Toward Independence (M) Review

What part did religion play in the colonists rebelling against Britain?

• The religious leaders taught the colonists they had to respect Britain.

• The religious leaders taught the colonists not to question people in power.

• The religious leaders taught the colonists to think for themselves.

Who won the French and Indian War?

• The French and the Indians

• The British and the Colonists

• The Spanish and the Dutch

What happened to the British after they fought the French and Indian War?

• They had to give up a lot of their land to the French.

• The Native Americans went to war with them.

• They had a lot of debt to pay off.

What did the colonists gain from the French and Indian War?

• Wealth and fighting experience

• Debt and land

• Fighting experience and debt

What did the Proclamation Line mean for the British Colonists in America?

• They couldn’t cross the Appalachian Mountains to enter Ohio.

• They were forced to cross the line and move to the Southern Colonies

• They had to cross the line and live in Ohio, leaving their homes in the east.

How did the British plan to pay off the debt they had from the French and Indian War?

• They were going to take gold and riches from Spain.

• They were going to build more factories in the colonies.

• They were going to make the Colonists pay more taxes.

What was the Stamp Act?

• A law that said all colonists had to have a stamp above their doors.

• A tax that said all official documents had to have a stamp on them.

• A tax on stamp collecting.

Were the colonists happy about the Stamp Act? What did they do because of it?

• Yes they were happy. They paid it quickly.

• No they were not happy. They didn’t pay it and attacked tax collectors.

• No they were not happy. They kicked the British out of America.

What does Taxation without Representation mean?

• Britain can only tax representatives of the colonies

• Britain could tax the colonists even though no one was representing them in Britain.

• Britain can tax the colonists with no good reason.

Where were British soldiers expected to live in the colonies?

• In special buildings built for them in the colonies.

• In Britain.

• In the colonists’ homes with them paying for everything.