The Road to Independence- End of Unit Content Assessment

As a result of the French and Indian War, ________ became the dominant power in North America.

• France
• Native American tribes
• Great Britain
• Spain

Following the French and Indian War, the British decided to tax the colonists because:

• they wanted to pay the Native AMericans who helped them during the war
• they wanted to continue exploring new lands beyond the Americas
• they owned lots of money and felt the colonists should help pay their bills
• they disliked the colonists for living in North America

Part A: In the following paragraph, what is the meaning of the word opposition? Many of the colonists were proud British subjects. But they also felt they had rights- rights that the king and his government could not take away. Opposition to the Stamp Act spread.

• approval
• disagreement
• understanding
• obedience

PART B: The colonists demonstrated their opposition to the Stamp Act in which of the following ways? (CHECK 3)

• Sending petitions to London
• crying, "No taxation without representation!"
• sending money to London
• writing pamphlets

In the following sentence, what is the meaning of the word boycott? May establishments agreed to boycott British tea.

• get rid of
• buy and use
• serve and sell
• refuse to buy or use

Which of the following words describes a person who supports and defends his or her country?

• traitor
• patriot
• ambassador
• rebel

PART A: The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Intolerable Acts were all examples of:

• colonial and British cooperation
• British respect for the colonists
• increasing British control over the affairs of the colonists
• colonial acts of aggression against the British

Part B: These incidents led to a meeting in Philadelphia, where representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies gathered. This meeting is known as:

• The First Continental Congress
• The Virginia House of Burgesses
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Sons of Liberty

Paul Revere and other night riders rode out of Boston on the night before the:

• Battles of Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Breeds Hill
• Battle of Saratoga

The American Revolution spans many years, but the actual war began in _________ with "the shot heard 'round the world" in __________.

• June 1775; Bunker Hill, Massachusetts
• October 1781; Yorktown, Virginia
• April 1775; Lexington, Massachusetts
• December 1776; Trenton, New Jersey