Chapter 6 TEST "Colonies Unite"

What main European countries claimed lands in North America in the 1700's

• Spain

• Russia

• Britain

• France

• Australia

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War

• France and Britain both claimed the Ohio Valley

• The colonists wanted independence from Britain

• Native Americans did not like French settlers on their land.

• British parliment passed new tax laws on the colonies.

What does representation mean?

• a plan for spending money

• money that governments collect from it's citizens

• a voice in one's government

• a lawmaking body

What did the British government do to help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency

• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain

• It passed new tax laws like the Sugar Act for the colonies

• It sold western lands to settlers

How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?

• They left the colonies

• They fought British soldiers

• they refused to make British goods

• they refused to buy British goods

What is the refusal to buy certain goods

• boycott

• budget

• proclamation

• right

• resolution

How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?

• They spread information quickly

• They housed the British soldiers

• They voted to declare their independence.

• They stole British goods

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• after the battles of Lexington and Concord

• after the battle of Bunker Hill

• after the Boston Tea Party

• after Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

• They marked the end of the French and Indian War

• They forced Parliment to repeal all new tax laws

• They marked the beginning of the American Revolution

• They were the first battles led by George Washington

What happened on July 4th, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American History?

• Colonists won the American Revolution

• The 13 colonies formed their first united government

• Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence

• The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence