Les7 Postquiz

Which of these groups gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

• The French gained territory in North America.
• The Spanish gained territory in North America.
• The British gained territory in North America.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• 1. The colonists were given their independence.

• 1. The British government had a large war debt.

• 1. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• 1. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• 1. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

• 1. They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

• They repealed the Stamp Act

• 1. They increased the tax on paper.

• They arrested those who complained.

Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram?

• 1. Proclamation of 1763

• 1. boycott of British goods

• French and Indian War

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

• 1. to declare war on Great Britain

• 1. to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

• 1. to create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans

Which of these belongs in place of the question mark in the diagram?

• Stamp Act

• Boston Massacre

• Intolerable Acts

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

• 1. The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.

• 1. The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.

• 1. The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.

To which event does this Paul Revere engraving refer?

• French and Indian War

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

Look at the men who are shooting in the engraving. Which group of people do these men represent?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British