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Heritage Studies American Independence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which war was between the English colonists, the French, and the Native Americans?

a)

The English French and Indian War

b)

The Battles of Concord and Lexington

c)

The Civil War

d)

The French and Indian War

2.

Why did the English colonists begin fighting in the French and Indian War?

a)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to trap and supply their fur industry

b)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to farm

c)

Wanted to live in the Ohio River valley

d)

Wanted the French and English out of the area

3.

Why did the French fight in the French and Indian War?

a)

Wanted to live in the Ohio River valley

b)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to farm

c)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to trap and supply their fur industry

d)

Wanted the French and English out of the area

4.

Why did the Iroquois fight in the French and Indian War?

a)

Wanted to live in the Ohio River valley

b)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to farm

c)

Wanted the Ohio River valley to trap and supply their fur industry

d)

Wanted the French and English out of the area

5.

The British planned to attack the French in how many places?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

Which of the four places (that the British planned to attack) did the British actually win?

a)

The Forks of Ohio

b)

Hudson River Valler

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Fort Duquesne

7.

What did the Woodland Indians do when they attacked the English?

a)

Killed them

b)

Sold them as slaves

c)

Captured women and children

d)

Forced the women and children to live in their tribes

8.

What did the Quakers believe?

a)

Christians should fight

b)

The French and English were both wrong

c)

Christians shouldn't fight

d)

The Iroquois Indians were wrong

9.

Which two campaigns did the French eventually win in North America?

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

Fort Duquesne

c)

Quebec

d)

Boston

10.

The colonies supported Britain in the war but were not happy with the results? True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What document drew an imaginary line across the frontier and marked the land to the west for the Native Americans?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

The Townsend Acts

d)

The Stamp Act

12.

Which of the following are other facts about the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Expected colonists to pay for the British army

b)

Issued by George Washington

c)

Banned the colonists from going west

d)

The colonists were happy with the proclamation

13.

The colonists agreed with the Stamp Act.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following items were taxed by the Stamp Act

a)

playing cards

b)

legal documents

c)

newspapers

d)

dice

15.

What secret organization opposed the Stamp Act?

a)

Iroquois tribe

b)

Quakers

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Loyalists

16.

Who were Patriots?

a)

People who were loyal to the king

b)

People who opposed the British government

c)

People who remained neutral

d)

People who fought in wars

17.

People who supported the king were called...

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Quakers

d)

Subjects

18.

Which "act" raise taxes on paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Boston Act

c)

The Townshend Act

d)

The Materials Act

19.

In which event did 5 people die because a solider accidentally fired into a crowd?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The Battles of Concord and Lexington

d)

The Boston Massacre

20.

Which of the following happened during The Boston Tea Party?

a)

angry citizens boarded ships

b)

angry citizens threw tea overboard

c)

angry citizens killed British soldiers

d)

angry citizens sailed the docked ships in the Atlantic Ocean