Tuesday, February 10, 2009

February 10

Test: The French and Indian War/American Revolution Part 1 Jan 13, 15 MC questions, 5 ID’s, and 1 DBQ part

Topics covered will be: The French and Indian War, Albany Plan of Union, colonial government and what may have influenced it, Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, British actions after the French and Indian War (Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, etc.) Patriots, Loyalists, taxation without representation, Boston Massacre, Redcoats, Boston Tea Party, monopoly, Intolerable Acts, Continental Congress, Paul Revere, minutemen, Lexington and Concord, propaganda, Thomas Paine – Common Sense

1) One reason the French felt threatened by the British was because
a) Britain returned New England to France
b) the British were skilled fur traders
c) the British wanted land in the Ohio River Valley
d) the French built forts close to the British colonies

2) Which term is used to describe refusal to buy a certain good
a) boycott b) smuggle c) steal d) effigy

3) Why did Benjamin Franklin’s Plan of Union fail?
a) The colonies were unwilling to give up some power to form a union
b) The Iroquois decided to break their confederation up.
c) The French withdrew from the French and Indian War and there was no longer a need for a union.
d) The Iroquois agreed to fight against the French.

4)Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord?
a) to have a meeting with Sam Adams and Paul Revere
b) to announce new tax laws
c) to seize and destroy weapons and seize military leaders
d) to practice marching in formation

5) In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that
a) the colonists should have paid taxes to Britain
b) the war was a struggle for freedom that would affect all mankind
c) it was silly to argue over taxation
d) only when the colonists defeated the British would they be truly free

6) American colonists who supported Britain were called
a) Patriots
b) minutemen
c) Loyalists
d)Separatists

Base your answers to 7 and 8 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies

“The tea was conveyed to her daughter's own door,
All down by the Oceanside.
But the bouncing girl poured out every pound
On the dark and the boiling tide,
On the dark and the boiling tide, on the dark and the boiling tide.
And then she called out to the island queen
"Oh mother, dear mother," called she.
"Your tea you may have when 'tis steeped enough.
But NEVER a tax from me,But NEVER a tax from me, but NEVER a tax from me”

7) What events are described in the passage?
a) Revolutionary War
b) French and Indian War
c) Boston Tea Party
d) War of 1812

8) Who is the Island Queen
a) colonists
b) queen of France
c) Native Americans
d) queen of England





IDENTIFICATIONS
Identify what each term is and explain its historical significance during or after the American Revolution. Answer using COMPLETE sentences.

Boston Tea Party



Proclamation of 1763



French and Indian War



Boston Massacre


Answer the following questions based on the image below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Link to image
http://apus2scott.wikispaces.com/file/view/american_horse_history.jpg



1) What symbol in the cartoon represents the America in this 1779 political cartoon?




2) Who might the rider on the horse represent?

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