Chapter 4 Social Studies Quiz

What area did the British, French, and Indians fight over beginning in 1754?

• The Mississippi River Valley

• The Ohio River Valley

• Florida

• The James River Valley

Which colony sent George Washington to Ohio to drive out the French?

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• South Carolina

Which colony believed in pacificism?

• Pennsylvania

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• North Carolina

Which major French city did British general James Wolfe capture?

• Montreal

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort Louisbourg

• Quebec

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The French

• The British

• The Indians

• The Spanish

Why were the colonists disappointed by the results of the French and Indian war?

• Their colonies became part of France

• They had to give land back to the Indians

• The British did not allow them to settle in Ohio

• They had to pay the Indians for land they had taken

Who became the new British king in 1760?

• George I

• George III

• George IV

• George II

Why did Britain raise new taxes on the Thirteen Colonies?

• To help pay for the war

• To punish the colonies

• To build new colonies

• Because the king was greedy

What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?

• To help fight the French and Indian War

• To oppose the Stamp Act

• To oppose the Proclamation Line of 1763

• To smuggle goods into New England

Which law placed a tax on paper, lead, paint, and glass?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• ntolerable Acts