Causes of the Revolution Test(21 Points) 1.Write your last name: 2.Write your first name: 3.What period are you in? 3 4 5 6 7 4.The King's purpose for the Proclamation of 1763 was: (1 Point) allow American farmers to use the Mississippi River outlaw slavery in the Ohio River valley prevent France from expanding into the Great Lakes region avoid additional conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the Ohio River Valley 5.Who were the main allies of the French during the French Indian war? (1 Point) British American settlers Mexico Native American tribes Canadians 6.During the French and Indian war, which countries were fighting over what land? (1 Point) Both the French and the British claimed control over the Louisiana Territory Both the Spanish and the British claimed control over the Florida Territory Both the French and the British claimed control over the Ohio Valley 7.The results of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British: (1 Point) lost control of Canada and Florida began imposing new taxes on the colonists to pay for their war debt removed the Spanish threat to the colonists opened the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlers 8.Which of the following statements best explains the American colonists’ angry reaction to the Proclamation of 1763? (1 Point) Native Americans were encouraged to settle territory east of the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists believed they would be able to settle in the Ohio River Valley after winning the French and Indian War. Parliament created a process for new settlements but refused to share it with colonists. Colonial assemblies believed that the law would encourage new attacks by Native Americans. 9.Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they… (1 Point) did not have their own representatives in Parliament. believed that no government had the right to raise taxes. accused tax collectors of cheating them. did not want to pay the high price of postage stamps. 10.The Stamp Act put a tax on …. (1 Point) sugar and molasses everything made out of paper tea glass, paper, and paint. 11.The British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the city of Boston after the Boston Tea Party. One thing that these acts did was… (1 Point) Began the Tarring and Feathering Act which meant all colonists would be harassed and bullied Began the Drone Act which meant that the government would watch you at all times Began the Quartering Act which meant that British troops would have to be housed and fed by colonists. Began the Tea Act which would put a tax on all paper products at the time. 12.In general, Indians preferred the French to the English settlers because the French were trappers and traders and not farmers and so did not destroy hunting grounds by clearing the forests. (1 Point) True False 13.Tea was dumped in Boston Harbor in protest against..... (1 Point) increased taxes on tea cheap Dutch tea that was being imported cheap English tea, especially from the British East India Company, that would be sold directly to consumers a ban on tea people going around dressed up as Mohawk Indians tea being spilled, sis 14.Which of the following was the reaction of the British Government to the Boston Tea Party? (1 Point) The Declaratory Acts They repealed the Tea Act The Intolerable Acts Troops were sent into Lexington and Concord 15.Which one is NOT an example of a tax from before the revolution? (1 Point) Tax on sugar Tax on tea Tax on Loyalists Tax on legal documents 16.Which statement best describes the reason that most Native American tribes sided with the French against the British during the French Indian War? (1 Point) Colonists forced the Natives off the land, tried enslaving Natives, and thought of them as savages making many Native American tribes more comfortable joining the French. French leaders promised Native American tribal leaders that they would receive New England if they won the war. British leaders refused to seek Native American allies in war because they did not want to share territory after the war. Communication issues between Native American and British leaders prevented them from agreeing on a plan for cooperation. 17.Why were the American colonists so upset about the practice of “taxation without representation?” (1 Point) The colonists were British subjects, but did not have any say in the British government that was taxing them. The colonists were angered because Britain was not using its tax revenue to benefit all of the colonies equally. The colonists wanted the right to tax Britain. All of the answers here 18.What was the main idea of the Declaratory Act? (1 Point) The American colonies were formally warned not to declare independence from Great Britain. American merchants had to declare their cargo in British ports so that the appropriate goods could be taxed. The British Parliament had the total authority to impose laws and taxes on the American colonies. American colonists were required to pledge allegiance to the crown of England. 19.Which of the following incidents ended with the death of five colonists and the wounding of six others, while also inflaming tensions between British military forces and American colonists? (1 Point) The Boston Massacre The Boston Tea Party The boycott on British tea The Stamp Act protests 20.What was Britain’s primary goal in passing the Tea Act of 1773? (1 Point) To expand the variety of tea available to consumers To help support the financially troubled British East India Company To raise taxes on British tea sent to the American colonies To ban the export of tea to the colonies 21.What was the Colonist name for Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party that included the closing of Boston Harbor until the citizens paid for the tea? (1 Point) Proclamation of 1773 Riot Acts Intolerable Acts Townsend Acts 22.Which of the 13 American Colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia? (1 Point) Virginia New Jersey New York Georgia 23.British taxes on the American colonists, such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, were passed with what intention? (1 Point) To raise money to fight against the American Revolution To fund infrastructure improvements in the American colonies To help repay the British debts gained during the French and Indian War To hurt the American colonies economically 24.What was the punishment for the soldiers charged with manslaughter in the Boston Massacre? (1 Point) hanging branding with an "M" on the hand stoned to death sent to live in Antartica