Name ________________________
Date of Test _______________
Study Guide for Chapter 7
Word Bank
Patrick Henry
treasury
second
trading
without
George Washington
newspapers
vulnerable
Proclamation of 1763
First Continental Congress
Indians
Fort Necessity
colonists
Ohio River Valley
militia
together
line
surveyor
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
1) __________________ said, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
2) The military leader during the French and Indian War, as well as the Revolutionary War,
was __________________________.
3) The Stamp Act was a tax placed on the colonists by King George III on all calendars,
playing cards, legal documents, marriage licenses, and _______________________.
4) The English imposed the Stamp Act to help put money back into the King’s
______________ which was low after paying for 10 years for the French and Indian War.
5) The battle at _______________________ marked the beginning of the French and
Indian War.
6) During the French & Indian War, the French and ________________ were allies.
7) During the French & Indian War, the British and the __________________ were allies.
8) The French and Indian War started because both England and France claimed land west
of Virginia in the ___________________________.
9) The colonists learned four things from the French and Indian War:
a. The English were _______________________.
b. The colonists had to work ______________________.
c. Bush fighting was better in the colonies than _______________ fighting.
d. Colonists could fight and defend themselves ______________ help from England.
10)
George Washington warned the French that they were building forts on England’s
land. George Washington knew the land well because he was a ___________________.
11)
The _____________________________ stated that the colonists could not settle
in the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
12)
The _____________________________ met in Philadelphia in 1774 to make a
plan for the colonies.
13)
They agreed to stop _____________________ with England.
14)
They drew up a ____________________________________, which stated their
concerns, and sent it to King George III.
15)
They called for a raising of the _____________________.
16)
They planned for a ____________________ meeting IF the King refused to make
some changes.
ESSAY QUESTIONS:
How did the colonists’ ideas about government differ from those of the British Parliament?
 The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over how the colonies should be
governed
o Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies
 The colonists believed their local assemblies had legal authority
o Parliament believed it had the right to tax the colonies
 The colonists believed they should not be taxed since they had no
representation in Parliament
Why is the Declaration of Independence an important document?
 The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, states that authority to
govern belongs to the people rather than to kings
 It also states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness