Lesson 7 Assessment

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

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Indigenous groups

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

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

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

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British soldiers

• Indigenous people

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

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

• They repealed the Stamp Act.

• They increased the tax on paper.

• They refused to sell stamps to the colonists.

• They arrested those who complained about the Stamp Act.

Which of these is a form of protest that the colonists used?

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

• Boycott of British goods

• Expansion of the British Empire

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

• Get colonists on the patriots' side.

• Create trouble for the colonists.

• Warn of a deadly disease in the city.

• Describe the truth about what happened.

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

• British troops would never be able to control the colonies.

• Colonists no longer considered themselves British.

• More British troops were needed to control the colonists.

• War would likely occur because of colonists' ongoing protests.

How did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

• It took away colonists' land.

• It required that colonists pay taxes.

• It demanded that colonists join the army.

• It forced colonists to work for the government.

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

• To declare war on Great Britain

• To find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

• To create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans

• To bring representatives from Great Britain and America together