Chapter 6 Harcourt SS Review

What was one major cause of the French & Indian War? 

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America

• Disagreements over taxation policies
• Conflict over religious differences
• Trade disputes between Native American tribes

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French & Indian War? 

• Signed a peace treaty with France
• It passed new tax laws on the American colonies

• Borrowed money from other European countries
• Increased trade with the American colonies

What was the Proclamation of 1763, and how did colonists react to it?

• A French law that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists didn't mind.

• A Spanish law that allowed American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists were excited.

• A British law that encouraged American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists obeyed.

• The King set aside lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Natives only. The colonists settled there anyway.

Define the word representation.

• The process of arranging words in alphabetical order.

• The way words are pronounced in different languages.

• Translating words from one language to another.

• A voice in one's own government

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods? 

• riots, strikes, and demonstrations
• boycotts, refusal to buy the goods

• peaceful negotiations, petitions, and lobbying
• acceptance, compliance, and obedience

How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule? 

• By organizing protests and boycotts against British goods
• By providing military support to the colonists
• By negotiating with the British government for better treatment
• By spreading communication quickly.

Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party?

• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Samuel Adams

 In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies? 

• They boycotted British goods

• They wove their own cloth instead of buying British cloth

• They chased British tax collectors out of their towns

• They formed Committees of Correspondence

 Why were the Battles at Lexington and Concord important? 

• They were insignificant events in American history.
• They were battles fought during the Civil War.
• They marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
• They were conflicts between Native American tribes.

Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774, and what did it do?

• They met in 1774 to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain.

• They met in 1774 to decide how to respond to British policies and actions. It sent a petition to the king.

• They met in 1774 to establish a new form of government for the colonies.

• They met in 1774 to discuss and plan the American Revolution.