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WorksheetsTopic 3 - Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Why was the Ohio River important to the French?
It was essential for American Indian allies.
It provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding.
It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland.
It linked their Great Lakes claims with their settlements along the Mississippi River.OhioOhio
What most upset American Indians about British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?
The British fought with the French.
The British cleared the land to establish farms.
The British hunted and trapped fur-bearing animals.
The British charged high prices for their trade goods.
What was the significance of the place where the French built Fort Duquesne and where George Washington was ordered to build a fort?
It was in the middle of rich agricultural lands.
It was the eastern border of the Ohio Valley.
It was near rivers important for controlling the Ohio Valley.
It was an area of importance to many American Indian groups.
American Indians chose to participate in the French and Indian War in order to
increase their influence with the Europeans.
protect the colonists from further conflict.
acquire European weapons from either side.
protect their lands from further settlement.
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was significant for the British because they
allowed the French to maintain control of Canada.
gained control of most of the French land east of the Mississippi.
gave Spain most of the French islands in the West Indies.
gained the port city of New Orleans to expand trade.
How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?
Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.
The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.
The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.
Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.
The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that
the colonies should expand trade with other nations.
taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.
economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.
any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.
What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?
It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.
The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.
Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.
The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.
Why did the colonists object so strongly to writs of assistance?
They violated property rights under British law.
They restricted the right to public protests.
They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.
They encouraged expansion of trade with England.
Why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of participation in the Boston Massacre?
He wanted to improve his knowledge of British trial law.
He wanted the experience in court to further his career.
He wanted a quick conviction of guilt for all the soldiers.
He wanted to show that colonists believed in justice.
