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Crisis in the Colonies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

French vs. Indians

b)

British vs. Indians

c)

British vs. French & Indians

d)

Indians vs. British vs. French vs. Spanish

2.

What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?

a)

Control of land and fur trade with Native Americans

b)

Land and Slaves

c)

Gold

d)

Claim to land in Europe

3.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Indians

d)

Spain

4.

As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?

a)

Killed them

b)

Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.

c)

Imposed taxes to pay for the war

d)

Paid for the war out of his own pocket

5.

What were the first 2 products taxed by King George III?

a)

Tea then Paper

b)

Tea then Sugar

c)

Sugar then Paper

d)

Sugar then Paint

6.

What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?

a)

"No Taxation!"

b)

Join, or Die!

c)

"No Taxation without Representation!"

d)

Don't Tread on Me!

7.

England's chief rival in North America was_____________________.

a)

Hurons

b)

France

c)

Mohawks

d)

William Johnson

8.

This act placed duties on legal documents.

a)

The Marriage Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Committee Act

d)

The Sugar Act

9.

Which of these statements describes a major reason for the conflict between Britain and France in the Ohio Valley

a)

French determination to stop the westward expansion by the English and encroachment on the fur trade

b)

the series of forts the English built along the Ohio River

c)

The Spanish-French alliance agains the English

d)

French attacks on English colonies along the east coast

10.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

to avoid war issues with Native Americans

b)

to increase British power in the colonies

c)

to please the French fur traders

d)

to collect fines from settlers who crossed the line

11.

What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?

a)

Colonists were ignoring the Proclamation Line

b)

Colonists did not live in England but did enjoy English rights

c)

Colonists should help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

d)

Colonists should be punished for protesting against taxes

12.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

13.

Which treaty ended the French and Indian war in 1763?

a)

Treaty of Versailles1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

Proclamation of 1763

14.

The Proclamation of 1763 tried to halt colonists from moving west of what?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

15.

The Townshend Acts

a)

is the refusal to buy British goods

b)

Taxed glass, paper, paint, lead and tea

c)

Taxed paper products and legal documents

d)

would be taxed without a say

16.

Which of the following ideas is in the summary of the Declaration of Independence? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal; that they are given certain rights that cannot be taken away; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to protect these rights, governments are created that get their powers from the consent of the governed . . . .

a)

Kings can rule in the United States, as long as they are fair to people.

b)

The smartest people should control the government of the United States.

c)

People in the United States should have some control over the government.

d)

Everyone in the United States should try to be elected to the government.

17.

Ben Franklin's plan for a new government was called this....

a)

Albany Congress

b)

Albany Join, or Die!

c)

Albany Don't Tread On Me

d)

Albany Plan of Union

18.

A plan of government came from the Albany Congress and was proposed by this delegate from Pennsylvania.

a)

Benjamin Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

King George III

d)

Frank Benjamin

19.

The Treaty of Paris set the new border for England in North America at the -

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Ohio River

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Mississippi River

20.

Civil liberties are-

a)

granted by the king

b)

earned by fighting in wars

c)

basic freedoms all citizens should have

d)

freedoms we get by voting