Ch. 3 Test Part 1

Why was the Ohio River Valley significant to both the French and British?

• It contained valuable gold deposits
• It was the only route to the Pacific Ocean
• It provided strategic control of trade and transportation
• It had the largest Native American settlements

What was the primary message of Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon?

• The need for colonial unity and cooperation
• The importance of independence from Britain
• The power of the British military
• The strength of individual colonies

Which 1765 act required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers?

• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Quartering Act
• The Navigation Act

What was the primary purpose of the Declaratory Act of 1766?

• To repeal the Stamp Act
• To assert Parliament's authority to make laws for the colonies
• To establish new trade regulations
• To impose new taxes on the colonies

The Sons of Liberty were:

• British soldiers stationed in the colonies
• A group of colonial merchants who supported British rule
• A secret organization that opposed British taxation
• Members of the Continental Congress

What sparked the Boston Massacre in 1770?

• A dispute over tea taxes
• A confrontation between colonists and British soldiers
• The closing of Boston Harbor
• A protest against the Stamp Act

The Townshend Acts of 1767:

• Placed taxes on imported goods like tea and paper
• Required colonists to quarter British troops
• Closed the port of Boston
• Established a colonial postal system

During the Boston Tea Party of 1773, colonists:

• Hosted a formal tea ceremony for British officials
• Dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
• Refused to drink tea in protest
• Burned tea in the town square

The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to:

• The Boston Tea Party
• The Boston Massacre
• The Stamp Act protests
• The First Continental Congress

Which group was known for using intimidation and violence to protest British policies?

• The Continental Army
• The Sons of Liberty
• The British Parliament
• The colonial governors