Blank Quiz

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• A. Spain
• B. France
• C. Great Britain
• D. Indigenous groups

Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?

• A. The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.
• B. The colonies had representation in Parliament.
• C. The colonies were united into one government.
• D. The colonies depended upon the British government.

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

• A. The British government had a large war debt.
• B. The colonists were given their independence.
• C. The British government stayed out of colonial policies.
• D. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• A. enslaved Africans
• B. British soldiers
• C. Indigenous people
• D. American colonists

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?

• A. Patriots
• B. Loyalists
• C. British soldiers
• D. Indigenous people

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• A. They did not believe in any form of taxation
• B. They had no representa0ves to vote on the tax.
• C. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
• D. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• A. They repealed the Stamp Act.
• B. They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.
• C. They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.
• D. They increased the tax on paper.

Which of these shows the effect of the Townshend Acts?

• A. Proclamation of 1763
• B. French and Indian War
• C. boycott of British goods
• D. expansion of the British Empire

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

• A. create anti-British sentiment.
• B. create trouble for the colonists.
• C. warn of a deadly disease in the city.
• D. describe the truth about what happened.

Patriots viewed the Boston Massacre as proof that the British troops needed to leave the colonies, whereas Loyalists view the event as proof that

• A. British troops would never be able to control the colonies.
• B. colonists no longer considered themselves British.
• C. more British troops were needed to control the colonists.
• D. war would likely occur because of colonists' ongoing protests.