Chapter 5 - TEST Review

Question 1

True or False:

Pontiac was leader of the Ottawa nation.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or False:

The Quartering Act required colonists to feed and house British troops.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True or False:

The Sons of America set up “liberty trees” to defy the British.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or False:

Committees of Loyalists were set up in various colonies to spread information about British actions.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What started the French and Indian War?

a. French settlers pushed into lands claimed by the British.
b. French settlers threatened to seize Native American lands.
c. British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.
d. Native Americans pushed into the British colonies.

Answer 5

c. British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands.

Question 6

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

a. They expected the French to defeat the British in a war.
b. They expected France to give up its land in North America.
c. They did not believe France and Britain would go to war.
d. They trusted France more than Britain.

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?

a. They feared that Benjamin Franklin wanted to rule the colonies.
b. The colonists believed that their disagreements with France would pass.
c. They wanted the Iroquois to be involved with the Plan.
d. They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.

Answer 7

d. They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.

Question 8

At the beginning of the French and Indian War

a. the French suffered several defeats.
b. the Iroquois allied with the British.
c. the Iroquois allied with the French.
d. the British suffered several defeats.

Answer 8

d. the British suffered several defeats.

Question 9

What turned the tide in favor of Britain?

a. the founding of Quebec
b. new and better British leadership
c. the battle of Lake George
d. the involvement of Benjamin Franklin

Answer 9

b. new and better British leadership

Question 10

What event was the key to the French defeat?

a. the British attack on Quebec
b. the French attack on Louisbourg
c. the alliance of the Iroquois with the French
d. the Iroquois attack on Lake Ontario

Answer 10

a. the British attack on Quebec

Question 11

What happened during “Pontiac’s War?”

a. The Iroquois formed an alliance with the French.
b. Native American groups united and attacked the French.
c. The leader of the Ottawa nation helped start an all-out attack on the British.
d. The French attacked the western frontier.

Answer 11

c. The leader of the Ottawa nation helped start an all-out attack on the British.

Question 12

After the French and Indian War

a. the colonists felt more united than ever with Britain.
b. the colonists lived in peace with the Native Americans.
c. the British refused to tax the colonies.
d. the colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain.

Answer 12

d. the colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britain.

Question 13

Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act?

a. They did not want to quarter British troops.
b. They did not want to petition the British parliament.
c. They wanted Britain to pass the Declaratory Act.
d. They did not think Britain should have the right to tax them.

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify?

a. that Britain would not tax products brought into the colonies
b. that the colonists must set up “liberty poles”
c. that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies
d. that Britain would charge export duties

Answer 14

c. that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies

Question 15

What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?

a. to keep the British informed of colonists’ actions
b. to keep colonists informed of British actions
c. to maintain support for British rule
d. to protest the Stamp Act

Answer 15

b. to keep colonists informed of British actions

Question 16

What was the British East India Company?

a. an important colonial tobacco company
b. an important British clothing manufacturer
c. an important British business that sold tea from India
d. an important colonial arms manufacturer

Answer 16

c. an important British business that sold tea from India

Question 17

Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?

a. colonial anti-British protestors
b. colonists who wanted a monopoly on the British tea trade
c. colonists who wanted seats in the British parliament.
d. colonists who wanted to block all colonial trade with Britain

Answer 17

a. colonial anti-British protestors

Question 18

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

a. the strengthening of British rule over the colonies
b. the repeal of the Intolerable Acts
c. the right of colonists to join the British army
d. an increase in British imports to the colonies

Answer 18

b. the repeal of the Intolerable Acts

Question 19

What was “the shot heard ‘round the world?”

a. the first shot fired at the Boston Tea Party
b. the first organized meeting of the colonial militia
c. the shot that concluded the first meeting of the minutemen
d. the first shot of the American Revolution

Answer 19

d. the first shot of the American Revolution

Question 20

What was The Blockheads?

a. a satirical song making fun of the British
b. a satirical play making fun of the British
c. a colonial theater group
d. a satirical play making fun of the colonial militia

Answer 20

b. a satirical play making fun of the British

Question 21

Which of these was a result of the Second Continental Congress?

a. the drafting of a treaty with France
b. the declaration of peace with Britain
c. the formation of the Continental Army
d. the formation of a Loyalist government

Answer 21

c. the formation of the Continental Army

Question 22

Why did many enslaved African Americans side with the British?

a. They hoped to move to Britain.
b. They admired the Patriot cause.
c. They hoped to win their freedom.
d. They wanted to establish their own colony.

Answer 22

c. They hoped to win their freedom.

Question 23

What did the Olive Branch Petition state?

a. that the colonists remained loyal to the king
b. that Britain should stop taxing imported olives
c. that colonists would die rather than live as slaves
d. that Parliament would send 20,000 soldiers to the colonies

Answer 23

a. that the colonists remained loyal to the king

Question 24

Why did the Americans withdraw from Quebec?

a. They did not want to control the town.
b. The colonial mercenaries wanted to return home.
c. They were too weakened to fight against fresh British forces.
d. Benedict Arnold was killed by the British.

Answer 24

c. They were too weakened to fight against fresh British forces.

Question 25

Fort Ticonderoga was captured by the

a. French during the French and Indian War.
b. British soon after Lexington and Concord.
c. Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen.
d. Virginia militia led by George Washington.

Answer 25

a. French during the French and Indian War.

Question 26

The Albany Plan of Union aimed to

a. unite the English colonies against British rule.
b. create a joint council linking the English colonies and Native American nations.
c. provide a way for the English colonies to work together.
d. unite the English colonies against the Native Americans.

Answer 26

c. provide a way for the English colonies to work together.

Question 27

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that

a. Native Americans had to remain east of the Appalachians.
b. colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians.
c. the French had to obtain British citizenship.
d. the French were responsible for settling the Appalachians.

Answer 27

b. colonial settlers had to remain east of the Appalachians.

Question 28

Colonists resented the Tea Act because

a. it established a British monopoly on tea.
b. it lowered the price of tea.
c. it increased the price of tea.
d. it forced tea to be shipped from India to Britain.

Answer 28

a. it established a British monopoly on tea.

Question 29

Directions: Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.

“I do, [by] the authority to me given by His Majesty, determine to execute martial law . . . . I do require every person . . . to resort to His Majesty’s standard, or be looked upon as traitors to His Majesty’s government, . . . [subject to] the penalty. . .” – Proclamation of Virginia governor Lord Dunmore, November 1775
____

According to Lord Dunmore, what group of people will be looked upon as traitors?

a. Virginians
b. Loyalists
c. Monarchs
d. Patriots

Answer 29

d. Patriots

Question 30

Directions: Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.

“I do, [by] the authority to me given by His Majesty, determine to execute martial law . . . . I do require every person . . . to resort to His Majesty’s standard, or be looked upon as traitors to His Majesty’s government, . . . [subject to] the penalty. . .” – Proclamation of Virginia governor Lord Dunmore, November 1775
____

From the quote, it can be inferred that Lord Dunmore was

a. a Patriot.
b. a mercenary.
c. a Loyalist.
d. a minuteman.

Answer 30

c. a Loyalist.

Question 31

In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which

a. required colonists to boycott British goods.
b. said that Parliament had total authority over the colonies.
c. required colonists to house and feed British troops in exchange for stamps.
d. required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.

Answer 31

d. required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents.

Question 32

Which side fired the first shot of the American Revolution?

a. the colonists
b. the French and Native Americans
c. nobody knows
d. the British

Answer 32

c. nobody knows

Question 33

What did the Olive Branch Petition state?

a. that the colonists were loyal to the king
b. that the colonies were in open rebellion
c. that the colonists were ready “to die freemen rather than to live as slaves”
d. that the colonies were loyal to George Washington

Answer 33

a. that the colonists were loyal to the king

Question 34

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

a. the First Continental Congress
b. the Second Continental Congress
c. the Boston Tea Party
d. the Stamp Act Congress

Answer 34

b. the Second Continental Congress

Question 35

The first step that the Second Continental Congress took in preparation for war was

a. printing paper money.
b. forming a navy.
c. electing a commander.
d. forming an army.

Answer 35

d. forming an army.

Question 36

What two groups of people surrounded soldiers during the Boston Massacre?

a. slaves and indentured servants
b. lawyers and judges
c. workers and sailors
d. journalists and merchants

Answer 36

c. workers and sailors

Question 37

What event led to the outbreak of the French and Indian War?

a. The Iroquois form an alliance with the British.
b. British and French soldiers fight in the Ohio River Valley.
c. British soldiers take land claimed by France out West.
d. The French build Fort Duquesne in the Ohio River Valley.

Answer 37

b. British and French soldiers fight in the Ohio River Valley.

Question 38

Which policy arose out of conflict between Native Americans and British settlers?

a. Proclamation of 1763
b. Sugar Act
c. Stamp Act
d. Boston Massacre

Answer 38

a. Proclamation of 1763

Question 39

What was the immediate cause of protests in the colonies?

a. Pontiac’s War
b. the stationing of British troops in the West
c. the settlement of some colonists in the West
d. the Sugar and Stamp Acts

Answer 39

d. the Sugar and Stamp Acts

Question 40

How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?

a. They took up weapons and armed their militias.
b. They supported the people of Boston with food and supplies.
c. They sent armies to Concord and Lexington.
d. They launched the American Revolution.

Answer 40

d. They launched the American Revolution.

Question 41

• First major battle of the revolution
• Proved that Americans could bravely fight
• Showed that the British would not be easy to defeat

What battle is described?

a. Fort Ticonderoga
b. Lexington
c. Concord
d. Bunker Hill

Answer 41

d. Bunker Hill

Question 42

Which event was most likely to have pleased the Loyalists?

a. the meeting of the Second Continental Congress
b. the fall of Fort Ticonderoga
c. the result of the attack on Quebec
d. the beginning of the American Revolution

Answer 42

c. the result of the attack on Quebec

Question 43

By the middle of the 1700s in North America, ________ settlers were few, while British
settlers were many.

Answer 43

French

Question 44

At the Albany Congress, the British hoped to form an alliance with the ________.

Answer 44

Iroquois

Question 45

General Braddock insisted on fighting with his troops arranged in ________.

Answer 45

formation or lines

Question 46

The British clinched victory by capturing ________, the capital of New France.

Answer 46

Quebec

Question 47

At the Second Continental Congress, a moderate group from the ________ Colonies
did not support independence.

Answer 47

Middle Colonies

Question 48

In order to finance the colonial army, the Second Continental Congress decided to
________ ________.

Answer 48

print money

Question 49

Some ________ feared a revolution would cost them their property.

Answer 49

Loyalists

Question 50

In response to the Olive Branch Petition, King George declared the colonies to be
________ ________.

Answer 50

in rebellion

Question 51

The ________ ________ Boys captured cannons that helped the Continental Army
drive the British out of Boston.

Answer 51

Green Mountain

Question 52

The ________ won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but at great cost.

Answer 52

British

Question 53

The ________ Act was intended to help the British East India Company.

Answer 53

Tea

Question 54

The British East India Company’s monopoly on tea especially harmed colonial ________.

Answer 54

merchants

Question 55

The ________ Act cut the powers of Massachusetts town meetings.

Answer 55

Intolerable

Question 56

The “shot heard round the world” was fired in ________.

Answer 56

Lexington

Question 57

The Patriots who held the Boston Tea Party disguised themselves as ________.

Answer 57

Native Americans

Question 58

the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

Answer 58

blockade

Question 59

military force made up of civilians trained as soldiers

Answer 59

militia

Question 60

an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products

Answer 60

boycott

Question 61

citizen soldiers who fought the British at Lexington and Concord

Answer 61

minutemen

Question 62

What North American lands did the French lose in the French and Indian War?

Answer 62

France lost almost all of its North American possessions. Britain took French Canada and all French territory east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, which went to Spain.

Question 63

Describe the conflicting arguments of colonists and Britain concerning taxes.

Answer 63

Britain had gone deeply into debt during the French and Indian War. It was also expensive to keep British troops in North America to defend colonial settlers. Britain argued that the colonies should pay taxes to help with these debts. Colonists saw themselves as separate from Britain and argued that they should not be taxed, especially since they had no representation in Parliament.

Question 64

What was significant about the battles at Lexington and Concord?

Answer 64

These battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution. Many colonists saw them as proof that only war could decide the future of the 13 colonies.

Question 65

What were two great military advantages Britain had over the colonists?

Answer 65

Britain had the largest navy in the world. Britain had hired mercenaries to help fight against the colonists.

Question 66

Explain why the French and Indian War began, and the results of the war for the French, the British, and Native Americans.

Answer 66

The French and Indian War began in 1754 over land disputes. Both France and Britain claimed land in the Ohio River valley. After the war, France lost almost all of its North American possessions to Britain. In addition, Britain received Spanish Florida. However, the war also left Britain with a large debt. Without help from the French, Native Americans could not stop British settlers from moving onto their lands.

Question 67

Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill, and explain why the battle was important for the colonists.

Answer 67

At the Battle of Bunker Hill, trained British troops fought against untrained colonists. The British attack came in three waves. The first two waves failed. The third attack succeeded only because the colonists ran out of ammunition. The battle was important for the colonists because even though the British won the battle, the colonists had proved that they could fight and stand up to professional British soldiers.