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8.20 "LETS GO" ACTIVITY

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The French and Indian War started because fighting over the 

a)

Indus River Valley 

b)

Tuscany Bay 

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

Ohio River Valley 

2.

The Proclamation Act of 1763…..

a)

To force Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley to submit to British authority

b)

To force colonial goods to be sent to England British ships

c)

To tighten control over colonial trade with Latin America

d)

To stop colonial expansion and limit costly conflicts with Native American

3.

 The Proclamation Line is located along the _______

a)

Mississippi Ridge

b)

Ohio River Valley 

c)

Appalachian Mountains 

d)

Tennessee Georgia Line

4.

The French and Indian War was a turning point in the movement towards independence in the colonies because?

a)

The British lost territory during the war, and the colonists feared their land might be taken away 

b)

After the war, the British abandoned the practice of salutary neglect in order to collect taxes pay military expenses

c)

The war weakened the British Empire, and the colonists feared that Spain would conquer them 

d)

After the war, the British encouraged settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains causing increased conflict with the Native Americans 

5.

Which statement is true concerning territory acquired by Britain as a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

Spain gave up all claim to land west of the Mississippi River

b)

Britain gained land stretching all the way to the Pacific Ocean 

c)

Britain acquired the majority of Frances land in North America

d)

France retained control of most of its territory in Canada

6.

 A series of measures passed to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party; closed the port of Boston and replaced their elected government among other punitive measures is the

a)

Intolerable Acts 

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Acts 

d)

Townshend Acts 

7.

This required the colonists to provide lodging (housing) to the British Troops is the _____:

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Intolerable Act 

d)

Quartering Act

8.

Stated that England had the right to tax the American colonies the same as it did in England:

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre 

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Intolerable Act 

9.

The Sugar act is passed and negatively impacts the 13 colonies, but it benefits Great Britain and other European nations because exports had to pass through the ________ ports

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Chinese

d)

African

10.

Common Sense written by Thomas Paine is important because: 

a)

It persuaded the colonists to support independence

b)

It established the first government for the colonies

c)

It convinced the colonists to join together and boycott tea 

d)

It convinced the colonists to be nice to Native Americans.

11.

The Declaration of independence declares:

a)

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

b)

Freedom of speech 

c)

Life, choice, and private property

d)

The divine right of kings

12.

The Battle of ______ is a turning point in the war because it convinced France to join the side of the Americans

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Concord

c)

Lexington

d)

Saratoga

13.

#1 on the map identifies which battle?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battles of Bunker Hill

d)

Lexington and Concord

e)

Battle of Kings Mountain

14.
a)

Battle of Kings Mountain

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Battles of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Saratoga

e)

Battle of Yorktown

15.

#3 on this map is which battle?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Kings Mountain

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battles of Bunker Hill

e)

Lexington and Concord

16.

#4 on this map shows which battle?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga,

d)

Battles of Bunker Hill

e)

 Battle of Kings Mountain