American Revolution quiz #1

PICK TWO: The French and Indian War was a conflict between which two countries?

• United States

• France

• Canada

• Great Britain

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• over taxes in the colonies

• over taxes in Great Britain

• over land in the Ohio River Valley

• over land in Texas

Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?

• Colonist's had to pay more taxes

• Native Americans lost land

• France had to pay Great Britain

• Colonist's got their freedom from Great Britain

The British government began ___________________________ in hopes of repaying the debt of the French and Indian War.

• allowing colonists' to move west

• providing colonists' representation in parliament

• increasing taxes for the French

• taxing the colonists

The ___________________________ placed a tax on important papers, such as newspapers, marriage licenses, and playing cards and upset the colonists because they thought the tax was unfair.

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Act

PICK TWO: Which is of the following is true about the slogan "No Taxation without Representation."

• Used to protest The Stamp Act.

• Colonists felt like they should have representation in Parliament.

• Used to protest the French and Indian War.

• Used by Native Americans to protest the French and Indian War.

How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?

• 8

• 5

• 3

• 6

__________________________ was a colonial lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

The event in which a secret group of men dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the harbor is known as the __________________________________.

• The Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The Boston Tea Party

What does the word parliament mean?

• Colonists

• government

• taxes

• refusal