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Worksheets2nd Quarter Review Quiz
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 3hrs 13mins
Which 2 European countries fought against each other in the French & Indian War?
France, England
France, Spain
England, Native Americans
England, 13 colonies
Why did these 2 countries go to war over North America?
They both wanted California
They both wanted to control Land and the Fur Trade
They both wanted all the silver in North America
They both wanted to control the Spanish
Why did most Native Americans side with the French?
The French stole ALL their land
The French did not spread diseases
The French were good trading partners and were not trying to steal their land
The British were nicer to the Native Americans
What colonist started the French and Indian War?
Chief Pontiac
Benjamin Franklin
William Pitt
George Washington
What did Ben Franklin want the colonies to do during the French and Indian War with this drawing?
join together to defeat the French
help the Native Americans
join together to defeat the British
surrender to the French
Why were the British such bad fighters in the woods of North America?
They wore red uniforms that made them easy to see
The Natives used guerrilla warfare and ambushed the British
They banged drums while walking through the woods
All the above answers are correct
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 stated that the Western boundary of the British 13 colonies would be:
The Nile River
The Appalachian Mountains
The Andes Mountains
The Mississippi River
After the war, the British passed the Proclamation of 1763 which said that colonists could not move past:
The Appalachian Mountains
The Mississippi River
Orlando
The Pacific Ocean
Who won the French and Indian War?
The Native Americans
The British
Spain
The French
What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament in the spring of 1774?
Intolerable Acts
Tariff of Abominations
Declaratory Act
Acts of Cruelty
Why did Great Britain raise taxes in its American colonies?
to pay for the King's lavish lifestyle
to pay for the French and Indian War and the cost of defending the colonies
to pay for the cost of transporting slaves to the colonies
to punish smugglers
Why was the phrase "no taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause?
colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace
colonists believed that great Britain should only tax certain items
Great britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war
This prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Coercive Acts
Declaratory Act
Paul Revere's engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?
Declaratory Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Sugar Act
The Sons of Liberty primary purpose was to
undermine British rule in the colonies.
uphold British rule in the colonies.
abolish slavery.
deliver correspondence.
What is the central point of the Declaration of Independence?
That the colonies should be better represented in Parliament
That the taxes on tea and stamps were too high
That the colonies were breaking with England to form their own country
That King George III was a terrible tyrant
What happened at Lexington and Concord?
the Declaration was ratified
the Second Continental Congress met
the Declaration Committee met
a battle was fought
What is the significance of July 4, 1776?
it was the day the Declaration of Independence was first drafted
it was the day that Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
it was the day the Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia
it was the date of the first battle in the American Revolution
Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” helped convince colonists that:
peace with England was still possible.
France could not be trusted as an ally.
joining the Continental Army was a bad idea.
independence from England was the only option.
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was
Benjamin Franklin.
John Hancock.
John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
to discuss how to address problems with England
to discuss relations with native Americans
to ban slavery in the colonies
to give voting rights to women
Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax
An attack
A boycott
Taxation without representation
An expectation
Which of the following is NOT true about the Boston Massacre?
The soldiers taunted the colonists by throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them.
There were 5 deaths that occurred during the massacre.
The news of the massacre spread throughout the colonies.
It is not clear why the firing began.
The colonists were not happy about the Stamp Act. Which one is NOT true?
They did not like being taxed on items they used everyday.
They were angry because they had to provide places for troops to live.
They did not want to pay another tax to the British government.
They felt it was an example of taxation without representation.
The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on:
Rubber stamps
Candles
Printed paper products
Tea
To protest by refusing to buy a good or service
Delegate
Import
Protest
Boycott
Which of these laws required colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
The Proclamation of 1763
The Tea Act
How did the colonists react to The Stamp Act?
Ignored it
Protested until it was repealed
Considered it fair
Went along with it
Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?
The British Congress
Parliament
The Royal Family
The House of Burgesses
What was an outcome of the French and Indian War?
British territory was reduced
France defeated Great Britain
The British went deeply into debt
Relationships between the colonies and Great Britain improved
What is the Code Noir?
A set of laws governing the conduct of slaves and free people of color in the French colonies.
A code of conduct for French nobility during the Renaissance.
A set of laws governing the conduct of slaves in the American colonies.
A treaty signed between France and England during the Napoleonic Wars.
Which country implemented the Code Noir?
Germany
France
Spain
England
What were the contents of the Code Noir?
The Code Noir regulated the conduct of slaves and free people of color in the French colonies.
The Code Noir was a code of conduct for slave owners in the French colonies.
The Code Noir was a set of laws that protected the rights of slaves.
The Code Noir was a document that granted slaves their freedom.
How did Governor Galvez help rebel colonists in the American Revolution?
He made it possible to buy supplies at the Spanish port of New Orleans.
He led a series of military actions against British outposts in the territory of West Florida.
He allowed British soldiers to quarter on Louisiana soil.
He led a fleet of ships in Pensacola Bay to defeat the Native American tribes that were fighting with the French.
How did Governor Galvez help rebel colonists in the American Revolution?
He made it possible to buy supplies at the Spanish port of New Orleans.
He led a series of military actions against British outposts in the territory of West Florida.
He allowed British soldiers to quarter on Louisiana soil.
He led a fleet of ships in Pensacola Bay to defeat the Native American tribes that were fighting with the French.
What does "gens de couleur libres" translate to?
free people of color
free trade of the people
free economy
free taxation
What body served as town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period?
Balize
Cabildo
Depositoire
Superior Council
Who did Spain support during the French and Indian War?
Britain
Canada
France
United States
What was known as Code O’Reilly?
the Cabildo
Creole folk song
password for trading with the British
new laws based on Spanish Laws of the Indies
What group was expelled or kicked out of Nova Scotia and eventually were allowed to settle in Louisiana by the Spanish?
Acadians
Germans
Austrians
The Dutch
What is one cultural characteristic the French and Spanish had in common?
Both governments had the same colonial slave laws.
Both countries had the same religion, Catholicism
Both governments could not make Louisiana profitable
Both governments were allies of Germany
The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:
Mobile
Fort Maurepas
New Orleans
Lake Charles
The collapse of the French investment company, Company of the West
Mississippi Bubble
Louisiana Bubble
Mississippi Circle
The Louisiana Plan
After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?
St. Denis
Joliet
La Salle
Bienville
Which two European rivials posed a threat to France's claim of Louisiana?
Spain and England
England and Britain
France and Spain
Britain and France
What wasthe name of the first fortified French settlement in the Louisiana colony?
Fort Maurepas
Mobile Bay
English Turn
Who built the city of New Orleans?
Bienville
Company of the Indies
Duke of Orleans
John Law
Which of the following were reasons the French struggled in the New World?
Poor geography
bad king
poor leadership
low population
If a child's mother was a slave then the child was considered?
free
slave
