The Road to the American Revolution

The following two countries claimed the Ohio Valley territory:

• France and Spain

• Spain and England

• France and England

Who assisted the French in their attempt to maintain control of the Ohio Valley?

• Native Americans

• The Spanish

• The English

When the French lost the French and Indian War, they surrendered all of their ___ in North America.

• territories
• alliances
• resources
• colonies

Ben Franklin created a segmented snake in his primary source, “Join or Die,” to encourage the colonies to ___ together against the French.

• negotiate
• fight
• isolate
• unite

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal announcement made by ___ that forbid colonists from ___.

• Lord Dunmore; settling west of the Atlantic Ocean

• King George III; settling east of the Appalachian Mountains

• King George III; settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War. Colonists did not want to pay the extra money for the tax on sugar. However, they were more angry about a larger issue. What were colonists so angry about?

• High taxes on tea only
• Desire for independence from Britain
• Support for the French government
• 'no taxation without representation'.

The Stamp Act was a tax on all ___ items.

• clothing
• paper
• food
• electronics

True or False: Representatives from nine colonies met in the Stamp Act Congress to declare that the colonies should not be taxed without a record of what was said in Parliament.

• True

• False

The Committees of Correspondence were formed to ___.

• promote British trade policies
• establish a colonial government
• create a military alliance with France
• communicate about colonial resistance to the British

The first Committee of Correspondence was formed by ___.

• John Hancock

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams