The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America, were
the French, the English, and the Iroquois
the colonists, the English, and the Spanish
the French, the Spanish, and the English
the English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish
During the eighteenth century, in North America, the French differed from the English in Indian relations, in that the French
were more tolerant of other cultures
offered the Indians more and better trade good
largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes
made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity
forced Indians to adjust to European ways
During the eighteenth century in North America, the most powerful native group were the
Iroquois
Cherokee
Seminole
Chickasaw
Sioux
What future American Revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
James Madison
Benedict Arnold
John Adams
The French and Indian war was fought in
All these answers are correct
India
the West Indies
the North American interior
Europe
When he became British Prime Minister, George Grenville
believed the American colonists should help pay for the administration of the empire
believed the colonies could not weather the cost of recent war
criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies
began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America
initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies
The Proclamation of 1763
was supported by many Indian tribes
disrupted England's western trade in the colonies
was generally effective
encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies
led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the West
The Stamp Act of 1765
helped unite the colonies in opposition to the English government
did not generate a lot of revenue for the British
was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce
required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect
really affected only a few New England merchants
The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both
demanded tax relief
feared violence from western farmers
demanded independence from England
sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments
demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies
In 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government
rescinded the Stamp Act
closed the port of Boston
attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves"
created the Currency Act
sent additional troops to the colonies
The Declaratory Act of 1766
was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies
caused renewed protests throughout the colonies
threatened the colonies with military action should future protests develop
was an attempt by outgoing minister George Grenville to save face
all these answers are correct
Colonial protests against the Townsend duties resulted in
many colonists joining in non-importation agreements
the Boston Massacre
Parliament passing a second Stamp Act
an increase in smuggling in port cities such as Boston
the Boston Tea Party
Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because
they became central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance
they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest
it was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak
colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol
In 1774, the First Continental Congress
called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763
accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority
proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand
agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade
issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king
During the events at Lexington and Concord,
the British were harassed by the gunfire of American farmers
colonists tried to surprize the British by seizing a British arsenal
the Americans lost many more men than the British
George washington gained his first victory in the conflict with England
Massachusetts was further alienated from the more moderate colonies
The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.
The Conciliatory Propositions (1775) proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament, but rather should tax themselves at Parliament's demand.
During the 50 years after the Glorious Revolution, the British policy of neglect of the colonial economy
was sustained by some parliamentary leaders who believed relaxation of restrictions would spur commerce
dissipated as the kings reasserted their power in the British government
was lessened by the capabilities of the royal officials in America
was lessened as officials in London learned more about the colonial economies
caused the colonists to feel more American than English
By the 1750s, colonial legislatures had come to see themselves as
little parliaments
agents of the royal governor
powerless
agents for democratic reform
agents for the king
The British victory in the Great War for Empire
gave England control of most pf the settled regions of North America
expelled France and Prussia from North America
resulted in the defeat of all North American Indian tribe
resulted in less contact between Britain and America
resulted in the colonists' control of the Missouri Rive
For which group was the result of the Great War for Empire?
the Iroquois Confederacy
English frontiersmen and traders
colonial merchants
the Royal Africa Company
the Hudson Bay Company
In an effort to keep peace between frontiersmen and Indians and provide for a more orderly settlement of the West, the British government
forbade settlers from crossing the mountains that divided the Atlantic coast from the interior
granted the Indian confederations sovereign recognition
gave Indian tribes and confederations colonial status
allowed interior settlement only if settlers bought land from the tribes
put forts in the Ohio Valley to protect settlers there
Colonists argued that the Stamp Act was not proper because
colonies could be taxed only by their provincial assemblies
it affected only a few people, so the burden was not shared
the money raised would not be spent in the colonies
the tax was too high
it violated freedom of the press
By the 1750s, most Colonists in America felt very little loyalty to Britain.
The French were able to forge good relations with the Indian tribes because they were more tolerant of the Indian way of life than the British.
The Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War, and the Great War for Empire are all the same war.
England was fortunate that King George III was young, bright, surprisingly mature for his age.
The English colonists quickly began to populate the Ohio Valley after the French and Indian war.
What was the most immediately significant problem confronting the British after the Seven Years' War?
managing the war debts
increased opposition by merchants and traders to tax increases
dealing with the oppositional American colonists
the problems of imperial expansion
"No taxation without representation" centered around which of the following concepts?
the right of the people to be taxed only with their own consent
the right of people to fully representative governments
the right of the people to tax themselves without British interference
the right of Parliament appoint representatives to the colonies
What type of representation theory did the British support in 1760?
"virtual" representation
"partial" representation
"associate" representation
"actual" representation
During the course of colonial history, colonial legislatures grew increasingly accustomed to operating on orders from Parliament.
The Daughters of Liberty
Led the boycott of British goods to protest taxes
burned the governor's house to protest the plight of poor farmers
wrote the Declaration of Independence
Staged the Boston Tea Party
Sewed the first American flag
What did the colonists store at Concord that made it a British target at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
Gunpowder
Contraband tea
The Declaration of Independence
Printing presses
Gold
The Mutiny Act required that
Colonists must provide room and board for British troops
All printed materials must have an official stamp
High taxes must be paid on sugar
Colonial assemblies stop issuing paper money
colonists must not move beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Which of the following was the result of the French and Indian War?
the British tightened control over the colonies
the relationship between the colonials and the British became better
the relationship bvetween the colonials and the Indians became better
France gained control over the Colonies
the colonists allied themselves with the Indians
French settlers from what is now Nova Scotia
were expelled after the British took Accadia from the French and they went to New Orleans, where they were known as Cajuns
went to Georgia after the French let them leave
Became the most prominent group in the Ohio Valley
settled in England after the French and Indian war
were absorbed by local Indian tribes after the French and Indian war
The Peace of Paris ended which war?
French and Indian War
Queen Anne's War
King Phillip's War
The Second Colonial War
The First Colonial War
The legislation that commanded the colonist to stop issuing their own paper money was the
Currency Act of 1764
Stamp Act of 1765
Townsend Duties
Tea Act of 1773
Sugar Act of 1764
What did Parliament do that caused many colonists in America to resent British rule?
England's attempt to raise money from the Colonies without the consent of colonial assemblies
redaw the boundaries of the American colonies
give large tracts of land to Indian tribes
share rule of the American colonies with France
bring King George over to administer the American colonies directly
Insurgent farmers demanding their own land led to the formation of the colony of
Vermont
Maryland
Maine
Rhode Island
New Jersey
The non-importation agreement between colonists in 1768 was
a public promise to stop buying British goods, including tea, cloth, and other household items
only involved male colonists
to protest the Intolerable Acts
was propsed by Parliament to solve problems with the American colonists
in protest of the free trade policies of Britain
The Tea Act of 1773
made the British East India Company exempt from taxes
put additional taxes on British East India Company tea
called for a boycott on British tea in the colonies
had nothing to do with the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party
made tea the only legal drink in colonial taverns
The First Continental Congress of 1774 was initially called for at a tavern in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.
The First Continental Congress met in
Philadelphia
New York City
Charleston
Boston
Atlanta
The Coersive Acts were known in the Colonies as
the Intolerable Acts
Townend Duties
Concilliatory Acts
The Boston Port Acts
The English-American Trial Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the final straw for the colonists. Which is NOT TRUE about them?
gave Parliament power over all colonial administrations, including the colonial assemblies
royal officers in American could be tried in England or other colonies
limited self government in Massachutetts
also called for quartering British trop[s in their homes
Which is NOT one of the major decisions mad eby the First Continental Congress?
agreed to send Britain the Declaration of Independence
rejected a plan for a colonial union under British rule
endorsed a moderate list of colonial grievances
they agreed to a series of boycotts
agreed to begin military preparations and to meet the following spring
Paul Revere is famous for doing what?
warning the Minutemen that the British troops were coming
being the first casualty of the Revolutionary War
leading a large group of Minutemen into battle against British troops
he was the leader of the First Continental Congress
he became the most famous American General
Why are the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord called "the shots heard round the world"?
other countries with monarchies and colonies took notice of the actions of the American rebels because they feared the same thing happening to them
the shots were fired by a new type of gun with rifling for better accuracy
the shots were actually fired from a very large cannon which made an extremely loud noise
the colonists thought the Indians would now be aware of the firepower of the British troops
troops from countries all over the world participated in the battles
