History Chapter 8

The war France and Britain fought in the New World between 1754 -1763

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• World War I

The young man from Virginia that Governor Dinwiddie sent to the Ohio Country with a message for the French

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ethan Allen

• Benjamin Franklin

Why did the Indian side with the French in the French and Indian War?

• The French told the Indians that the British would destroy the land and the hunting grounds.

• The Indians liked the French's food

• The French liked the Indians better.

• The French told the Indians that the British wanted to kill them all.

What was the law requiring most printed materials to have a stamp or seal affixed to them proving that the purchasers had paid a special tax for the document?

• Stamp Act

• Document Tax

• British Tax

• Boston Tea Tax

What was the skirmish between a group of Bostonians and some British soldiers which resulted in the deaths of five colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Boston British Fight

• Boston War for Independence

Why did the colonists feel that the taxes imposed by Great Britain were unjust?

• The colonists were being forced to pay taxes that citizens in England did not have to pay.

• The colonists did not want to pay taxes at all.

• Great Britain was taking all of their money.

• The colonists had no representation in the British government so they felt it was unfair to pay taxes they had no say in.

What was the meeting held in Philadelphia in May 1775?

• First Continental Congress

• Second Continental Congress

• Constitutional Convention

• Meeting for Independence

What two important decisions were made at this meeting?

• America needed its own army

• George Washington would lead the army

• The colonies needed to submit to England

• The Americans needed to me their own weapons.

What was the battle that took place on June 17, 1775 near Boston and proved Americans could fight with determination?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln