CKLA Unit 7 End of Unit Content Assessment

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

• France

• Native American

• 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 owed lots of money and felt the colonists should help pay their bills

• They disliked the colonists for living in North America

In the following paragraph, what is the meaning of the word opposition?

"Many of the colonists were proud British subjects. But they also felt that they had rights - rights that the British king and his government could not take away. Opposition to the Stamp Act spread.

• approval

• disagreement

• understanding

• obedience

The colonists demonstrated their opposition to the Stamp Act in which of the following ways? Choose ALL that apply.

• 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?

Many establishments agreed to boycott British tea.

• get rid of

• buy and use

• serve and tell

• 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

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

The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Intolerable Acts 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 eve of the:

• Battle 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 ___

• April 1775; Lexington, Massachusetts

• June 1775; Bunker Hill, Massachusetts

• October 1781; Yorktown, Virginia

• December 1776; Trenton, New Jersey