Why was the French and Indian War fought?

to gain control over the fertile land and fur trade

What does No taxation without representation mean?

Colonists didn't like having no representation in Parliament

How did the Stamp, Sugar and Quartering Act lead to the Revolutionary War?

Angered colonists who believed their rights were violated

How did mercantilism create tension between Britain and the colonies

prevented colonists from trading with foreign countries

Cause of the Boston Massacre

British soldiers taking jobs away from colonists

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?

Keep colonists from moving into the Ohio River Valley

What was the colonists response to the Stamp Act?

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts

to punish Boston for the tea party

What did they decide at the 1st Continental Congress

boycott British goods and train a militia

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Why was the French and Indian War fought?
stop the import of guns
stop immigration of French citizens
control Native Americans from attacking colonists
to gain control over the fertile land and fur trade
2
Who was sent to warn the colonials that the British were marching to Concord and Lexington
Paul Revere and John Hancock
John Adams and Jeffrey Warren
Paul Revere and William Dawes
William Dawes and Sam Adams
3
Who was Sam Adams
author of Common Sense
founder of the Sons of Liberty
founder of Massachusetts
author of the Declaration of Independence
4
Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre
James Otis
Sam Adams
Crispus Attucks
Captain Thomas Preston
5
Which act placed a tax on paper
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Quartering Act
6
What does No taxation without representation mean?
Colonists didn't like having no representation in Parliament
sugar from the West Indies shouldn't cost so much
tyrants should never be allowed to control the colonies
Taxes were too high
7
How did the Stamp, Sugar and Quartering Act lead to the Revolutionary War?
Imposed regulations on colonial agriculture
Angered colonists who believed their rights were violated
it restricted colonial trade with Native Americans
Punished colonists for resisting Parliament
8
How did mercantilism create tension between Britain and the colonies
prevented colonists from trading with foreign countries
limited the amount of farmland a colonist could have
introduced indentured servants to the middle colonies
required colonists to enlist in military service
9
Cause of the Boston Massacre
colonists not able to wear shorts
British soldiers taking jobs away from colonists
colonists upset over taxes
colonists angry over slavery
10
What was the area that the British wanted to settle in?
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River Valley
Great Lakes
Great Plains
11
What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?
Keep colonists from moving into Canada
Keep colonists from moving into the Ohio River Valley
Keep colonists from moving west of the Mississippi River
Keep colonists from trading with the West Indies
12
The Sons of Liberty were responsible for what event
Sugar Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
13
What was the colonists response to the Stamp Act?
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods
Colonists sought military support from France
Colonists dumped tea in the harbor
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence
14
What geographic feature is located East of the 13 colonies?
Atlantic Ocean
Canada
Florida
Mississippi River
15
What was the Southern border of the 13 colonies
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
California
16
What was the Kings reaction to the Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Townsend Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
17
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts
to raise taxes
to praise the colonists for boycotting British goods
to punish Boston for the tea party
to control Native Americans
18
What were the battles of Lexington and Concord known as
shot heard around the world
the end of the American Revolution
the turning point of the American Revolution
19
What was decided at the 2nd Continental Congress
all of the above
appoint Washington as commander of the military
prepare to declare independence from Britain
write a petition to King George
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What did they decide at the 1st Continental Congress
to have a party for King George
write the Declaration of Independence
read Thomas Paine's Common Sense
boycott British goods and train a militia

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