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WorksheetsUnit 5 Mid-Unit Assessment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The following question has two parts.
Part A: The French and Indian War was fought between the (pg. 2):
Spanish, French, and Germans
Native Americans and French
British and French
Canadian French, Native Americans
The following question has two parts.
Part B: By defeating the ______ in the French and Indian War, the ______ became the most important power in North America (pg. 2).
Spanish; French
Native Americans; French
British; Native Americans
French; British
As a result of the French and Indian War, the British (pg. 5):
invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliament
imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists
asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain’s debts
sailed back to England and left the colonists alone to govern themselves
The British government created the Stamp Act to (pg. 5):
force colonists to help pay Britain’s war debts
protect the colonists from French taxes
ensure that all British goods were stamped with the king’s seal
issue stamps for packages between the colonies and Great Britain
The Sons of Liberty and many others felt that British taxes were unfair because the colonists (pg. 10):
had no ties to Great Britain and felt they owed them nothing
had their own bills to pay following the war
had no say in how to raise money to pay Britain’s debts
wanted complete independence from Britain
Discontent and a desire for independence grew in the colonies as a result of which of the following? Circle all that apply.
Great Britain’s increased taxation on the colonies
British show of military force in Boston
Native Americans’ continued aggression
When news of the Boston Tea Party reached Great Britain (pg. 18):
noblemen made plans to sail to America for another splendid party
the British Parliament repealed the tax on tea
the British Parliament approved a new set of laws to punish the people of Boston
King George III was forced to resign as king of England
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A: The colonists referred collectively to the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act as the ______ Acts because they ______ (pg. 18-20).
Freedom; gave more freedom to the colonists
Peace; established peace between the colonists and Great Britain
Intolerable; were too painful and hard to accept
Massachusetts; applied only to the state of Massachusetts
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part B: In response to these acts, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies formed the First Continental Congress to (pg. 22):
celebrate improved relationships between Great Britain and the colonies
draft a list of complaints and grievances against the British government
draft a letter to the king, asking him to enforce the same laws in all the colonies
wage war against Great Britain
Which of the following statement about the Declaration of Independence is true (pg. 35)?
Thomas Jefferson was its main author.
It listed reasons for the colonists’ desire to break away from France.
