Unit Study Guide - Revolution in the Colonies

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Native Americans

Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?

• The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.

• The colonies had representation in Parliament.

• The colonies were united into one government.

• The colonies depended upon the British government.

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Which of these is the best effect of The Townshend Acts?

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

• boycott of British goods

• expansion of the British Empire

Which of these is the best effect of The Boston Tea Party?

• the Stamp Act

• the Intolerable Acts

• the Boston Massacre

• the Proclamation of 1763

In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

• It took away colonists' land.

• It required that colonists pay taxes.

• It demanded that colonists join the army.

• It forced colonists to work for the government.

Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the French and Indian War

• the First Continental Congress

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

• The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.

• The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.

• The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.

• The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.

The Continental army was composed of

• troops from all the colonies.

• troops from throughout Great Britain.

• only troops from the New England colonies.

• only troops from Virginia and Massachusetts.