Unit 9 Lesson 9 (Year Review)

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?

• The Townshend act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act
• Boston Massacre

Who Organized the Boston tea Party?

• Colonists
• Sons of liberty
• The British
• King Charles III

Who was the King during the American Revolution?

• King Arthur
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• King George III
• King Charles II

What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?

• "Give me liberty or Give me death"
• "No Taxation without Representation"
• "No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
• "Never eat spinach with a stranger"

What action did King George take after the French and Indian War that colonists felt unfairly restricted their ability to move west?

• Dumped the colonists' tea into the harbor
• Declared the Proclamation of 1763
• Passed the Stamp Act
• Gave the colonies back to the French

This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged

• States to ratify the new Constitution.

• Confederate states to organize a government.

• American colonies to unite in their efforts.

• Britain to establish more American Colonies.

What event accounts for the decrease in French territory illustrated by these maps?

• the American Revolution

• the French and Indian War

• the French Revolution

• the Napoleonic Wars

Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."

• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• England

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

• Magellan
• Drake
• Columbus
• da Gama