US History A Unit 4

At the start of the American Revolution, what did most Native Americans do?

• support the colonists

• refuse to get involved

• support the British

• support was split between the British and the colonists

The “Shot Heard Round the World” initiated the War of Independence in America.

At which battle did it occur?

• The Battle of Lexington

• The Battle of Concord

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Saratoga

Many colonists were neutral over the Revolutionary War but in which category were they considered?

• Patriots

• Pacifists

• Loyalists

• all of the above

The French & Indian War was mainly fought between which groups of people?

• French and Native Americans

• English and Native Americans

• French and English

• between rival Native American tribes

What inspired colonist resentment which resulted in the phrase 'taxation without representation'?

• the Navigation Acts

• the raising of taxes in the aftermath of the French & Indian War

• the clampdwon of the Sons of Liberty

• the blockading of US ports

What was the intention of the Olive Branch Petition?

• to give the King an ultimatum

• to ask the King to negotiate

• to antagonise the King

• to repair relations with the King

The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the French & Indian War.

What was the result?

• Britain gained all of French America

• Britian gained almost all of French America and Spanish Florida

• France gave up half of its American territory to Britain

• Britain and Spain split the French territory in America

Why were colonists angered at the Proclamation of 1763

• it raised taxes

• they were under new rulers

• it forbade slavery

• it forbade them from expanding to the west

Which act forced colonists to pay a tax on the purchase of printed materials or legal documents?

• the Tonwnshed Acts

• the Declarotary Act

• the Stamp Act

• the Sugar Act

How did colonists react to British taxation?

• boycotted British products

• formed secret groups

• refused to pay taxes

• all of the above