Unit 3 - Revolution Review

1. Why did many English colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• They wanted representation in British Parliament.

• They wanted more freedom and less taxes.

• they wanted to pay taxes on items sold and not on items bought.

• they felt the tax was too high.

2. What two issues from the French and Indian War pushed Great Britain and the Colonies towards war?

• Taxes

• Proclamation of 1763

• Mercantilism

• Intolerable Acts

3. Which of the following was NOT part of the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Paris 1763.
• The Indians surrendered and gave up their land.

• Fought over land and resources in America.

• Spain give up Florida

4. Which of the following is correct?

• Spain fought with Great Britain during the French and Indian War.

• France and the Indians fought together and defeated Great Britain in American Revolution.

• The British fought the the colonists in Canada during the French and Indian war.

• France was defeated by Great Britain during the French and Indian War.

5. The Proclamation of 1763

• The law that forbade colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The law that gave new coastal land to GA and removed Spain from FL.

• The law that put taxes on all paper products.

• Issued because France refused to succrender.

6. King George III wanted to keep peace with and trade with the American Indians. England could not afford to continue fighting the Indians. What did he do?

• The French and Indian War

• The Treaty of Paris 1763

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Treaty of Paris 1783.

7. The GA colonists were very angry over the Proclamation of 1763.

• True - Many wanted to settle over the mountains.

• False - GA was not effected by it.

8. After the French and Indian War ended with the Treaty of Paris 1763 Georgia's borders expanded greatly. GA was very pleased with the Treaty of Paris 1763.

• TRUE

• FALSE

9. The Stamp Act was a tax on postage and mailing letters.

• TRUE

• FALSE

10. Many in the GA Colony supported the Stamp Act. However, some opposed the tax and planned protests.

• TRUE

• FALSE