Quarter 2 Review Quiz

What was one of the causes of the French and Indian War?

• Dispute over the Mississippi River

• British and French both wanted land by the Ohio River Territory

• Conflict over the Great Lakes

• Disagreement over trade routes

What was the effect of the British winning the French and Indian War?

• French gained more territory

• Colonists were given tax breaks

• British taxed the colonists to pay for the war

• Colonists gained independence

What was the purpose of the "Join or Die" poster?

• To encourage colonists to move west

• To promote British loyalty

• To get the Colonists to join together

• To advertise colonial goods

What did the colonists do to the Tax Collectors to scare them?

• Boycotted British goods

• Tarred and Feathered the Tax Collectors

• Held peaceful protests

• Sent petitions to the King

What occurred during the Boston Massacre?

• Colonists were peacefully protesting

• Redcoats fired at the Colonists

• Colonists signed a peace treaty

• Redcoats surrendered to the Colonists

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A celebration of British tea

• A peaceful protest against taxes

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

• A meeting to discuss trade

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"?

• To support British rule

• To encourage Loyalists to join the Patriot side

• To promote trade with Britain

• To explain the benefits of monarchy

What was the purpose of Thomas Jefferson writing "The Declaration of Independence"?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To establish a new monarchy

• To create a trade agreement

• To form an alliance with France

What did the Stamp Act require from the Colonists?

• To pay taxes on paper goods without representation

• To provide food for British soldiers

• To house British soldiers

• To pay taxes on tea only

What was the Quartering Act?

• The British forced the Colonists to provide shelter for soldiers

• The British imposed taxes on tea

• The Colonists were required to pay for British goods

• The Colonists were forced to join the British army