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Lesson 7 Quiz- Toward Independence

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

The British government has huge debt.

b)

The British government has more land to rule.

c)

French lose almost all of their colonies in North America.

d)

Americans forced to pay taxes without a vote in Parliament.

2.

The unjust use of government power-

a)

tyranny

b)

monarchy

c)

anarchy

d)

aristocracy

3.

Why were colonists upset with the stamp act?

a)

Made paper goods too expensive.

b)

Colonists thought that they should have to pay taxes.This is a wrong answer

c)

Colonists were taxed without representation in Parliament.

d)

Colonists thought that they should have to pay taxes.

4.

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the-

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

5.

Which statement best describes the colonies before the French and Indian War?

a)

All colonies were ruled strictly by Great Britain.

b)

Colonial assemblies created their own laws and taxes.

c)

The colonies were united as one government.

d)

Colonists paid more taxes then the people in Great Britain.

6.

Which of the following were goals of the First Continental Congress?

a)

All colonies should create militias.

b)

All colonists were to boycott British goods.

c)

Send letter to KGIII to find a peaceful solution.

d)

To get the war officially started.

7.

The passage of the Townshend Acts led to-

a)

the French and Indian War.

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

a boycott of British goods.

d)

the Proclamation of 1763.

8.

What was proven at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

a)

The British soldiers feared the militias.

b)

Americans were willing to fight and die to govern themselves.

c)

The war would be over quickly.

d)

The war would be an easy victory for the Americans.

9.

Why did Sam Adams and Paul Revere call the riot of 1770, in Boston, a "massacre?"

a)

To stir up anti-British feelings among the Colonists.

b)

To get more colonists to support the Patriot cause.

c)

To create trouble for the Patriots involved.

d)

To describe the truth about what happened.

10.

How did King George III increase his power over the colonies after the French and Indian War?

a)

He required them to pay more taxes.

b)

He took colonist's land away from them.

c)

He required all men over 18 to enlist in the army.

d)

He required colonies to send representatives to Parliament.

11.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the-

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

12.

How did the British Parliament react to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

lowered taxes

b)

gave colonists a vote in Parliament

c)

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts

d)

Parliament passed the Townshend Acts

13.

Which country gained Canada and the Ohio Valley from winning the French & Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Netherlands