Unit 1 Review US History

Which of these was a goal of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• Raise money for the British

• Boycott British goods

• Lowered taxes

• Forced the quartering of soldiers

Which term best completes the title of this list?

- represented about 15% to 20% of the colonial population

-were treated harshly by colonists

- sometimes tarred and feathered

-many fled from the colonies after the war

• Loyalists

• British Soldiers

• Patriots

• American Indians

What was one source of conflict between American Indians and European colonists?

• American Indians preferred European currency rather than goods

• American Indians refused to teach the colonists how to farm

• American Indians refused to learn European languages

• American Indians wanted to retain their land

Which of the following is an example of colonists protesting British policies?

• refusing to settle west of the Appalachian mountains

• following British laws rather than colonial laws

• dumping of British tea into the Boston Harbor

• helping enslaved African Americans escaped to Canada

According to the Declaration of Independence, people are able to alter or abolish the government when the government...

• stops collecting taxes from people

• no longer protects the natural rights of the people

• no longer allows the quartering of soldiers

• stops trading with foreign countries

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• Spain wanted more land in North America

• France and Great Britain both wanted Florida

• France and Great Britain both claimed control over the Ohio River Valley

• Native Americans attacked British settlers in the colonies.

Why was control over the waterways important to both the French and British?

• they connected settlements

• they could be used to distribute goods

• they could be used to transport people

• they were filled with many resources

• they needed the water for farming

The French and Indian War ended with the Treaty of ____________ 1763

• London

• Toronto

• Barcelona

• Paris

What country lost the most land at the end of the French and Indian War?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• America

The Proclamation Line of 1763 said that the colonists could not move ________________ of the Appalachian Mountains

• east

• west

• north

• south