Social Studies Chapter 6 Test

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

• Native Americans did not like the colonists

• Britain passed new tax laws

• Colonists wanted independence from Britain

• France and Britain claimed the same lands in North America

What did Britain do to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War?

• printed colonial currency

• forced the colonists to trade only with Britain

• passed new tax laws for the colonies

• sold land to settlers

What does the word "representation" mean?

• a plan for spending money

• lawmaking branch of government

• money collected from citizens

• a voice in one's government

How did many colonists protested being taxed?

• refused to buy British goods

• fought with British soldiers

• refused to make British goods

• left the colonies

How did Committees of Correspondence help fight the British?

• they voted to declare independence

• they spread information quickly

• they housed British soldiers

• they stole British goods

What did the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize?

• the colonists had no weapons to defend themselves

• the colonist did not know how to fight

• fighting the colonists would not be easy

• the colonists were not trained

What marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord Battles

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Boston Tea Party

• French and Indian War

What happened on July 4, 1776?

• the colonists won the American Revolution

• the Declaration of Independence was accepted

• the colonies formed their first government

• the Committee of Correspondance was created

The first plan of government for the United States was the ____________.

• Albany Plan

• Decleration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Olive Branch Petition

The Artcles of Confederation were responsible for _________.

• giving the power to control trade to Congress

• giving the power to collect taxes to Congress

• limiting the power of the states

• holding the nation together during the Revolutionary War