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WorksheetsThe Colonies Unite - Part 1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an alliance?
a)
representatives
b)
lawmaking branch of the British government
c)
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
d)
an announcement
2.
What is a delegate?
a)
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
b)
representatives
c)
the lawmaking branch of the British government
d)
a public announcement
3.
What is Parliament?
a)
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
b)
representatives
c)
a plan for spending money
d)
the lawmaking branch of the British goernment
4.
What is a proclamation?
a)
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
b)
a public announcement
c)
a plan for spending money
d)
the lawmaking branch of the British government
5.
What is a budget?
a)
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
b)
a public announcement
c)
a plan for spending money
d)
the lawmaking branch of the British government
6.
In 1754 Spain claimed mostly the?
a)
southwestern lands and Florida
b)
to the north and in the middle of what is now the U.S.
c)
along the Atlantic Coast
d)
along the Pacific Coast
7.
In 1754 England (Britain) claimed mostly the?
a)
southwestern lands and Florida
b)
to the north and in the middle of what is now the U.S.
c)
along the Atlantic Coast
d)
along the Pacific Coast
8.
In 1754 France claimed mostly the?
a)
southwestern lands and Florida
b)
to the north and in the middle of what is now the U.S.
c)
along the Atlantic Coast
d)
along the Pacific Coast
9.
In 1754 both England (Britain) and Frace claimed the Ohio Valley. This region is located...
a)
between the colony of Georgia and what is now known as Florida
b)
along the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes
c)
along the Pennsylvania woods
d)
along the Ohio River from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River
10.
The British (England) saw the Ohio Valley as an area for?
a)
trade and growth
b)
connecting lands in New France and Lousiana
11.
The French saw the Ohio Valley as an area for?
a)
trade and growth
b)
connecting lands in New France and Lousiana
12.
The British saw this as an act of war and decided to fight the French?
a)
French burned Jamestowne
b)
French attacked women and children
c)
French sent soldiers and built forts
13.
George Washington was a soldier. He won many battles. The battle he fought at this location was the only battle in which he ever surrendered. This battle was the start of the French and Indian War.
a)
Fort Necessity
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
14.
Native Americans fought for both sides but mainly for the French.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
alliance
15.
Seven of the colonies sent delegates to Albany, New York to discuss how to deal with the French. Benjamin Franklin came up with the Albany Plan. What was the Albany Plan of Union?
a)
a form of government created in Albany
b)
a plan of the colonies uniting to fight the French
c)
a detailed plan of how to attack the Indians
16.
The British Parliament sent an army to help the colonists fight in 1755. What was the general's name who led the British?
a)
General Edward Braddock
b)
General Cornwallis
c)
General Washington
d)
General Ogelthorpe
17.
The British were surprised the French fought like the indians. What does this mean?
a)
the French fought with shields
b)
the French stood in rows in the open fields
c)
the French fought from behind trees and large rocks
18.
France formed an alliance with Spain to fight England (British.) The British had a stronger army and defeated the Spanish in 1762. To make up for Spain's losses, France gave Spain most of?
a)
Ohio River Valley
b)
Canada
c)
Lousiana
d)
Virginia
19.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
20.
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. What was the effect of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
Gave France the Ohio River Valley
b)
Gave Britain the Ohio River Valley
c)
Gave Britain most of Canada, all French lands east of the Mississippi River and Spanish Florida
21.
In the Treaty of Paris France lost nearly all of its lands in North America.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
After the war was over the British colonists wanted to settle on the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. This Native American Ottawa chief united indian groups to attack settlments and forts.
a)
Pontiac
b)
Metacomet
c)
Powahatan
d)
Standing Bear
23.
King George III made the Proclamation of 1763. What did it say?
a)
all British soldiers would receive 20 acres of land
b)
all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the white settlers and the Indians should leave
c)
all land west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Indians and white settlers should leave
24.
Conflicting land claims in North America led to the French and Indian War.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Colonists ignored the Proclamation of 1763 and continued to move west.
a)
false
b)
true
26.
To help pay for the French and Indian War, the British Parliament passed this Act.
a)
Molasses Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Molasses and Sugar Act
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