Topic 4: The American Revolution

Which groups of people occupied the Ohio River Valley in the early to mid-1700s?

• the British, the French, and Native Americans
• Native Americans and the French
• Native Americans and the British
• the French and the British

Which group of people first built forts in order to claim or protect land rights in the Ohio River Valley?

• the British
• Native Americans
• the French
• the Spanish

Which development during the French and Indian War ultimately led to colonies being taxed?

• The colonies received aid from rogue French militias, who then demanded repayment.
• The Iroquois Confederacy joined forces with the colonies and demanded repayment.
• The head of the French government sent troops to help the colonial militias.
• The head of the British government sent troops to help the colonial militias.

Which was an immediate consequence of the French and Indian War for Native Americans?

• The Iroquois Confederacy made a treaty with the British.
• The British began to pay Native Americans for the use of their land as a gesture of peace.
• More colonists began to settle on Native American lands.
• The Native Americans declared war against the French and the British in retaliation.

Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 a controversial law in the eyes of many colonists?

• It lowered the tax on molasses but raised taxes on other goods.
• It raised taxes on molasses, tea, and other goods important to the colonists.
• It raised the tax on molasses and allowed goods to be seized without due process of law.
• It lowered the tax on molasses but allowed goods to be seized without due process of law.

How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act of 1765?

• Colonial leaders requested that the British government repeal this tax but agreed that previous taxes were fair.
• Colonial leaders declared to the British government that only colonial assemblies could tax colonists.
• Colonists formed the Albany Plan of Union to defend themselves against imminent British attack.
• Colonists protested by planning and carrying out the Boston Tea Party later that year.

Which underlying tensions erupted into the violence known as the Boston Massacre of 1770?

• In addition to being taxed unfairly, colonists were rebelling against their inability to move west.
• In addition to enduring taxes and assumptions of guilt without a trial by jury, colonists were required to give room and board to the British soldiers.
• Colonists had demanded the return of all British troops as soon as they arrived; violence broke out immediately.
• Colonists had demanded the repeal of all taxes, the removal of all British troops, and fair and equal treatment for colonists and Native Americans.

What was the immediate cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act gave the British government a near monopoly on the colonists’ tea, limiting colonists’ purchasing options.
• The British East India Company had begun to struggle financially, threatening Britain’s economy.
• The Daughters of Liberty convinced many colonists that the British government was attempting to gain total control of the colonies.
• The Boston Massacre caused colonists to rethink their efforts to boycott British imports.

How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• The king consulted with Parliament in hopes of negotiating with the colonists.
• Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to encourage colonists to repay the entire war debt.
• Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish and further control the colonists.
• The king sent additional troops to enforce the collection of existing taxes.

What sparked the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

• Colonial minutemen attacked British troops to show that they were ready to fight.
• British troops attempted to disarm the minutemen who were storing weapons and ammunition.
• Colonial minutemen sought revenge against British troops for a previous skirmish.
• The British government punished the colonists who took part in the Boston Tea Party.