Benjamin Franklin Quiz 4 2023

The French and Indian War was a war between...

• A. the French and American Indians.

• B. France and India.

• C. France and England.

• D. England and the American colonists.

• E. France and Canada.

As a colonist in the 1760s, this American Founder fought in battle for the British against the French.

• A. John Adams

• B. Benjamin Franklin

• C. Alexander Hamilton

• D. George Washington

• E. Thomas Jefferson

This was the FIRST attempt by the British to directly tax the American colonists.

• A. The Tea Act

• B. The Townshend Acts

• C. The Stamp Act

• D. The Boston Act

• E. The Tea Act

This was an effort by the British to tax the American colonists on items such as newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, and playing cards.

• A. The Boston Act

• B. The Tea Act

• C. The Publication Act

• D. The Printing Act

• E. The Stamp Act

This law, enacted by the British, required American families to feed and house English soldiers.

• A. The Stamp Act

• B. The Housing Act of 1775

• C. The Quartering Act of 1765

• D. The Boston Massacre

• E. The Boston Tea Party

This 1770 event was spurred on by speeches made by Samuel Adams.

• A. The Tea Act

• B. The Boston Tea Party

• C. The Boston Massacre

• D. The Albany Congress

• E. The Battle of Bunker Hill

This is the home of George Washington.

• A. The Hermitage

• B. Montpelier

• C. Monticello

• D. Mount Vernon

• E. Shadwell

This American Founder was commander-in-chief of the American army during the Revolutionary War.

• A. Montesquieu

• B. Benjamin Franklin

• C. Alexander Hamilton

• D. George Mason

• E. George Washington

They won the French and Indian War.

• A. The French

• B. The Indians

• C. No one won. It was a tie.

• D. The British

• E. Both A and B Only.

True or False: There were a total of 13 American representatives in the British Parliament, one from each of the 13 colonies.

• A. True

• B. False

• C. It's really impossible to say for sure.