Les 7 Toward Independence

George III was sure the colonists would give in to

British ______, or controlling power.

• control
• authority
• influence
• dominion

The colonies decided to ______ or not buy British goods.

• promote
• boycott
• ignore
• support

The governor of Virginia ordered a small force of

Virginia _____, or army made up of everyday citizens trained to protect their colony to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley.

• navy
• army
• militia
• military

After months of protest, Parliament ______________, or canceled, the Stamp Act.

• modified
• repealed
• enacted
• approved

Nervous merchants worried about what would happen to their wealth if other goods were also______, or have limits placed on them.

• increased
• devalued
• unregulated
• restricted

Patriots aimed to resist the _____, or

the unjust use of government power of the king.

• equality
• justice
• tyranny
• freedom

However, because the colonists had no representatives in Parliament, they saw the Stamp Act as a ______, or breaking of established rules, of their rights as British subjects.

• violation
• justification
• approval
• endorsement

The Seven Years' War or called __________ in the colonies, was a long global struggle between France and Great Britain over territorial claims and power.

• the War of Spanish Succession
• the American Revolutionary War
• the Napoleonic Wars
• the French and Indian War

_________ were colonists who believed they had the right to govern themselves.

• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Neutralists
• Settlers

_____ (also called Tories) were colonists who felt a deep loyalty to Great Britain.

• Rebels
• Loyalists
• Patriots
• Independents