How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?

They launched an American Revolution.

After the French and Indian war...

colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain.

Why did the Iroquois at Albany refuse to make an alliance with the British against the French?

They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.

At the beginning of the French and Indian war...

The British suffered several defeats.

In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which

Required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.

Which of these was a demand of the First Continental Congress?

The repeal of the Intolerable Acts.

Colonists resented the tea act because:

It established a British monopoly on tea.

Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany plan?

They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.

What started the French and Indian War?

British settlers pushed west into French and Native lands.

At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?

The Second Continental Congress

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that...

Colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians.

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence?

keep colonists informed of British actions in other colonies

What happened during "Pontiacs War?"

The leader of the Ottawa nation led an attack on the British

What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?

Britain would tax only products brought into the colonies.

What was "The shot heard 'round the world?"

The first shot of the American Revolution.

What did the Olive Branch petition state.

That the colonists remained loyal to the king.

Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?

They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them

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1
How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
They sent armies to Concord and Lexington.
They took up weapons and armed their militias.
They supported the people of Boston with food and supplies.
They launched an American Revolution.
2
In order to finance the colonial army, the Second Continental Congress decided to...
Print money.
Rob a bank.
Borrow money from Ms. Foote.
Go to Quebec.
3
After the French and Indian war...
The colonists lived in peace with the Native Americans.
The British refused to tax the colonies.
colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain.
The colonists felt more united with Britain.
4
Why did the Iroquois at Albany refuse to make an alliance with the British against the French?
They expected France to give up its land in North America.
They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.
They trusted France more than Britain.
They did not believe France and Britain would go to war.
5
At the beginning of the French and Indian war...
The Iroquois allied with the British.
The Iroquois allied with the French.
The British suffered several defeats.
The French suffered several defeats.
6
Which of these events caused the Sons of Liberty to organize the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament passes the Tea Act.
The British ban on the committees of correspondence
Boston's governor refuses to allow tea to be unloaded.
The British East India Company raises the prices of its tea.
7
What was the immediate cause of protests in the colonies?
The sugar and stamp acts
Pontiacs War
The stationing of British troops in the West
The settlement of colonists in the west
8
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which
required colonists to boycott British goods.
Said that Parliament had total authority over the colonies.
Required colonists to house and feed British troops.
Required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.
9
The Patriots who held the Boston Tea Party disguised themselves as:
Native Americas
Clowns
Ninjas
Crazy Teachers
10
This act was intended to help the British East India Company:
Stamp
Tea
Olive Branch
Quartering
11
The "Shot heard round the world" was fired in:
Salem
Lexington
Jamestown
Bunker Hill
12
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.
An increase in British imports to the colonies.
The right of colonists to join the British army.
13
General Braddock insisted on fighting with his troops in
Formation (lines)
Quebec
Loyalists
Print Money
14
Colonists resented the tea act because:
It forced tea to be shipped from India to Britain.
It established a British monopoly on tea.
It lowered the price on tea.
It increased the price on tea.
15
The won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but at great cost.
British
Tea
Lexington
Native Americans
16
Some of these people feared a revolution would cost them their property:
Native Americans
Patriots
Kerr Eagles
Loyalists
17
Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany plan?
They believed that the disagreements with France would pass.
They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.
They feared that Ben Franklin wanted to rule the colonies.
They wanted the Iroquois to be involved with the plan.
18
Which side fired the first shots of the American Revolution?
The colonists
Nobody knows
The French and Native Americans
The British
19
What started the French and Indian War?
French settlers pushed into lands claimed by the British.
British settlers pushed west into French and Native lands.
French settlers threatened to seize Native American lands.
Native Americans pushed into the British colonies.
20
Which of these policies arose out of conflict between Native Americans and British settlers?
Boston Massacre
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Proclamation line of 1763
21
At what gathering was George Washington chosen as commander of the continental army?
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act Congress
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
22
The Proclamation of 1763 declared that...
Native Americans remained east of the Appalachians.
The French were responsible for settling the Appalachians.
Colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians.
The French had to obtain British settlers.
23
What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence?
To keep the British informed of colonists actions.
To maintain support for British rule.
keep colonists informed of British actions in other colonies
To protest the Stamp Act.
24
The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was
electing a commander
printing paper money
forming a navy
forming an army
25
What happened during "Pontiacs War?"
The leader of the Ottawa nation led an attack on the British
The Iroquois formed an alliance with the French.
The French attacked the western frontier.
The Native American groups united and attacked the French.
26
What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?
That the colonists must set up "liberty poles"
That Britain wouldn't tax products brought into the colonies
That Britain would charge export duties.
Britain would tax only products brought into the colonies.
27
The British clinched victory by capturing the capitol of New France:
Loyalists
Print Money
Quebec
Formation
28
What was "The shot heard 'round the world?"
The first shot of the American Revolution.
The first organized meeting of the colonial militia.
The first shot fired at the Boston Tea Party.
The shot that concluded the first meeting of the minutemen.
29
What did the Olive Branch petition state.
That Britain should stop taxing imported olives.
That parliament would send 20,000 soldiers to the colonies.
That colonists would die rather than live as slaves.
That the colonists remained loyal to the king.
30
Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?
They did not want to quarter British troops.
They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them
They did not want to petition the British Parliament.
They wanted Britain to pass the Declaratory Act.

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