Colonies Fight for Their Rights Quiz

Answer: Canada

The fort was started in Pennsylvania or more specifically, western Pennsylvania. Before the British could complete the fort in Pennsylvania, the French seized it and built Fort Duquesne there. After a short battle, our friend Washington retreated to Fort Necessity. About 31 days later, a large French force arrived and forced him to surrender.

The conflict between the French and the British over the Ohio River Valley was not settled, however and was to turn, within a few years, into a bigger conflict.

Answer: France lost all claims to mainland North America

The only right answer is "France lost all claims to mainland North America." This seems obvious since the British won. In 1759. a British army led by General James Wolfe went to Quebec City in New France. There the French, led by General Louis Joseph Montcalm, were defeated by the British. Both generals died. Britain's victory was the turning point in North America. Elsewhere, the fighting continued until 1763.

Answer: A group of farmers decide to move west of the Appalachian Mountains, but British officials stop them.

In order to avoid more wars, the British decided that the best thing for them to do would be to limit western settlement until new treaties, such as the Treaty of Paris, could be negotiatetd. And thus, according to the Proclamation of 1763, colonists could not settle any land west of the line without the British government's permission.

Many farmers and merchants became enraged. The proclamation also drew a line from north to south along the mountains. King George III, the issuer of this policy, was King of Great Britain from 1760 to 1820. Under him, Britain won the French and Indian War but lost the Revolutionary War (between Britain and France).

He was mentally unstable because of a disease called porphyria, and he was thus known to become angry and unpredictable.

Answer: George Grenville

George Grenville wanted to find a way to reduce the many debts that the British had. So, he advocated plans such as the Sugar Act. (This plan was also known as the American Revenue Act of 1764). The Stamp Act required revenue stamps to be placed on printed papers, such as newspapers, posters, wills, deeds, licenses, bonds, dice, diplomas, and even playing cards! Unlike previous taxes, the stamp act was the first direct tax ever placed on the colonists. By summer of 1765, groups called Sons of Liberty were organizing meetings to scare stamp distributers.

Answer: The British ignored the demands

The Stamp Act thus took effect on November 1. Just as the British had ignored them, the colonies ignored the British. The colonists began to boycott all goods made in Britain. In New York, 200 merchants signed a non-importation agreement, where they said they would not buy any British goods until Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.

This impacted on England. (Thousands of workers lost their jobs).

Answer: A person wishing to buy paint in order to beautify his house

The Revenue Act of 1767 was part of the Townshend Acts, which were a series of measures to improve the financial problems that the British were having. The act only put taxes on certain products. This question basically asks you to choose the product that would have been taxed.

Other things, along with paint, that would be taxed were paper, glass, tea, and lead. Violators of this plan would be tried in courts. Like the Sugar Act, the Townshend Acts allowed officials to seize private property.

Answer: ...Sam Adams of Virginia

Sam Adams was actually born in Massachusetts. On February 1768, he and James Otis drafted a letter for the assembly to cirulate in the colonies. In it, was expressed the opposition towards the Townshend Acts. On August 1768, Boston and New York merchants agreed to the letter's concept.

Answer: They symbolized the colonists' refusal to buy British materials

During the 1760s, the colonists again stopped drinking British tea and they also refused to buy British cloth. Wearing homespun rather than British cloth became a sign of patriotism. "Patriotism" means love of country and willingness to make sacrifices for it. Throughout the many colonies, the Sons of Liberty also supported the boycotts. Imports from Britain greatly declined in 1769.

Answer: The Boston Massacre

During this event Bostonians harassed the 1000 British troops and referred to them as "lobster backs" because of the red coats they wore. Newspapers depicted the British people as killers. Thomas Preston was the one who actually quoted the quotation found in the question.

In October of 1770, he was tried for murder in a Boston courtroom. He was defended by John Adams and Robert Auchmuty and assisted by Josiah Quincy Jr. Captain Preston was acquitted by a Boston jury. As a result of the massacre, peace and stability returned to the colonies, but only for a short time.

Answer: People who loved to drink tea

The tax that Parliament did not repel was on tea. British taxes on tea encouraged merchants to smuggle in cheaper Dutch tea. Speaking of TEA, in October 1773, the East India Company shipped 1,253 chests of tea to Boston, New York, Charles Town, and Philadelphia.

The colonists forced them to return home. In December 1773, Boston colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor. This became known as the "Boston Tea Party."