Check Understanding: Road to Revolution

What area of land was disputed between France and Britain?

• Ohio River Valley

• Mississippi River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Louisiana

What two countries were involved in the French and Indian war?

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Italy

What was the law that was passed that required colonists to house British troops in 1765?

• House the Troops Act
• Quartering Act
• The Fair Housing Act (FHA)
• British Renters Insurance

Which was a designed punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Townshend Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Intolerable/Coercive Acts

• Declaratory Act

After colonist threw rocks, sticks and snowballs at British forces, this event happened leading to tense relations between the British military and colonists.

• firing on Lexington and Concord
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battle at Bunker Hill

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

Could war between the American Colonies and Great Britain been avoided?

• Yes

• No

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Prevented the colonies from expanding west.

• Established the British East India Company.

• Allowed the colonies to trade freely with other countries.

• Established a tax on imported goods.

What were colonists called that wanted to stay loyal to the British King?

• Red Coats

• Minutemen

• Continental Soldiers

• Loyalists/Torries

Who said the famous words "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry