Unit 4: Road to Revolution

The French and Indian war was fought between who?

• French and the Indians

• Britain and Spain

• France and their Indian allies against Britain and their Indian allies

• Britain and France against Iroquois Confederacy

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Treaty of Pair 1783

• Treaty of Demarcation

A system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa is know as;

• Mercantilism

• Navigation trades

• Triangular Trade

• Albany Plan

This was a practice of controlled trade which made Great Britain much wealthier than the colonies

• Triangular trade

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Communism

A movement that spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society

• Mercantilism

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• Isolationism

Why did the British government decide to start taxing the colonists in in the 1760s?

• to build new roads and make other improvements in the colonies

• to raise money after the costs of the French and Indian War

• to increase the powers of royal governors in the colonies

• to encourage more colonists to return to Great Britain

How were the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty similar?

• They were all loyalist organizations

• They were limited to the New England colonies.

• They all invited the participation of both men and women

• They were organizations formed in opposition to British policies.

This Act stated that Parliament had the power to pass laws "in all cases."

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

• Declaratory Act

• Navigation Act

Why did colonial leaders organize the First Continental Congress?

• to discuss separating from Great Britain

• because Parliament passed laws giving Britain greater control of the colonies

• to discuss abolishing slavery

• because of the Native American attacks.

Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act of 1773?

• To put the British Easy India Company out of business

• To increase the taxes on colonial tea

• To stop the smuggling of Dutch tea and sell British tea cheap

• To increase the costs of British Tea