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8th Grade History Midterm

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Proclamation of 1763 was an agreement between which two groups?

a)

Colonists and British

b)

British and Indians

c)

Americans and British

d)

Americans and Indians

2.

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from

a)

smuggling goods

b)

drinking tea

c)

Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

paying taxes

3.

What were the advantages from the British when the proclamation was established?

a)

keep peach with the Native Americans

b)

allow British to control the fur trade

c)

keep colonists near Atlantic Coast

d)

all of these

4.

To enforce this proclamation, what action did the king take?

a)

he sent 10,000 troops to the colonies

b)

he imposed a tax

c)

passed Coercive Acts

d)

passed Sugar Act

5.

Why were colonists upset with the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They were in debt

b)

They fought in the French and Indian war for more land in the west

c)

They didn't want to pay taxes

d)

none of these

6.

Why did the Native Americans like the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They didn't like it

b)

It kept the British soldiers off their land

c)

It kept the colonists off their land

d)

None of these

7.

How did British Parliament pay for the Proclamation of 1763 enforcement and who paid for the debt?

a)

Indians paid through taxes

b)

Americans paid with cash

c)

Americans paid through taxes

d)

colonists paid for the debt through taxes

8.

Writs of assistance allowed British custom officers to search _____

a)

trading ports

b)

money

c)

homes for smuggled goods

d)

all of these

9.

Which of the following allowed the colonists to pay lower taxes on molasses?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Coercive Acts

10.

All goods imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

11.

Why did British Parliament tax the colonists?

a)

to pay the debt from the French and Indian War

b)

to pay the debt from the troops to the

c)

both of these

d)

none of these