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History ch 4

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British national government that makes the laws and discusses the issues of England.

a)

Congress

b)

King

c)

Parliament

d)

Representatives

2.

The belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war.

a)

Christianity

b)

Pacifism

c)

Being Kind

d)

Parliament

3.

The colonists who actively opposed the British government.

a)

patriots

b)

loyalist

c)

french

d)

miltia

4.

Citizen soldiers who left their farms and businesses to fight in emergencies only.

a)

loyalists

b)

militia

c)

New Yorker

d)

Patriots

5.

A government where people elect their lawmakers.

a)

British Government

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Representative

6.

What secret organization worked to oppose the British Parliament’s new tax laws?

a)

Continental Congress

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Patriots

d)

Tories

7.

Which country had personal relationships with the Indian nations and traded with them?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Germany

d)

British

8.

Removed the French from being a major force in North America.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Stamp Act

9.

Which tax was the first internal tax for the colonists?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

10.

Wanted to maintain their land, lifestyles, and control of their future during the War.

a)

French

b)

Indians

c)

Dutch

d)

British

11.

General who led the British to Victory against The French at the Battle of Ticonderoga.

a)

Washington

b)

Wolfe

c)

Henry

d)

King George

12.

The imaginary line drawn west of the Appalachians for the Indians and stopped colonial expansion.

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Proclamation 1763

d)

Stamp Act

13.

Placed a tax on certain goods imported into the colonies like sugar, molasses, and coffee.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Proclamation 1763

14.

The first internal tax on legal documents and printed materials that had to bear a tax stamp.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Stamp Act

15.

Led the House of Burgesses in opposing the new tax law and said "If this be treason let's make the most of it!"

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

James Wolfe

d)

Donald Trump

16.

Political party that chose to be loyal to the King of England.

a)

Patriots

b)

loyalists or Tories

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

British

17.

9 colonies sent representatives to NY, sent a petition demanding REPEAL of the law .

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act Congress

d)

Treaty of Paris

18.

The first successful example of colonial unity.

a)

Stamp Act Congress

b)

Patriots

c)

Parliament

d)

Proclamation 1763

19.

Raised taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.Tried to stop the smuggling of goods.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

20.

Name all the factors that led to an American mindset of Independence?

a)

Geography

b)

Diversity

c)

Land Ownership

d)

Strength of a Representative government

21.

How did the colonists feel about Parliament taxing them?

a)

They enjoyed paying taxes

b)

Parliament had no right to tax the colonies

c)

Colonists had no representation in Parliament

d)

Taxing the colonies unified them

22.

New to Parliament how did William Pitt change the course of the French and Indian war?

a)

He defeated Washington

b)

He defeated the Indians

c)

He sent money to British Generals in North America & Allies

d)

He bought North America

23.

What was the main complaint colonists had with the Stamp Act.

a)

They felt no free man should be taxed without having a say

b)

They didn't like paying taxes on sugar

c)

They had no complaints

d)

They were ok with the British taxing the French

24.

6 Indian nations coordinating their actions, policy, and trade with all surrounding Tribes

a)

Boston

b)

Iroquois Confederacy

c)

Shawnee

d)

Cherokee

25.
Who was the King of England during this time?
a)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
26.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
27.
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
28.

Which two countries thought that they had control over the ohio river?

a)

Britain and Spain

b)

France and Portugal

c)

America and Britain

d)

France and Britain

29.

Which Country did the Native Americans side with during the War?

a)

French

b)

Britain

c)

both

d)

neither

30.

which Country had to give up most of their land after losing the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

America

31.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
32.

Describe ways the colonists opposed the Stamp Act.

a)

Set up secret organizations like the Sons of Liberty to oppose the Stamp Act

b)

Wrote a petition to the king demanding repeal

c)

Celebrated the new tax

d)

the colonists passed the law through their house of representatives

33.

How did the British think the colonists would react to the stamp act?

a)

That they wouldn't mind the new tax

b)

They will probably revolt

c)

who cares, tax them all!

34.

What actions did Parliament take in response to the Stamp Act Congress?

a)

They sent soldiers to the Congress

b)

They backed down

c)

They repealed the stamp act

d)

They ignored them

35.

What is one of the main reasons the colonists were upset with the new taxes the British government was implementing after the French and Indian War?

a)

They didn't care about the taxes

b)

The colonists didn't want taxation without representation.

c)

They thought the taxes were too high

d)

Patriots

36.

In the representative government in the colonies, what was the power of the purse used for?

a)

Pay salaries for royal officials

b)

Pay Parliaments salaries

c)

Pay for the colonial military

d)

taxes for the colonies had to pass through the elected representatives.

37.

What is an internal tax?

a)

tax on goods imported from other countries

b)

tax on goods produced and consumed entirely within the colonies

c)

tax on exported goods

38.

Why were the colonists upset with the Proclamation line of 1763?

a)

It only let the French settle on one side of the line

b)

they saw it as interference with their local representative government

c)

They were not upset with it

39.

What does self government create?

a)

Dependence

b)

Independence

c)

chaos

d)

reliance

40.

This fort was a strategic location where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers come together to form the Ohio River, in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.

a)

Fort Duquesne

b)

Fort Necessity

c)

Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Fort Chungus

41.

The power behind the Fort Duquesne was in its?

a)

design

b)

location

c)

It was built by the French

d)

cannons

42.

When the French abandoned the Ohio River Valley and Ft Duquesne, General John Forbes renamed the site "Pittsborough" after Prime Minister .......?

a)

The French President

b)

King George

c)

George Washington

d)

William Pitt

43.

The location of this fort offered access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley, and saw more fighting during the French and Indian War than any other post.

a)

Fort Pittsborough

b)

Fort Ticonderoga

c)

Fort Necessity

d)

Fort Duquesne

44.

What shape of fort was developed by a medieval French military engineer that made it more difficult for attackers to lead a unified assault against the fortifications?

a)

Square

b)

Rectangle

c)

Triangle

d)

Star

45.

The 1st time colonist try to meet without the British crown as 1 unit during the French and Indian War?

a)

In Parliament

b)

Albany Plan of Union

c)

At fort Ticonderoga

d)

Iroquois Confederation

46.

Effects of the French and Indian War

a)

The colonist pay attention to the mistreatment of liberty by the British

b)

Colonists were mad about the quartering British troops during the war

c)

The crown takes away trial by jury rights from the French up in Canada

d)

The colonists see that the British a angels