Unit 3 Review/Practice

Who was involved in the French and Indian War?

• British and Spanish

• French and Spanish

• British and French

• French and Indians

What was the result of the British colonies in America after the French and Indian War?

• The colonies shrank in size

• The colonies' borders remained the same

• The colonies expanded west to the Mississippi River and south to include Florida

• The colonies gained independence

What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?

• A tax on paper goods

• A line created by the King to prevent colonists from moving into new lands west of the Appalachian mountains

• A line that marked the end of the French and Indian War

• A trade agreement between the British and the French

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• To grant colonists representation in Parliament

• To celebrate the victory over the French

• To pay off the debt from the French and Indian War

• To encourage colonists to use less paper

Which groups were formed in response to the Stamp Act?

• Liberty Boys in Georgia and Sons of Liberty in all 13 colonies

• Sons of Liberty in Georgia only

• Liberty Boys in all 13 colonies

• Parliament supporters in the colonies

What was the ultimate fate of the Stamp Act?

• It was enforced more strictly

• It was ignored by the colonists

• It was repealed by Parliament

• It became a permanent tax

Who is credited with writing most of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare the independence of Britain's colonies in North America

• To establish a new constitution for the United States

• To announce the end of the Revolutionary War

• To create a trade agreement with other nations

What is the first part of the Declaration of Independence called?

• List of Grievances

• Declaration

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

What does the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence justify?

• The economic benefits of independence

• The colonists' principles for declaring independence based on natural rights

• The military strategies used during the Revolutionary War

• The political alliances between the colonies and foreign nations