The Road to Independence Mid-Unit Content Questions

1. Part A: The French and Indian War was fought between the:

• A. Spanish, French, and Germans

• B. Native Americans and French

• C. British and French

• D. Canadian French, Native Americans

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1. Part B: By defeating the______________ in the French and Indian War, the______________ became the most important power in North America.

• A. Spanish; French

• B. Native Americans; French

• C. British; Native Americans

• D. French; British

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2. As a result of the French and Indian War, the British:

• A. invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliament

• B. imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists

• C. asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain’s debts

• D. sailed back to England and left the colonists alone to govern themselves

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3. The British government created the Stamp Act to:

• A. force colonists to help pay Britain’s war debts

• B. protect the colonists from French taxes

• C. ensure that all British goods were stamped with the king’s seal

• D. issue stamps for packages between the colonies and Great Britain

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4. The Sons of Liberty and many others felt that British taxes were unfair because the colonists:

• A. had no ties to Great Britain and felt they owed them nothing

• B. had their own bills to pay following the war

• C. had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain’s debts

• D. wanted complete independence from Britain

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5. Discontent and a desire for independence grew in the colonies as a result of which of the following? Check all that apply.

• A. Great Britain’s increased taxation on the colonies

• B. British show of military force in Boston

• C. Native Americans’ continued aggression

• D. Great Britain’s removal of colonial rights

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6. When news of the Boston Tea Party reached Great Britain:

• A. noblemen made plans to sail to America for another splendid party

• B. the British Parliament repealed the tax on tea

• C. the British Parliament approved a new set of laws to punish the people of Boston

• D. King George III was forced to resign as king of England

7. Part A: The colonists referred collectively to the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act as the _______________Acts because they_______________ .

• A. Freedom; gave more freedom to the colonists

• B. Peace; established peace between the colonists and Great Britain

• C. Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept

• D. Massachusetts; applied only to the state of Massachusetts

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7. Part B: In response to these acts, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies formed the First Continental Congress to:

• A. celebrate improved relationships between Great Britain and the colonies

• B. draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British government

• C. draft a letter to the king, asking him to enforce the same laws in all the colonies

• D. wage war against Great Britain

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8. Number the following events in the order in which they happened, from 1–4.

A. __________

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.

B. ___________

Thomas Jefferson drafted a declaration of independence, stating reasons for breaking away from Great Britain.

C. _________

Paul Revere rode west from Boston, warning colonists that the British were planning to seize colonial weapons from Concord, Massachusetts.

D. ________

The British defeated the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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