French and Indian War and Vocab

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

• Land disputes in Europe

• Control Ohio River Valley and North American Territories

• Religious conflicts

• Economic competition in Asia

Who claims the win the French and Indian War?

• The French

• The American colonists

• The British

• The Spanish

What was the reward of Britain's victory in the French and Indian War?

• Britain gained control of the Mississippi River.

• Britain gained all the land the French held in North America.

• Britain granted independence to its American colonies.

• Britain lost its American colonies.

Why did Britain impose taxes on the American colonists after the French and Indian War?

• To punish the colonists for supporting the French.

• To fund future wars with other European nations.

• To pay off the war debt incurred during the war.

• To promote economic growth in the colonies.

What was the Proclamation of 1763, and why was it issued?

• It allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It restricted (forbade) colonists from settling lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• It granted land to American Indian tribes.

• It declared independence from Great Britain.

How did many colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

• They ignored it and settled in the restricted lands.

• They supported it and moved further west.

• They protested peacefully.

• They formed militias to fight British soldiers.

Why did the Stamp Act of 1765 lead to discontent among the colonists?

• It imposed taxes on luxury goods.

• It taxed only the wealthy colonists.

• It placed a direct tax on common items used by almost every colonist. (newspapers, licenses and legal documents)

• It had the approval of colonial representatives in Parliament.

What did the colonists' motto "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• Colonists wanted representation in British Parliament.

• Colonists wanted to pay taxes without representation.

• Colonists wanted to abolish all taxes.

• Colonists wanted to secede from Britain.

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They supported it and paid the taxes willingly.

• They protested peacefully by writing letters to the King.

• They hung effigies of British officials and tarred and feathered tax collectors.

• They organized a tax collection agency.

What was the name of the group formed by some colonists in response to the Stamp Act?

• Sons of Liberty

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• British Enforcers