American Revolution Mid-Unit Content Test

The French and Indian War was fought between the: 

• Spanish, French, and Germans

• Native Americans and French

• British and French

• Canadian French, Native Americans

By defeating the _____________ in the French and Indian War, the _____ became the most important power in North America

• Spanish; French

• Native Americans; French

• British; Native Americans

• French; British

As a result of the French and Indian War, the British: 

• invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliament

• imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists.

• asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain's debts.

• sailed back to England and left the colonists alone to govern themselves.

The British government created the Stamp Act to: 

• force colonists to help pay Britain's war debts

• protect the colonists from French taxes

• ensure that all British goods were stamped with the king's seal

• issue stamps for packages between the colonies and Great Britain

The Sons of Liberty and many others felt that British taxes were unfair because the colonists:

• had no ties to Great Britain and felt they owed them nothing

• had their own bills to pay following the war

• had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain's debts

• wanted complete independence from Britain

Unhappiness and a desire for independence grew in the colonies as a result of which of the following? (CHECK 3)

• Great Britain's increased taxation on the colonies

• British show of military force in Boston

• Native Americans' continued aggression

• Great Britain's removal of colonial rights

The colonists referred collectively to the Boston Port Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act as the _______________ Acts because they ______________.

• Freedom; gave more freedom to the colonists.

• Peace; established peace between the colonists and Great Britain.

• Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept.

• Massachusetts; applied only to the state of Massachusetts.

In response to The Intolerable Acts, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies formed the First Continental Congress to: 

• celebrate improved relationships between Great Britain and the colonies.

• draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British government.

• draft a letter to the king, asking him to enforce the same laws in all the colonies.

• wage war against Great Britain.

Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence are true? (CHECK 3)

• Thomas Jefferson was its main author.

• It was reviewed by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

• It listed reasons for the colonists' desire to break away from France.

• It remains a key document in American history.