chapter 4

Which statement accurately describes Ohio during the American Revolution?

• It was the western frontier of the new U.S.

• It was still unexplored by Europeans at that time.

• It was one of the original 13 colonies.

• It was governed by the king of Spain.

The French and Indian War was fought between which two world powers?

• Spain

  United States

• United States

  France

• Great Britain

  France

• Great Britain

  United Stated

How did Britain’s taxation of the American colonies impact the colonies? 

• It made the colonists more loyal to Britain.

  It divided the colonies.

• It encouraged the colonists to want to govern themselves.

  It united the colonies.

Which conclusion about the relationship between Britain and the American colonies can you draw directly from the timeline?

• Britain governed the colonies fairly.

• Britain heavily taxed the colonies.

How did Britain’s taxation of the American colonies impact the colonies? 

• It united the colonies.

  It encouraged the colonists to want to govern themselves.

• It divided the colonies.

  It made the colonists more loyal to Britain.

Which actions could the British Parliament have taken to reduce colonists’ anger over taxes?

• Replace the colonial governments with a British-controlled government.

  Issue more taxes

• Allow colonists to vote on new taxes.

  Give colonists representation in Parliament

Which practices of the British did the American colonies feel were particularly unjust?

• British ships boycotted the colonies and refused to deliver tea, stamps, paper, and other important supplies the colonies needed.

  British soldiers did not allow the colonial armies to fight against each other.

• Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

  Britain heavily taxed the colonies but did not allow them representation in the British Parliament.

How did American colonists respond to British practices they thought were unfair and Britain's unwillingness to address colonists' concerns?

Responses

• They attacked King George III.

• They declared independence.

• They declared war.

• They left the colonies and moved west.

Which rights should be included in the outer circles of the graphic organizer?

• - legal representation.

  - property

  - love

• - liberty

  - pursuit of happiness

  - life

Choose the best definition for “constitution.”

• a declaration of independence

• a treaty to end a war

• a written plan for government

• a list of protected rights