Road To Revolution Review

What information shown on the map explains why Britain wanted to control New France?

• New France was surrounded by British territories, making it easy to attack.

• New France was a large area in the way of British expansion to the West.

• New France was the only empire with access to Canadian resources.

• New France was located farther south than other European empires.

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

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• American Indians

The essential idea behind the British mercantilism system was that

• the colonies should expand trade with other nations.

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

• any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

Before 1760 which statement best describes the colonies?

• The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.

• The colonies had representation in Parliament.

• The colonies were united into one government.

• The colonies depended upon the British government.

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

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

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

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British soldiers

• American Indians

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

• Proclamation of 1763

• French and Indian War

• Boycott of British goods

• Expansion of the British Empire

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It wasn’t consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

To which of the following events are the two Paul Revere engravings referring?

• A. Boston Tea Party

• B. Boston Massacre

• C. Proclamation of 1763

• D. French and Indian War