US 7: Colonies in Crisis

What is the author's point of view?

• The colonies need to unify or they will die

• The colonies are sneaky like a snake

• You have to cut off the head of the snake to be safe

• Pieces of snakes work as a good deterrent to war

Who was the author's intended audience of this cartoon?

• The British

• The colonists

• The Native Americans

• Women

Why were the colonists' boycotts of British made good effective?

• Left troops short of supplies

• Upset the King and Parliament

• Lowered the price of imported goods

• Reduced the profits of British merchants

What did the Albany Plan call for?

• The Colonies to band together

• The capital of the colonies to be moved to Albany

• A battle to be fought in Albany

• The French to give up their territory

Which result of the French and Indian War most directly led to the American Revolution?

• Native American revolted

• The French lost of their territory in North America

• England decided to make the colonies help pay war debts

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

Why did American colonies believe that the British taxes were unfair?

• Taxes were higher in the colonies than in England

• The colonist didn't think they should have to pay any taxes

• They had no representation in Parliament

• The colonist could not afford the taxes imposed on them

Why was the Proclamation Line of 1763 established?

• To bring prosperity to the British Empire

• To develop the land West of the Appalachian Mountains

• To ensure all colonists paid their taxes

• To prevent conflicts with Native Americans

Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian war?

• France lost Canada

• Britain lost the 13 colonies

• Britain lost Quebec

• France gained New York and Pennsylvania

Why were the Sons of Liberty organized?

• Help British defeat the French

• Recruit loyalist to their cause

• Collect taxes from the colonists

• Protest British policies

Why did the Sons of Liberty organize the Boston Tea Party?

• The didn't like the tea tax

• The wanted to gather people to sign the declaration of independence

• They wanted to have lots of tea to drink so they turned the harbor into tea

• They were trying to be helpful to the British