Module 2 Revolution Quiz

During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?

• Mississippi River Valley
• Ohio River Valley
• Connecticut River Valley
• Pennsylvania River Valley

The trade route between Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies that brought slaves to the West Indies and the Americas.

• The Slave Trade
• Triangular Trade
• Devil's Den
• The Slave Codes

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• Sugar

• All mailings sent throughout the colonies

• Tea from India

• Paper materials and Legal documents

Why did the British impose the Stamp Act?

• As payback for the repeal of the sugar act

• To repay debts formed from the French and Indian War

• To punish the colonies for the Declaration of Independence

• To help defeat the French in the 7 Years War

What did the Townshend Acts do?

• put a restriction on storage for the colonists

• give colonists in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston a curfew

• taxed all imports into the colonies

• taxed products made in the colonies

What event was a direct result of the colonist frustration with the Tea Act?

• Boston Massacre

• Gaspee Affair

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Boston Tea Party

Colonists refused to buy British tea because

• England's Parliament was taxing them without representation
• they did not like the taste of British tea
• they did not agree with paying taxes at all

The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.

• Terrible
• Intolerable
• Hateful

One punishment under the Intolerable Acts was...

• the British closed down Charleston harbor.
• The British forced the colonists to quarter soldiers in their homes.
• The colonists could only trade with Spain.