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Chapter 5 Toward Independence 1
Test Description: Prelude to the revolutionary war.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Before 1763, the American colonies had been
A
Left alone to govern themselves.
B
Heavily taxed by the British government.
C
Denied religious freedom by the king.
2) How did the colonies govern themselves?
A
Each colony was governed by it’s sheriff.
B
Each colony elected its own assembly.
C
Each colony was so happy to be independent that they didn’t want any kind of government.
3) Which countries claimed the Ohio Valley?
A
Canada and France both claimed this land.
B
Mexico and Britain both claimed this land.
C
France and Britain both claimed this land.
4) Why did the governor of Virginia send in the militia?
A
He wanted to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley
B
He wanted to expand Virginia’s territory.
C
He wanted to show how strong Virginia was.
5) What is a militia?
A
A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency.
B
A large volunteer army force made up of trained military professionals.
C
A trained military.
6) Who did the governor chose to head the militia?
A
Andrew Jackson
B
George Washington
C
Thomas Jefferson
7) Why was it called the French and Indian war?
A
Britain didn’t want to be a part of this war.
B
Many Native Americans fought with France.
C
The French fought the Native Americans in this war.
8) What was another name for the French and Indian War?
A
The Fourteen Year War
B
The Seven Years War
C
The British and French War
9) How did the war end?
A
The colonists beat the British and signed a treaty.
B
The British and French beat the Native Americans and the war ended.
C
France signed a peace treaty ending the war.
10) What is tyranny?
A
to take back, or to cancel a law
B
the unjust use of government power
C
to refuse to buy goods from a certain source.
11) What problem faced the British government after the war?
A
Britain was faced with the problem of how to pay the debt of the war.
B
Britain was asked to help in wars in other countries.
C
Britain didn’t know what to do with it’s soldiers in the colonies.
12) Why did Britain decide to tax the colonists?
A
It was time for them to pay for the protection Britain gave them.
B
It was time to punish the colonists.
C
They saw it as a good way to make money.
13) Why did the colonists believe that Britain had no right to tax them?
A
The British weren’t doing anything for them.
B
The colonists lived in a different county.
C
The colonists had no representation in Parliament.
14) Which was NOT a major effect of the French and Indian War?
A
Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans.
B
Reduced colonists’ need for protection against the French in Canada.
C
Led parliament to tax the colonies to help pay off Britain’s war debt.
15) While the Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace, instead it
A
Triggered wars between Indian groups.
B
Smelled of tyranny to many colonists.
C
Led to riots in colonial cities.
16) What upset American colonists MOST about the Stamp Act?
A
Parliament had not warned the colonies about the new stamp tax in advance.
B
Colonists believed that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies.
C
The stamp tax raised the price of paper goods sold in the colonies.
17) The Townshend Acts and the Tea Act were
A
Approved by most Patriots, but opposed by most Loyalists.
B
Opposed as “taxation without representation” by most colonists.
C
Accepted and obeyed by all but a few hotheads in Boston.
18) The Boston Massacre was a
A
Deadly riot between colonists and British troops stationed in Boston.
B
Fierce battle that took place in Boston during the French and Indian War.
C
Smallpox epidemic that killed large numbers of Native Americans.
19) The Intolerable Acts
A
United the colonies against Britain.
B
Forced the colonies to give in to Britain.
C
Divided the colonies against each other.
20) The clashes between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord proved that
A
Colonists no longer felt any loyalty to Great Britain.
B
Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.
C
Militia troops were no match for well-trained British soldiers.
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