Social Studies Unit 4

In 1754, Benjamin Franklin proposed the ____ to place the British colonies under a more centralized colonial government.

• Townshend Acts

• Boston Massacre

• Albany Plan of Union

• Thomas Jefferson

In 1767, Parliament passed the ____ to tax imported goods, such as glass, paper, and tea.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Townshend Acts

• Trenton

• Albany Plan of Union

In March of 1770, colonists protesting unfair taxes were confronted by British troops, who opened fire and killed 5 colonists in what became known as the _____.

• Boston Massacre

• Albany Plan of Union

• Townshend Acts

• Trenton

In 1775, the Second Continental Congress asked _____ to draft the Declaration of Independence.

• Albany Plan of Union

• Trenton

• Townshend Acts

• Thomas Jefferson

In 1776, George Washington's troops surprised the British at _____ on Christmas night and then marched to Princeton to scatter the British troops there.

• Albany Plan of Union

• Townshend Acts

• Trenton

• Thomas Jefferson

Which were provisions of the Treaty of Paris signed in September 1783?

• Britain prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation.

• Britain gave the United States fishing rights in coastal waters off of Canada.

• Britain agreed to pay off any debts owed to Patriot merchants.

Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Stamp Act?

• Many colonists asserted that only their own assemblies could tax them.

• Colonists agreed to stop westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonial governments formed alliances with France in anticipation of conflict with Britain.

• Patriots in Boston formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the act's passage.

What was the important outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• It suggested that Loyalists would work with the British to crush the Patriots.

• It demonstrated that British forces were far superior to American forces

• It showed the British defeating colonial troops would be a challenging task.

• It proved that women could be supporters of the Patriot cause.

Which consequences of the French and Indian War does this map show?

• Native Americans were forced out of land formerly controlled by France.

• Great Britain greatly increased its territory in North America.

• Americans won their independence form Great Britain.

• Colonists were prohibited from living west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What consequence of the French and Indian War contributed to future tensions between Great Britain and American colonists?

• The British government had a large war debt that it wanted the colonists to help pay.

• Settlers on the western frontier had to pay for land taken from Native Americans.

• British defenses against the French and Spain were weakened.

• The British government prohibited colonists from trading with Native Americans.