Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain

Which of these was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

• British territory was reduced.

• France defeated Great Britain.

• The British went deeply into debt.

• Relations between the colonists and Great Britain improved.

What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?

• the Boston Massacre

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Quartering Act

• the Stamp Act

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• rubber stamps.

• candles.

• printed paper.

• tea.

How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They ignored it.

• They considered it fair.

• The protested until it was repealed.

• They disliked it but went along with it.

Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

• the Stamp Act

• the Quartering Act

• the Coercive Acts

• the Proclamation of 1763

Which part of the British government passed acts?

• Parliament

• the royal family

• the British Congress

• the House of Burgesses

What was the First Continental Congress?

• the laws passed against the colonies

• the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies

• the lawmakers of the British government

• the treaty between different colonies

Which two groups were fighting against each other in the French and Indian War?

• France against Great Britain

• France against Spain

• France against the American Indians

• Great Britain against the American colonists

What were the two sides fighting over in the French and Indian War?

• territory in Canada

• land in the Ohio River Valley

• control over the 13 colonies

• the vast area known as Louisiana

Which Act(s) taxed several goods that the colonies imported?

• the Quartering Act

• the Imports Act

• the Stamp Act

• the Townshend Acts