Pages 77-80 Intermediate Textbook Quiz

What did winning the French and Indian War earn for the British? (78)

• Much of France's territory in North America
• Safety from the French attacking the English colonies
• Possible land that they could move onto and expand into
• All of these are correct

Why did the British Issue the Proclamation of 1763? (79)

• The British wanted to avoid conflicts with the Native Americans
• Events like Pontiac's war convinced them it was necessary
• It would be better to keep English colonists off this land
• All of these are correct

How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763? (79)

• Colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763
• The French thought it was a fair trade
• The english thought it was an unfair result of the war
• All of these are correct

How did the British parliament (government) raise money to help pay for the French and Indian War? (79)

• By sending colonial representatives to England to negotiate
• By raising taxes in the colonies
• By sending Patrick Henry to represent them
• All of these are correct

What was the stamp act? (79)

• A tax on stamps
• A tax on all kinds of paper goods
• A French resistance movement
• All of these are correct

Why did the colonists consider the Stamp Act so unfair? (79)

• They had representatives that went to the British government
• They had no say in the tax
• The British King didn't like it
• All of these are correct

What did the Virginia House of Burgesses have to say about the stamp act? (80)

• They passed a motion formally protesting the Stamp Act
• They agreed that the British government had no right to tax the people of Virginia
• They believed they had rights as Englishmen
• All of these are correct

What are some things that Patrick Henry is well known for? (80)

• He was a member of the Virginia assembly
• He gave a powerful speech against the new taxes
• His speeches were published in newspapers throughout the colonies
• All of these are correct