Unit 6 The American Revolution Assessment

Why did Britain think it had the right to tax the colonies?

• British soldiers were protecting the colonies, and Britain needed money to pay them.

• Britain hoped that by taxing the colonies it could benefit from American foreign trade.

• Britain was more powerful than the colonies, and the colonies relied on Britain to

  survive.

• Britain needed money to pay for wars with France so some British colonies were required

  to help.

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Which of the following was not a form of protest against British taxation of the colonies?

• Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan.

• The Sons of Liberty formed as a secret group.

• The Daughters of Liberty spun their own cloth.

• Representatives met at the Stamp Act Congress.

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What was the result of the French and Indian War in North America?

• France lost its colony of New France, but kept Louisiana

• France lost all of its colonies in North America.

• England lost all of its colonies in North America.

• England lost Maine and promised not to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

• Spain lost its colonies in North America.

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Aside from the Iroquois, who did most of the Native American tribes side with in the French and Indian War?

• Britain

• England

• The Dutch

• France

• Spain

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Abolished slavery in the British colonies
• Encouraged settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
• Established a tax on tea imports
• Granted independence to the American colonies
• Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

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What was the Albany Plan of Union?

• A plan to establish a monarchy in the Thirteen Colonies
• A religious movement to unite the colonies under one faith
• A military strategy to defeat the French in the French and Indian War
• A trade agreement between the colonies and Great Britain
• A proposal for a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies developed by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany Congress in 1754.

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Tea Party was a military parade in Boston
• The Boston Tea Party was a celebration of tea drinking in Boston
• The Boston Tea Party was a political protest where colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
• The Boston Tea Party was a religious ceremony in Boston
• The Boston Tea Party was a peaceful negotiation event in Boston

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What was the Boston Massacre?

• The Boston Massacre was a peaceful protest in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770.
• The Boston Massacre was a celebration in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770.
• The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston, Massachusetts.
• The Boston Massacre was a religious event in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770.
• The Boston Massacre was a trade agreement in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1770.

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Who were the loyalists?

• British soldiers who fought against the American colonists
• American colonists who supported France during the American Revolutionary War
• American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
• Spanish explorers who settled in the American colonies
• Native American tribes who allied with the American colonists

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Who were the Patriots?

• European explorers who discovered America
• American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
• British loyalists who supported the monarchy
• Native American tribes in the Great Plains
• Spanish conquistadors in South America

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