British Acts & The Colonies' Response

What did the Colonists think the French and Indian War was all about? Why did they think they were fighting? 

• To gain access to the continent's vast interior for land. 

• To eliminate the Spanish from the continent.

• To gain the French fur trade and align with  Native Americans.

What is the name of the tax that caused the unexpected response of violence in the Colonies? 

• The Tax Act.

• The Stamp Act.

• The Tea Act.

What reward were Colonial soldiers promised for their service in the French and Indian War? 

• Money

• Land

• Honor and glory

How did the Seneca Chief, Guyasuta, treat George Washington, when seeing him again after the French and Indian War? 

• With great kindness

• With animosity and anger

• With confusion and resentment

Tensions rise and 5 colonists die in a riot in New England.  What is the name of this event? 

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Midnight massacre

• The Boston Massacre

When the Colonists are upset with Britain how do they view the dispute? 

• A call to revolution.

• Immediate separation.

• A family dispute.

Where did fighting erupt between Colonists and British troops that marked a point of no return? 

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Massachusettes

How did the men at the Second Continental Congress view George Washington's new uniform? 

• As a statement that he was willing to lead the Colonial forces. 

• As a statement that he was unsure about his allegiance to the Continental Congress.

• As a statement that he has become wealthy and that his new uniform demonstrates his wealth.