Ch. 8- George Washington & the 1st Republic

The French and Indian War occurred because the French and English both claimed land __.

• west of the Rockies

• on the Florida Peninsula

• in South America

• along the Ohio River

The years between __ are known as the French and Indian War.

• 1654–1663

• 1754–1763

• 1854–1863

• 1954–1963

The young Virginian who gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War was __.

• Edward Braddock

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The commander of all British forces in the North American colonies during the French and Indian War was __.

• Lord Cornwallis

• Edward Braddock

• Governor Dinwiddie

• George Washington

What important English right had been denied to the colonists?

• freedom from taxes

• power to choose a king

• representation in Parliament

• freedom of the press

Answer explanation

Remember, this was an ENGLISH right!

freedom of press, taxes, and choosing a king were not a thing ... yet!

The act that required a stamp or seal to be affixed to every document in the colonies was __.

• Stamp Act

• Quebec Act

• Intolerable Act

• Seal Act

People who wanted America to be free from English rule were called __.

• Hessians

• Tories

• patrons

• patriots

The incident in which a snowball fight led to five colonists being killed by British soldiers came to be called the __.

• New York Massacre

• Boston Massacre

• Philadelphia Massacre

• Virginia Massacre

The British government finally dropped all taxes on the colonists except a tax on ___.

• tea

• coffee

• sugar

• flour

The Virginia patriot whose speech for independence included the line "give me liberty or give me death!" was ___.

• George Washington

• Nathan Hale

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson