WorksheetsCh. 8 Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins
Why did the French want control of the Ohio Valley?
Pennsylvania and Virginia colonists saw it as an area of trade and growth.
It was an important link between Canada and Louisiana.
The natural resources of the Appalachian Mountains were valuable.
They wanted to form alliances with the Native Americans.
Which of the following was not a result of the Treaty of Paris?
France gave most of its lands in present-day Canada to Britain.
Britain received Florida from Spain.
Britain received New Orleans from the French.
Spain kept control of land west of the Mississippi River.
What did the British government do to help pay the cost of the French and Indian War?
It printed colonial currency.
It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.
It passed new tax laws for the colonies.
It sold western lands to settlers.
____________, the lawmaking branch of the British government, sent an army to help fight the French and their Native American allies.
Parliament
Delegates
Representatives
Executive
A plan for spending money is known as a ____________.
budget
invocie
receipt
journal
Why did Parliament pass new taxes for the colonists?
to pay off the cost of the French and Indian War
to pay for a new war with the Spanish
to pay of the cost of building colonies in the New World
to pay back the French for their help fighting the Native Americans
In 1764, to raise money, Britain passed the __________ Act.
Sugar
Honey
Tea
Straw
complete control of a good or service in an area, by either a person or group
monopoly
coerce
blockade
quarter
to force someone to obey laws
monopoly
coerce
blockade
quarter
to stop ships from entering or leaving a harbor
monopoly
coerce
blockade
quarter
a British order that forced colonists to feed and house British soldiers
coerce
blockade
quarter
congress
a formal meeting of representatives
quarter
congress
petition
minutemen
a signed formal request to the king
petition
minutemen
revolution
monopoly
militia units that are to be ready to fight in a minutes notice
petition
minutemen
revolution
quarter
What caused colonists to take part in the Boston Tea Party? Select 2
In 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act, whic have Britain’s East India Company a monopoly on Tea.
They then charged tax on tea, and many colonists decided to boycott it.
They were happy with the Tax on Tea
There was not enough tea
What is another name for the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
The Fun Acts
The Terrible Acts
The Sneaky Acts
Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?
To punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party
To reward the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party
To celebrate the Boston Tea Party
To encourage bonding and friendship between the colonists and the British
What is a budget?
A plan for spending money.
To cancel, or undo, a law.
The freedom of people to make their own laws.
To refuse to buy or use goods or services.
What is representation ?
The freedom of people to make their own laws.
An official statement.
The act of working against one’s own government.
The act of speaking on behalf of someone else.
The act of working against one’s own government is...
representation
budget
treason
declaration
Liberty is...
the act of working against one’s own government.
the freedom of people to make their own laws.
the act of speaking on behalf of someone else.
to refuse to buy or use goods or services.
To boycott means
to make a plan for spending money.
to cancel, or undo, a law.
to refuse to buy or use goods or services.
to make an official statement.
The Sugar Act taxed:
paper goods such as newspapers, cards, stamps.
sugar and other goods coming into the colonies from other places.
lead and glass.
tea.
The _______________ , forced colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
The Townshend Acts taxed: lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.
stamps.
lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.
coffee.
sugar.
The Boston Massacre happened when colonists
boycotted British goods.
made silly faces at the British soldiers.
stopped paying taxes.
threw snowballs at the British soldiers.
A formal group statement is known as a...
independence
resolution
declaration
preamble
grievance
The first part of the Declaration of Independence is called the...
independence
resolution
declaration
preamble
grievance
Who wrote the pamphlet titled "Common Sense"?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
King George III
Thomas Writesalot
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
on July _, the delegates voted to approve Richard Henry Lee's resolution to cut ties with Britain.
2nd
4th
8th
28th
Why were the delegates worried about signing the Declaration.
They weren't sure what the legal consequences would be.
They didn't think it would make a difference.
They were not worried at all about signing it.
They knew they would be tried for treason if the British won.
Where was the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence read at?
White house
Independence Hall
Oklahoma City
US Capitol building
Why was Common Sense written?
To let people know that people were committing tresaon.
To get people to leave the country.
To persuade people that the colonists should rule themselves.
To get people to side with the British.
The _______________ were approved by congress in 1777
Preamble
Arkham Jail house
US Constitution
Articles of Confederation
