Unit 3: American Revolution Review

Which of the following best describes the cause of the colonial rivalry between the French and British?

• The French had tried to stop the African slave trade that the British colonies relied on.

• The French had supported the Lords Proprietors while the British supported Royal Government.

• The rivalry was primarily based on cultural and religious differences between the two Countries.

• The rivalry was an economic and military rivalry in which the French and British both wanted to control trade with the colonies.

The countries involved in the French and Indian War were to control which area in North America?

• The Louisiana Territory

• The Great Plains

• The Ohio River Valley

• The Mississippi Delta

Why were the Native American tribes more likely to ally themselves with France at the beginning of the French & Indian War?

• This is false, the Native Americans did not want to ally themselves with France

• France already had a strong relationship with the tribes because of the fur trade

• France was willing to pay the Native Americans more money to fight on their side

• Great Britain did not need the help of the Native Americans so they did not try to gain them as allies

Which of the following statements is true about the results of the French & Indian War?

• Tension grew when Great Britain expected the colonists to help pay off the war debt

• The Spanish began to attack colonists more frequently

• France gained control of the Ohio River Valley

• Great Britain lost a great deal of their landholdings in North America

According to the map below, in 1763 after the French and Indian War, which two countries had the most control over the continent of North America?

• Russia and French

• Spain and Russia

• British and Spain

• French and Spain

How did the Daughters of Liberty and American colonies respond to the Stamp Act imposed by the British Parliament?

• They picketed and marched in front of the courthouse in Charles Town

• They stormed a meeting of Parliament and demanded them to take the tax away

• They went abroad British ships and threw the tea overboard and into the Boston Harbor

• They protested by organizing boycotts and "spinning bees" as a way to force the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

Which of the following best describes the Sons of Liberty response to the Tea Act? (8.2 CE)

• They organized the Stamp Act Congress.

• They sent representatives to Great Britain to ask the King to repeal the tax.

• They dressed as Mohawk Indians, and tossed the tea overboard in the Boston Harbor.

• At that time the colonies were making lots of money from the policy of mercantilism so they paid the tax.

Which of the acts was not a tax but instead gave the British East India Company a monopoly on a good traded to the colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

Refusing to buy goods from British merchants was an effective strategy known as what?

• Burning Effigies

• Spinning Bees

• Rallies

• Boycotts

The Stamp Act, Townshend Duties, and Sugar Act were all different forms of taxes. Which of the following is the reason why these taxes angered the colonists?

• The taxes were passed by Parliament without the colonists having the representation

• The taxes were so high that they made it impossible to conduct business within the Colonies

• The taxes were small, but the British government threatened long-term imprisonment and even death if the taxes were not paid (even if it was by mistake)

• The taxes had to be paid in British money, which made the money printed in the colonies completely worthless