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2nd Quarter Review Quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 3hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 2 European countries fought against each other in the French & Indian War?

a)

France, England

b)

France, Spain

c)

England, Native Americans

d)

England, 13 colonies

2.

Why did these 2 countries go to war over North America?

a)

They both wanted California

b)

They both wanted to control Land and the Fur Trade

c)

They both wanted all the silver in North America

d)

They both wanted to control the Spanish

3.

Why did most Native Americans side with the French?

a)

The French stole ALL their land

b)

The French did not spread diseases

c)

The French were good trading partners and were not trying to steal their land

d)

The British were nicer to the Native Americans

4.

What colonist started the French and Indian War?

a)

Chief Pontiac

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

William Pitt

d)

George Washington

5.

What did Ben Franklin want the colonies to do during the French and Indian War with this drawing?

a)

join together to defeat the French

b)

help the Native Americans

c)

join together to defeat the British

d)

surrender to the French

6.

Why were the British such bad fighters in the woods of North America?

a)

They wore red uniforms that made them easy to see

b)

The Natives used guerrilla warfare and ambushed the British

c)

They banged drums while walking through the woods

d)

All the above answers are correct

7.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 stated that the Western boundary of the British 13 colonies would be:

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Andes Mountains

d)

The Mississippi River

8.

After the war, the British passed the Proclamation of 1763 which said that colonists could not move past:

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

Orlando

d)

The Pacific Ocean

9.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

The Native Americans

b)

The British

c)

Spain

d)

The French

10.

What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament in the spring of 1774?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Tariff of Abominations

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Acts of Cruelty

11.

Why did Great Britain raise taxes in its American colonies?

a)

to pay for the King's lavish lifestyle

b)

to pay for the French and Indian War and the cost of defending the colonies

c)

to pay for the cost of transporting slaves to the colonies

d)

to punish smugglers

12.

Why was the phrase "no taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause?

a)

colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice

b)

Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace

c)

colonists believed that great Britain should only tax certain items

d)

Great britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war

13.

This prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Declaratory Act

14.

Paul Revere's engraving of which event was an example of propaganda that led to more intense anti-British feelings among the colonists?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Quartering Act

15.

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

a)

Declaratory Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Sugar Act

16.

The Sons of Liberty primary purpose was to 

a)

undermine British rule in the colonies.

b)

uphold British rule in the colonies.

c)

abolish slavery.

d)

deliver correspondence.

17.

What is the central point of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

That the colonies should be better represented in Parliament

b)

That the taxes on tea and stamps were too high

c)

That the colonies were breaking with England to form their own country

d)

That King George III was a terrible tyrant

18.

What happened at Lexington and Concord?

a)

the Declaration was ratified

b)

the Second Continental Congress met

c)

the Declaration Committee met

d)

a battle was fought

19.

What is the significance of July 4, 1776?

a)

it was the day the Declaration of Independence was first drafted

b)

it was the day that Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence

c)

it was the day the Continental Congress first met in Philadelphia

d)

it was the date of the first battle in the American Revolution

20.

Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” helped convince colonists that:

a)

peace with England was still possible.

b)

France could not be trusted as an ally.

c)

joining the Continental Army was a bad idea.

d)

independence from England was the only option.

21.

The main author of the Declaration of Independence was

a)

Benjamin Franklin.

b)

John Hancock.

c)

John Adams.

d)

Thomas Jefferson.

22.

What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?

a)

to discuss how to address problems with England

b)

to discuss relations with native Americans

c)

to ban slavery in the colonies

d)

to give voting rights to women

23.

Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax

a)

An attack

b)

A boycott

c)

Taxation without representation

d)

An expectation

24.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boston Massacre?

a)

The soldiers taunted the colonists by throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them.

b)

There were 5 deaths that occurred during the massacre.

c)

The news of the massacre spread throughout the colonies.

d)

It is not clear why the firing began.

25.

The colonists were not happy about the Stamp Act. Which one is NOT true?

a)

They did not like being taxed on items they used everyday.

b)

They were angry because they had to provide places for troops to live.

c)

They did not want to pay another tax to the British government.

d)

They felt it was an example of taxation without representation.

26.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on:

a)

Rubber stamps

b)

Candles

c)

Printed paper products

d)

Tea

27.

To protest by refusing to buy a good or service

a)

Delegate

b)

Import

c)

Protest

d)

Boycott

28.

Which of these laws required colonists to provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Tea Act

29.

How did the colonists react to The Stamp Act?

a)

Ignored it

b)

Protested until it was repealed

c)

Considered it fair

d)

Went along with it

30.

Which part of the British government passes acts/laws?

a)

The British Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

The Royal Family

d)

The House of Burgesses

31.

What was an outcome of the French and Indian War?

a)

British territory was reduced

b)

France defeated Great Britain

c)

The British went deeply into debt

d)

Relationships between the colonies and Great Britain improved

32.

What is the Code Noir?

a)

A set of laws governing the conduct of slaves and free people of color in the French colonies.

b)

A code of conduct for French nobility during the Renaissance.

c)

A set of laws governing the conduct of slaves in the American colonies.

d)

A treaty signed between France and England during the Napoleonic Wars.

33.

Which country implemented the Code Noir?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

34.

What were the contents of the Code Noir?

a)

The Code Noir regulated the conduct of slaves and free people of color in the French colonies.

b)

The Code Noir was a code of conduct for slave owners in the French colonies.

c)

The Code Noir was a set of laws that protected the rights of slaves.

d)

The Code Noir was a document that granted slaves their freedom.

35.

How did Governor Galvez help rebel colonists in the American Revolution?

a)

He made it possible to buy supplies at the Spanish port of New Orleans.

b)

He led a series of military actions against British outposts in the territory of West Florida.

c)

He allowed British soldiers to quarter on Louisiana soil.

d)

He led a fleet of ships in Pensacola Bay to defeat the Native American tribes that were fighting with the French.

36.

How did Governor Galvez help rebel colonists in the American Revolution?

a)

He made it possible to buy supplies at the Spanish port of New Orleans.

b)

He led a series of military actions against British outposts in the territory of West Florida.

c)

He allowed British soldiers to quarter on Louisiana soil.

d)

He led a fleet of ships in Pensacola Bay to defeat the Native American tribes that were fighting with the French.

37.

What does "gens de couleur libres" translate to?

a)

free people of color

b)

free trade of the people

c)

free economy

d)

free taxation

38.
What was the Seven Years War called in North America? 
a)
The French and Indian War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The North American War
d)
The French Revolution
39.
A secret treaty in which France gave Spain the Louisiana Territory.
a)
(1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau
b)
(1763) Treaty of Paris
c)
(1783) Treaty of Paris
d)
(1795) Pinckney’s Treaty
40.
In 1763 France gave Louisiana to Spain in order to 
a)
end Native American uprisings.
b)
 keep Great Britain from getting the land.
c)
gain control of Florida from Spain.
d)
calm the Louisiana settlers' unrest.
41.
In what treaty did Great Britain obtain all the land east of the Mississippi River?
a)
(1762)Treaty of Fountainebleau
b)
(1763) Treaty of Paris
c)
(1795) Pinckney’sTreaty
d)
(1783) Treaty of Florida
42.
Who did the Spanish send as Louisiana’s first Spanish governor?
a)
Nicholas Lafreniere
b)
Seamore Butts
c)
Don Antonio de Ulloa
d)
General Don Alejandro O’Reilly
43.
Which of the following was not a reason the French colonist did not like the first Spanish governor?
a)
He was Spanish.
b)
He issued strict new trade rules
c)
He married a French woman from the colony. Spanish governor?
d)
He used Aubry to issue orders.
44.
The purpose of the Rebellion of 1768 was to
a)
remove Ulloa from power.
b)
free Acadians sold into slavery.
c)
put Lafreniere into power.
d)
expel the Germans from Louisiana.
45.
What two things did Don Alejandro O’Reilly do when he secured Louisiana for Spain?
a)
He established a committee to discuss future problems and turned over the colony to the French.
b)
He established a Spanish government (The Cabildo) and punished the leaders of the rebellion.
c)
He invited all the French leaders to a party and secured the banks in the colony.
d)
He arrested Captain Aubry and took over the French government.
46.

What body served as town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period?

a)

Balize

b)

Cabildo

c)

Depositoire

d)

Superior Council

47.

Who did Spain support during the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

United States

48.

What was known as Code O’Reilly?

a)

the Cabildo

b)

Creole folk song

c)

password for trading with the British

d)

new laws based on Spanish Laws of the Indies

49.

What group was expelled or kicked out of Nova Scotia and eventually were allowed to settle in Louisiana by the Spanish?

a)

Acadians

b)

Germans

c)

Austrians

d)

The Dutch

50.

What is one cultural characteristic the French and Spanish had in common?

a)

Both governments had the same colonial slave laws.

b)

Both countries had the same religion, Catholicism

c)

Both governments could not make Louisiana profitable

d)

Both governments were allies of Germany

51.
What European country was the first to claim the territory of Louisiana?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
England
52.

The first settlement Iberville established in Louisiana was:

a)

Mobile

b)

Fort Maurepas

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles

53.

The collapse of the French investment company, Company of the West

a)

Mississippi Bubble

b)

Louisiana Bubble

c)

Mississippi Circle

d)

The Louisiana Plan

54.

After Iberville left Louisiana, who was made governor?

a)

St. Denis

b)

Joliet

c)

La Salle

d)

Bienville

55.
What European country also claimed land in North America (other than the French)?
a)
Portugal
b)
England/Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Sweden
56.

Which two European rivials posed a threat to France's claim of Louisiana?

a)

Spain and England

b)

England and Britain

c)

France and Spain

d)

Britain and France

57.

What wasthe name of the first fortified French settlement in the Louisiana colony?

a)

Fort Maurepas

b)

Mobile Bay

c)

English Turn

58.

Who built the city of New Orleans?

a)

Bienville

b)

Company of the Indies

c)

Duke of Orleans

d)

John Law

59.
These were the brothers that established Fr. Maurepas, sent by the King to establish a colony...
a)
LaSalle and Joliet
b)
Joliet and Marquette
c)
Iberville and Bienville
60.

Which of the following were reasons the French struggled in the New World?

a)


Poor geography

b)

bad king

c)

poor leadership

d)

low population

61.

If a child's mother was a slave then the child was considered?

a)

free

b)

slave