ASSESSMENT REVIEW | Toward Independence

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

• A. Spain

• B. France

• C. Great Britain

• D. Indigenous groups

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

• A. The British government had a large war debt.

• B. The colonists were given their independence.

• C. The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

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

Which group benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

• enslaved Africans

• British soldiers

• Indigenous people

• American colonists

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?

• A. Patriots

• B. Loyalists

• C. British soldiers

• D. Indigenous people

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

• A. They did not believe in any form of taxation.

• B. They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

• C. People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.

• D. People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.

Patriots viewed the Boston Massacre as proof that the British troops needed to leave the colonies, whereas Loyalists view the event as proof that

• British troops would never be able to control the colonies.

• colonists no longer considered themselves British.

• more British troops were needed to control the colonists.

• war would likely occur because of colonists' ongoing protests.

How did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?

• It took away colonists' land.

• It required that colonists pay taxes.

• It demanded that colonists join the army.

• It forced colonists to work for the government.

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

• to declare war on Great Britain

• to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

• to create taxes that would be acceptable to the Americans

• to bring representatives from Great Britain and America together

Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Proclamation of 1763

• the French and Indian War

• the First Continental Congress

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

• The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial militia.

• The British troops were eager to start a war with the colonies.

• The colonial militia was no match for the well-trained British troops.

• The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.