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Chapter 5 test American history beginnings through 1877
Chapter 5 test American history beginnings through 1877
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1
What happened during "Pontiac's War?"
Native American groups united and attacked the French.
The French attacked the western frontier.
The Iroquois formed an alliance with the French.
Ottawa nation helped start an all-out attack on the British.
2
What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?
that the colonists must set up "liberty poles"
Britain would not tax products brought into the colonies
that Britain would charge export duties
that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies
3
What was the British East India Company?
an important colonial tobacco company
an important British business that sold tea from India
an important British clothing manufacturer
an important colonial arms manufacturer
4
Which statement belongs in Box 1?
Parliament passes the Tea Act.
The British ban the Committees of Correspondence.
The British East India Company raises the prices of its tea.
governor refuses to allow tea to be unloaded in the harbor.
5
Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?
colonial anti-British protestors
colonists who wanted seats in the British parliament.
colonists who wanted to block colonial trade with Britain
colonists who wanted a monopoly on the British tea trade
6
Which of these was a result of the Second Continental Congress?
the formation of a Loyalist government
the declaration of peace with Britain
the drafting of a treaty with France
the formation of the Continental Army
7
Which of these was a demand of the First Continental Congress?
the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
the strengthening of British rule over the colonies
the right of colonists to join the British army
an increase in British imports to the colonies
8
According to Lord Dunmore, what group of people will be looked upon as traitors?
Monarchs
Virginians
Loyalists
Patriots
9
Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?
They wanted Britain to pass the Declaratory Act.
They did not want to quarter British troops.
They did not want to petition the British parliament.
They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them
10
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
house and feed British troops in exchange for stamps.
required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.
required colonists to boycott British goods.
said that Parliament had total authority over the colonies.
11
From the quote, it can be inferred that Lord Dunmore was
minuteman
Patriot
Loyalist
mercenary
12
How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
supported the people of Boston with food and supplies.
put down their weapons and went home to harvest their crops.
They launched the American Revolution.
They sent armies to Concord and Lexington.
13
The Quartering Act required colonists to feed and house British troops.
False
True
14
Which of the policies in the diagram arose conflict native/British
Boston massacre
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar act
Stamp act
15
Based on the diagram, what was the immediate cause of protests in the colonies?
Pontiac's War
the Sugar and Stamp Acts
the stationing of British troops in the West
the settlement of some colonists in the West
16
Pontiac was leader of the Ottawa nation.
True
False
17
What turned the tide in favor of Britain?
the battle of Lake George
the founding of Quebec
new and better British leadership
the involvement of Benjamin Franklin
18
At the beginning of the French and Indian War
the French suffered several defeats.
the Iroquois allied with the British.
the Iroquois allied with the French.
the British suffered several defeats.
19
What event was the key to the French defeat?
the French attack on Louisbourg
the British attack on Quebec
the alliance of the Iroquois with the French
the Iroquois attack on Lake Ontario
20
What battle is described by the information in the box?
Fort Ticonderoga
Concord
Lexington
Bunker Hill
21
The Proclamation of 1763 declared that
the French were responsible for settling the Appalachians.
colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians.
Native Americans had to remain east of the Appalachians.
the French had to obtain British citizenship.
22
Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?
Colonist believed their disagreement with the France pass
They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.
Feared Benjamin wanted control of colonies
They wanted the Iroquois to be involved with the Plan.
23
Why did many enslaved African Americans side with the British?
They wanted to establish their own colony.
They admired the Patriot cause.
They hoped to win their freedom
They hoped to move to Britain.
24
The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was
electing a commander.
printing paper money.
forming an army.
forming a navy.
25
Which side fired the first shot of the American Revolution?
the colonists
nobody knows
the French and Native Americans
the British
26
Why did the Americans withdraw from Quebec?
Benedict Arnold was killed by the British.
They did not want to control the town.
Too weakened to fight against Britain
The colonial mercenaries wanted to return home.
27
What started the French and Indian War?
British settlers pushed west into French/native Americans
French settlers threatened to seize Native American lands.
French settlers pushed into lands claimed by the British.
Native Americans pushed into the British colonies.
28
At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?
the Second Continental Congress
the First Continental Congress
the Stamp Act Congress
the Boston Tea Party
29
What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
that Parliament would send 20,000 soldiers to the colonies
that colonists would die rather than live as slaves
that Britain should stop taxing imported olives
that the colonists remained loyal to the king
30
Why did the Iroquois at Albany refuse to make an alliance against the French?
They expected France to give up its land in North America.
They did not believe France and Britain would go to war.
They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.
They trusted France more than Britain.
31
What was "the shot heard ‘round the world?"
the first shot of the American Revolution
the shot that concluded the first meeting of the minutemen
the first organized meeting of the colonial militia
the first shot fired at the Boston Tea Party
