American History Review #4

This is the theory that the colonies exist for the economic benefit for the mother country.

• Stamp Act
• Mercantilism
• Free Enterprise
• Intolerable Acts

In 1754, war broke out between Britain and France. In Europe it was known as the Seven Years War. When the fighting started in North America it was called the

• French and Indian War. 
• Revolutionary War.
• Civil War.
• Mexican War.

Why was the war named the “French and Indian War”?

• England fought against France and its Indian allies.
• France fought against the Indians.
• England and France fought against the Indians.
• France fought against England and its Indian allies.

What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1963
• Proclamation of 1973
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1873

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

What was the British view of colonial taxes?

• They thought it was unfair because it was at night
• They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
• To raise money for protection of the colonies
• The Stamp Act collected very little money

In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. What did the colonists do to show their feelings about these taxes?

• The colonists started taxing British goods.

• The colonists decided to trade only with France.

• The colonists voted for a new king.

• The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests.

An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products:

• boycott
• petition
• minutemen
• mercenary

What is the meaning of taxation without representation?

• When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
• When people are taxed twice on the same item
• When some people get taxed and others don't
• When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is

An angry crowd of workers surrounded a small group of British soldiers and were fired upon during the _________.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Rebellion

• Boston Treaty

• Boston Tea Party