8th Final Review

Which statement summarizes one result of the French and Indian War?

• It marked the end of French power in North America.

• It destroyed the American Indian alliances

Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700s?

• to demonstrate Britain’s strength to France and Spain

• to gain access to the region’s natural resources

Which important roles did American women take during the revolution? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• caring for wounded soldiers

• serving in state legislatures

• working in factories

• running family businesses

Look at the image of Chief Pontiac rallying American Indians against the British colonists.

Which event caused the action shown in the image?

• The British were building farms and forts on American Indian lands.

• French settlers had moved into lands west of the Appalachians.

How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led the troops to fire at the colonists.

• British officials ordered their troops to fire on any colonist who opposed the Stamp Act, which led to the massacre.

What event led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

• The attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores.

• The rejection of the Olive Branch Petition by King George III.

Participants in the Revolutionary War:

● Bernardo de Gálvez

● Friedrich von Steuben

● Casmir Pulaski

● Thaddeus Kosciusko

Which description identifies the role of the people in the table?

• British generals controlling the colonies

• Europeans who aided Patriot forces

Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?

• “We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America...solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States ...”
  

• “He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.”

Which statement describes a reason for the French forts across North America? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• to protect the major ports that existed in North America at the time

• to serve as trading posts with American Indian traders

• to allow for easier transportation of troops and supplies

• to defend French territory from European colonial expansion

British Actions:

Proclamation of 1763

Stamp Act

Writs of Assistance

Townshend Acts

Which of the following was a result of these actions?

• The colonists were given representation in Parliament.

• A new American identity developed.