Chapter 8 Social Studies

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.

• American colonists wanted independence from Britain.

• Native Americans did not like French people.

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies.

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency.

• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.

• It passed new tax laws for the colonies.

• It sold western lands to settlers.

Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation.

What does the word representation mean in the sentence above?

• a plan for spending money

• money that governments collect from citizens

• a voice in one's government

• a lawmaking body

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

• They left the colonies.

• They fought with British soldiers.

• They refused to buy British goods.

• They refused to make British goods.

How did the committee of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

• They spread information quickly.

• They housed British soldiers.

• They voted to declare independence.

• They stole British goods.

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• after the battles of Lexington and Concord

• after the battle of Bunker Hill

• after the Boston Tea party.

• after Congress approved the declaration of Independence

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War.

• They forced Parliament to repeal taxes.

• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

• They were the first battles led by George Washington.

What happened on July 4 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?

• The colonists won the revolution.

• The colonies formed the first government.

• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.

• The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.

What was the first plan of government called?

• the Albany plan

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Olive Branch Petition

What is one effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation?

• Congress was given the power to control trade.

• Congress was able to collect taxes.

• The power of states were limited.

• The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.