Exploration, Colonization and American Revolution

Which treaty was negotiated to end the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris, 1763

• Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris 1783

Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with King George/England, and to promote their independence

• Committees of Correspondence

• First Continental Congress

• Sons of Liberty

• Town Hall Meeting

Which act was passed by King George as punishment of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act
• Coercive/Intolerable Acts

• Outrageous Acts

Which of the following is a reason why representative government developed in the colonies?

• distance from Great Britain

• the king wanted them to govern themselves

• colonists got rich from mercantilism

• the beginning of the slave trade

Who helped warn the colonists that the British were coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord

• Benedict Arnold

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Cornwallis

Which colonial region had the longest growing season, where cash crops were grown, and where enslaved people worked on plantations?

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Which document lists colonial grievances against King George III?

• U.S. Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• Proclamation of 1763

• Declaration of Independence

African American double spy who provided information about British movement, as well as, information leading to British defeat at Yorktown.

• Crispus Attucks
• James Armistead
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Bernardo de Galvez

Which of the following BEST describes a Patriot?

• A colonist who opposed King George III of England.

• A colonist who remained loyal to King George III of England

• A British citizen who supported King George III

• A British citizen who opposed taxes

Why did King George tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

• To get extra tea and sugar

• To force the Patriots to surrender

• To create anger in the colonies

• To help pay off the war debt