American Revolution Test Review

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• Spain interfered with trade between France and the Indians

• Native Americans attacked Great Britain for taking away their land

• France began trading in areas that Britain also traded in the Ohio River Valley

• Native Americans attacked England for constant disagreements over land

How was the French and Indian War a cause of the American Revolution?

• Parliament felt that the colonists should be paid for their service in the French and Indian War

• The British military lost the French and Indian War and Americans thought they could defeat the British

• France gained a lot of territory during the French and Indian War, which made it difficult for France to control the area

• The British spent a large amount of money on the French and Indian War, which they tried to recover by taxing the colonists

Why did the South Carolina indigo trade increase after the French and Indian War?

• Florida's indigo fields had been destroyed by the war

• Florida also began trading indigo with South Carolina

• England had a dramatic increase in demand for indigo

• England could no longer get indigo from the French West Indies

Why did the British pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• To keep English settlers from moving into Spanish land

• To reduce conflict between colonists and Native Americans

• To keep France from creating colonies in the Ohio River Valley

• To prohibit Native Americans from moving east of the Appalachian Mountains

Which of the following is not true about the Sugar Act?

• It was a direct tax

• It was designed to collect revenue

• It decreased an existing tax on sugar

• It cut down on the illegal smuggling of sugar

Which of the following did colonists feel had the right to tax them?

• Colonial Assemblies

• Nobody

• Parliament

• Royal Governor

Why did the colonists feel that the Stamp Act was unfair?

• Unfair search and seizure

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• Taxation without representation

• Violation of the right to free speech

What does it mean to repeal?

• increase

• lower

• reissue

• withdraw

How did the British respond to the repeal of the Stamp Act?

• Declaratory Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Townshend Duties

What did the Sons of Liberty do?

• Represented the colonists in Parliament

• Fought for religious freedom

• Enforced boycotts

• Ensured all colonists paid taxes