Road to Revolution Quiz

Why did Britain send troops to fight the French in North America?

• For control of the North American continent.

• To expand British territory in South America

• To establish trade routes in Canada

• To gain control over diamonds

Who won the French & Indian War?

• Britain

• France

• Native American tribes

• Both Britain and France

What do you think the king will do to raise money to pay off the war debt?

• Increase taxes on British citizens

• Seek financial assistance from other European countries

• Reduce military spending

• Implement trade restrictions on North American colonies

Did the king ask colonists for their opinion before creating these new taxes?

• Yes, the king sought input from colonists

• No, the king did not consult colonists

• Only wealthy colonists were consulted

• The king asked for opinions but did not consider them

Do you think it was fair of the British government to tax colonists to pay for the French & Indian War? Why or why not? Pick the BEST answer choice.

• Yes, because the war directly the French and Indians

• No, because the colonies had no representation in the British government

• Yes, because the taxes were necessary to maintain peace in South America

• No, because the war was fought solely for Spanish interests

Colonists were not allowed west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Proclamation of 1963
• Appalachian Proclamation

The belief that colonists felt they were being taxed by representatives they did not elect

• taxation without representation
• taxation by unfair representatives
  
• Parliament taxation

These were punishment for the Boston Tea Party

• intolerable acts

• stamp act

• Boston massacre

Who will end up winning the American Revolution?

• British

• French

• America

• Canada

Paul Revere’s engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?

• Boston Massacre.

• Boston Tea Party.

• Intolerable Acts.

• Liberty Affair.