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Chapter 5: American Colonies in the British Empire Test Study Guide

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Threatened the western expansion of the colonies

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Quebec Act

2.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Gave the British East India Company a virtual monopoly in the colonies.

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Quebec Act

3.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Demanded that the destroyed tea be paid for.

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Quebec Act

4.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Taxed items such as glass, paper, lead, and tea

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Quebec Act

5.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Regulated colonial trade between colonies and with foreign nations

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

6.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

7.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


A series of acts, such as closing the port of Boston, designed to punish unruly Massachusetts

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

8.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Alerted colonies of British threats and promoted opposition toward Britain

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

9.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Taxed the work of colonial businessmen, particularly lawyers and printers.

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

10.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


British general who led the action against Quebec

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

11.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Led Virginian forces and was an aide to the British in the French and Indian War

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

12.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Urged protest against British actions in Massachusetts

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

13.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

14.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


British general who was defeated near Fort Duquesne

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

15.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Leader of the colonial resistance

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benjamin Franklin

16.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Victor of the Battle of Quebec

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benjamin Franklin

17.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Authored the Albany Plan of Union

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benjamin Franklin

18.

Match each of the following with the correct answer choice:


Learned of a stockpile in Concord

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benjamin Franklin

19.

How many wars took place between France and Britain between 1689 and 1763?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

20.

Britain's greatest enemy and rival power during the 1700s was. . .

a)

France

b)

Netherlands

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

21.

Which of the following was not an area of North America settled by the French?

a)

Atlantic Seaboard

b)

Great Lakes Region

c)

Along the Mississippi River

d)

Along the St. Lawerence River

22.

Which of the following was not one of France's advantages for furthering its settlement of North America?

a)

Strategically placed forts

b)

A strong and unified colonial government

c)

The Strongest Navy

d)

The support of many Indian Tribes

23.

Troops led by what man failed to keep the French from occupying Fort Duquesne and were forced to surrender at Fort Necessity?

a)

Edward Braddock

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

Captain Preston

d)

George Washington

24.

Edward Braddock's most lasting contribution from the French and Indian War was . . .

a)

building Fort Duquesne

b)

building a road to the frontier

c)

developing a system for defeating the French on three continents

d)

capturing Quebec

25.

The leadership of which of the following men during the French and Indian War brought the British to victory?

a)

William Pitt

b)

Lord North

c)

King George II

d)

Edward Braddock

26.

Which one of the following men did not die in battle during the French and Indian War?

a)

Edward Braddock

b)

Marquis de Montcalm

c)

William Pitt

d)

James Wolfe

27.

As a result of the French and Indian War,

a)

Canada was given to France

b)

Louisiana was given to Britain

c)

territory between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River was given to Spain

d)

Florida was given to Britain

28.

Which Indian chief organized the raids on frontier settlements following the French and Indian War?

a)

Black Hawk

b)

Mohawk

c)

Pontiac

d)

Squanto

29.

Which of the following acts forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Navigation and Trade Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Stamp Act

30.

Which of the following acts regulated colonial trade between colonies and with foreign nations?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Navigation and Trade Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Stamp Act

31.

Which of the following acts taxed the work of colonial businessmen such as lawyers?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Stamp Act

32.

The Intolerable Acts were aimed against which colony?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Maryland

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Virginia

33.

The Quebec Act did all of the following except . . .

a)

allow the use of French laws

b)

close the port of Boston

c)

recognize Roman Catholicism

d)

threaten westward expansion of the colonies

34.

Which of the following was not one of the British actions that irritated the colonists after the French and Indian War?

a)

Issuing the Proclamation of 1763

b)

Quartering British troops in the colonies at colonial expense

c)

Using writs of assistance to search colonial homes

d)

Calling the First Continental Congress

35.

In reaction to the Stamp Act, the colonists did all of the following except . . .

a)

Have a "Tea Party" in Boston

b)

Form groups called the Sons of Liberty to protest

c)

Use violence against British agents

d)

Meet in a congress to insist upon their rights

36.

The First Continental Congress did all of the following except . . .

a)

Adopt the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

b)

Organize the Continental Association

c)

Declare its loyalty to the King

d)

Call out troops to fight the British

37.

Which of the following most closely marks the beginning of the War for Independence?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Convening of the First Continental Congress

d)

Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord

38.

What Indian Confederation supported the British?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Apache

c)

Navajo

d)

Iroquois

39.

What was another name for the Seven Years' War?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

King William's War

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Pontiac War

40.

What document, drafted by Benjamin Franklin, was the first attempt to unite the American Colonies?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of American Rights

c)

Albany Plan of Union

d)

Declaration of Independence

41.

What did the British rename Fort Duquesne after they captured it?

a)

Fort Knox

b)

Fort Pitt

c)

Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Fort Macon

42.

Which British general led the action against Quebec?

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Gage

d)

Benjamin Franklin

43.

The fall of what city led to the defeat of New France?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Montreal

44.

Which country controlled New Orleans following the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

45.

What was the strongest nation in the world following the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

46.

What Ottawa Indian chief terrorized settlers on the frontier following the French and Indian War?

a)

Black Hawk

b)

Mohawk

c)

Pontiac

d)

Squanto

47.

What did British officials use to authorize their searches of colonial property?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Writs of assistance

d)

First Continental Congress

48.

Who was perhaps the most famous leader of colonial opposition, urging protest against British actions in Massachusetts

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

James Wolfe

49.

What incident left five Patriot "martyrs" dead on the streets on Boston?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Convening of the First Continental Congress

d)

Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord

50.

What did the colonists call the retaliatory acts passed by Parliament that included the Boston Port Act and the Quartering Act?

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Navigation and Trade Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

e)

Stamp Act

51.

What act passed by Parliament concerning the newly acquired territory in Canada greatly angered the colonists?

a)

Boston Port Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Act of 1773

d)

Quebec Act

52.

Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death"?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

e)

Patrick Henry

53.

What was the name for the energetic militiamen chosen to be ready to fight the British at short notice?

a)

Red Coats

b)

Minutemen

c)

Regulars

d)

Mercenaries

54.

At what two towns did the skirmishes that marked the beginning of the War for Independence place?

a)

Lexington

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

Concord

55.

What humiliating practice did some colonists use in an effort to intimidate those enforcing British policies?

a)

Tarring

b)

Bludgeoning

c)

Feathering

d)

Mocking

56.

What French commander was mortally wounded at the Battle of Quebec?

a)

Edward Braddock

b)

Marquis de Montcalm

c)

William Pitt

d)

James Wolfe