that were provided for British troops were not big enough for housing.

• Colonists followed all the rules of King George and still were not spared of any rules.