1. To solve its financial problems after the French and Indian War, who did the British Parliament decide should help pay the costs?
- A. The American colonists.
- B. The French government as part of the peace treaty.
- C. The citizens living in Great Britain.
- D. Native American tribes who lived in the new territories.
2. The French and Indian War was very costly. What action did the British Parliament take as a direct result of this expense?
- A. It sold some of its new territory back to France.
- B. It decided to pass new tax laws on the colonies.
- C. It asked the colonies to lend money to the government.
- D. It reduced the size of its army and navy.
3. From Great Britain's point of view, why was it logical for the colonists to help pay for the war?
- A. The colonies had a stronger economy than Britain at the time.
- B. The war provided direct protection for the colonies.
- C. The colonists had started the initial conflict with France.
- D. The colonists were already represented in Parliament.
4. What is the direct connection between the outcome of the French and Indian War and the new laws passed by Parliament?
- A. Britain lost the war and taxed the colonies to punish them.
- B. The war created a large debt, which led Parliament to tax the colonies.
- C. The war's peace treaty required that the colonies pay taxes to France.
- D. Britain won new land and taxed the colonies to pay for settlers to move there.
5. The end of the French and Indian War marked a change in the relationship between Britain and its colonies primarily because Britain...
- A. began to enforce new taxes to pay for the war's costs.
- B. gave the colonies their independence as a reward for help.
- C. allowed colonists to elect their own representatives to Parliament.
- D. sold the colonies to Spain to pay off its debts.
6. At the beginning of their conflict with Great Britain, what was a common peaceful method colonists used to protest unfair taxes?
- A. Attacking British forts
- B. Refusing to buy British products
- C. Declaring independence from the King
- D. Asking the French for military help
7. Why did colonists argue that British taxes were an example of "taxation without representation"?
- A. They had no elected officials in Parliament to speak for them.
- B. The taxes were much higher than any taxes paid by people living in England.
- C. All tax collectors were colonists, not British citizens.
- D. The tax money was not being used to benefit the colonies in any way.
8. The Boston Tea Party was a direct response to the Tea Act, which colonists opposed primarily because it...
- A. increased the price of tea significantly.
- B. was another law passed without their consent.
- C. banned tea from being imported into the colonies.
- D. forced them to trade only with France.
9. Which of the following is an example of a more direct and law-breaking action taken by colonists, compared to their earlier boycotts?
- A. Writing newspaper articles against the King.
- B. Weaving their own cloth instead of buying British cloth.
- C. Dumping hundreds of chests of tea into a harbor.
- D. Holding a meeting to discuss their complaints about unfair laws.
10. What caused many colonists to feel that peaceful protests like boycotts were not enough to solve their problems with Britain?
- A. The King sent a letter apologizing for the taxes.
- B. Great Britain continued to pass new, unfair laws.
- C. The French offered to help them fight a war.
- D. Their boycotts had become too successful.