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Ch. 8 Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the French want control of the Ohio Valley?

a)

Pennsylvania and Virginia colonists saw it as an area of trade and growth.

b)

It was an important link between Canada and Louisiana.

c)

The natural resources of the Appalachian Mountains were valuable.

d)

They wanted to form alliances with the Native Americans.

2.

Which of the following was not a result of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

France gave most of its lands in present-day Canada to Britain.

b)

Britain received Florida from Spain.

c)

Britain received New Orleans from the French.

d)

Spain kept control of land west of the Mississippi River.

3.

What did the British government do to help pay the cost of the French and Indian War?

a)

It printed colonial currency.

b)

It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain.

c)

It passed new tax laws for the colonies.

d)

It sold western lands to settlers.

4.

____________, the lawmaking branch of the British government, sent an army to help fight the French and their Native American allies.

a)

Parliament

b)

Delegates

c)

Representatives

d)

Executive

5.

A plan for spending money is known as a ____________.

a)

budget

b)

invocie

c)

receipt

d)

journal

6.

Why did Parliament pass new taxes for the colonists?

a)

to pay off the cost of the French and Indian War

b)

to pay for a new war with the Spanish

c)

to pay of the cost of building colonies in the New World

d)

to pay back the French for their help fighting the Native Americans

7.

In 1764, to raise money, Britain passed the __________ Act.

a)

Sugar

b)

Honey

c)

Tea

d)

Straw

8.

complete control of a good or service in an area, by either a person or group

a)

monopoly

b)

coerce

c)

blockade

d)

quarter

9.

to force someone to obey laws

a)

monopoly

b)

coerce

c)

blockade

d)

quarter

10.

to stop ships from entering or leaving a harbor

a)

monopoly

b)

coerce

c)

blockade

d)

quarter

11.

a British order that forced colonists to feed and house British soldiers

a)

coerce

b)

blockade

c)

quarter

d)

congress

12.

a formal meeting of representatives

a)

quarter

b)

congress

c)

petition

d)

minutemen

13.

a signed formal request to the king

a)

petition

b)

minutemen

c)

revolution

d)

monopoly

14.

militia units that are to be ready to fight in a minutes notice

a)

petition

b)

minutemen

c)

revolution

d)

quarter

15.

What caused colonists to take part in the Boston Tea Party? Select 2

a)

In 1773 Parliament passed the Tea Act, whic have Britain’s East India Company a monopoly on Tea.

b)

They then charged tax on tea, and many colonists decided to boycott it.

c)

They were happy with the Tax on Tea

d)

There was not enough tea

16.

What is another name for the Coercive Acts?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Fun Acts

c)

The Terrible Acts

d)

The Sneaky Acts

17.

Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?

a)

To punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party

b)

To reward the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party

c)

To celebrate the Boston Tea Party

d)

To encourage bonding and friendship between the colonists and the British

18.

What is a budget?

a)

A plan for spending money.

b)

To cancel, or undo, a law.

c)

The freedom of people to make their own laws.

d)

To refuse to buy or use goods or services.

19.

What is representation ?

a)

The freedom of people to make their own laws.

b)

An official statement.

c)

The act of working against one’s own government.

d)

The act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

20.

The act of working against one’s own government is...

a)

representation

b)

budget

c)

treason

d)

declaration

21.

Liberty is...

a)

the act of working against one’s own government.

b)

the freedom of people to make their own laws.

c)

the act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

d)

to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

22.

To boycott means

a)

to make a plan for spending money.

b)

to cancel, or undo, a law.

c)

to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

d)

to make an official statement.

23.

The Sugar Act taxed:

a)

paper goods such as newspapers, cards, stamps.

b)

sugar and other goods coming into the colonies from other places.

c)

lead and glass.

d)

tea.

24.

The _______________ , forced colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

25.

The Townshend Acts taxed: lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.

a)

stamps.

b)

lead, glass, paint, paper and tea.

c)

coffee.

d)

sugar.

26.

The Boston Massacre happened when colonists

a)

boycotted British goods.

b)

made silly faces at the British soldiers.

c)

stopped paying taxes.

d)

threw snowballs at the British soldiers.

27.

A formal group statement is known as a...

a)

independence

b)

resolution

c)

declaration

d)

preamble

e)

grievance

28.

The first part of the Declaration of Independence is called the...

a)

independence

b)

resolution

c)

declaration

d)

preamble

e)

grievance

29.

Who wrote the pamphlet titled "Common Sense"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Richard Henry Lee

30.

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

King George III

b)

Thomas Writesalot

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

31.

on July _, the delegates voted to approve Richard Henry Lee's resolution to cut ties with Britain.

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

8th

d)

28th

32.

Why were the delegates worried about signing the Declaration.

a)

They weren't sure what the legal consequences would be.

b)

They didn't think it would make a difference.

c)

They were not worried at all about signing it.

d)

They knew they would be tried for treason if the British won.

33.

Where was the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence read at?

a)

White house

b)

Independence Hall

c)

Oklahoma City

d)

US Capitol building

34.

Why was Common Sense written?

a)

To let people know that people were committing tresaon.

b)

To get people to leave the country.

c)

To persuade people that the colonists should rule themselves.

d)

To get people to side with the British.

35.

The _______________ were approved by congress in 1777

a)

Preamble

b)

Arkham Jail house

c)

US Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation