Deck 6: Imperial Conflicts and Revolution, 1750-1783

Question 1

In 1753, French officials responded to escalating tensions in the region between the Ohio River and Great Lakes by​

A)constructing a new line of forts between Montreal and New Orleans to secure their trading posts from British competition and American colonists in search of farmland.
B)allying with the Spanish against the British.
C)launching a military offensive against native peoples.
D)entering into a peace treaty with local native groups.
E)None of these are correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Ultimately the Seven Years' War resulted in improved relations between Great Britain and her North American colonies.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

North American alliances with native peoples began to break down in the late 1740s because as​

A)European wars left monarchs with less money for diplomatic gifts.
B)disease had all but wiped out the native population.
C)native peoples throughout North America waged a concerted campaign of warfare on Europeans.
D)Native Americans had decided to boycott European goods.
E)None of these are correct.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Bourbon Reforms were intended to strengthen theSpanish crown's imperial control over New Spain.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about the Seven Years' War​?

A)It was fought between France and Britain and their allies.
B)Britain, France, and Spain sought to defend and expand colonial holdings in North America.
C)Britain, France, and Spain formed strategic alliances in response to the rising power of Prussia under Frederick the Great.
D)European empires battled to control international trade routes.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 6

With the lands that Great Britain gained at the close of the Seven Years' War​, Britain was left with an empire more heterogeneous than it had been in 1754.

Question 7

Most Native American groups were anxious to roll back the presence of the British empire.​

Question 8

Squatters were

A)traders who engaged in commerce with native groups without governmental permission to do so.
B)Indians who traded outside diplomatically-established trade networks.
C)merchants who concentrated their commercial efforts in the Caribbean.
D)people who lived on land without legal or customary claim to it.
E)people who charged natives unfair prices for trade goods.

Question 9

In the eighteenth century, integrated global trade was key in determining settlement patterns, alliances and shifting fortunes of empires.​

Question 10

In 1757, ________________ took over the British effort in the Seven Years' War and made North America the first priority.​

A)William Pitt
B)George Washington
C)William Johnson
D)Robert Dinwiddie
E)James Wolfe

Question 11

The Continental Congress did not represent the northern territories won from France in the Seven Years' War.​

Question 12

Nonconsumption and nonimportation efforts carried out by the coloniststo protest British taxation policies did little to disrupt British commerce.

Question 13

While Britain was left with an enormous war debt at the close of the Seven Years' War,​ it avoided placing the financial burdens of the war on the colonists.

Question 14

The British Crown's passage of the Sugar Act and the Currency Act​ generated local opposition but no coordinated response.

Question 15

Tanaghrisson, a Seneca chief who accompanied Washington to seize Fort Duquesne​ hoped

A)for an alliance with the British.
B)for a peace treaty between both powers.
C)that war between the French and the British would drive both out of the region.
D)for a trade pact with North American British colonists.
E)for improved trade relations with the French.

Question 16

The American Revolution involved a global effort where France, Spain, and the Netherlands supported the rebel Americans in order to halt British imperial power.

Question 17

As a result of the British taking over Florida,

A)the colony was split in two.
B)Spanish-speaking colonists, soldiers and slaves migrated to Cuba.
C)Catholic Yamasee Indians migrated to Cuba.
D)Creek Indians sailed to Havana to seek Spanish military support against encroaching English settlers.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 18

French and British trade-based alliances with native groups​

A)led to warfare among Indian peoples.
B)were completely beneficial to all involved.
C)were not necessary in the eighteenth century as the British and French were familiar with the North American terrain.
D)spread disease and spurred overhunting, which disrupted Native American lives.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 19

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris​,

A)France secured its territories in North America.
B)France lost its territory in North America except for two fishing islands off the coast of Newfoundland.
C)the British lost some North American colonial territory to the French.
D)Spain lost all territory in North America.
E)for the first time Native Americans played a key role in treaty negotiations between two European powers.​

Question 20

The Albany Congress was the British response to

A)a renewed effort by the Spanish to colonize in North America.
B)new French forts and Indian alliances in the region between Montreal and New Orleans.
C)smugglers who circumvented British trade restrictions.
D)French pirates who were raiding British ports.
E)native groups who were simultaneously allied with the French and the British.​

Question 21

Parliament responded to opposition against the Stamp Act by

A)lowering the amount of the tax.
B)revising the law so that the tax applied only to legal documents.
C)repealing the tax.
D)raising the tax as a punitive measure against the colonies.
E)continued to enforce the tax until opposition died down.

Question 22

After the repeal of the Stamp Act, Parliament once more tried to raise revenue in the colonies by implementing

A)the Townshend Duties.
B)the Intolerable Acts.
C)the Tea Act.
D)the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 23

The regulator movement​

A)was a response from the British crown to colonial protests against taxation.
B)was a movement by white famers in the backcountry who felt exploited by Indians.
C)never incorporated the use of violence.
D)was the British crown's effort to reduce smuggling in the colonies.
E)was carried out by French nationals living on British colonial territory.

Question 24

Which of the following is true about Pontiac's Rebellion?​

A)It was fought by a coalition of Native American people.​
B)Indian warriors attacked settlements on the Pennsylvania and Virginia frontiers.
C)It took place in 1763.
D)It ended in a stalemate.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 25

The Bourbon Reforms were enacted by the ________________ crown.​

A)French
B)Spanish
C)British
D)Dutch
E)Austrian​

Question 26

The Daughters of Liberty​

A)formed in the British Caribbean.
B)agitated against the institution of slavery.
C)argued for strengthening colonial relations with the British Crown.
D)were at the forefront of the colonial nonimportation movement.
E)were informants who helped smugglers get past British officials in the colonies.

Question 27

Which of the following is true about the Tea Act​?

A)It raised the price of British tea.
B)It allowed for the colonies to import tea from other countries.
C)The British East India Company gained permission to ship its tea directly to America.
D)It forced merchants from India to stop in England and pay duties on tea before traveling to America.
E)It only applied to tea shipped to the British Caribbean.

Question 28

The Stamp Act was a tax on

A)paper used for newspapers, playing cards and legal documents.
B)colonial postage stamps.
C)certain goods imported into the colonies.
D)goods traded with native peoples.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 29

The measure of selflessness that entitled leaders to their power was referred to as​

A)virtue.
B)republicanism.
C)public interest.
D)democracy.
E)liberty.

Question 30

Rituals involved in politics of the street included

A)parades.
B)tarring and feathering.
C)hanging political officials in effigy.
D)destroying the homes of political officials.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 31

Britain's first step in raising revenue in the colonies after the Seven Years' War came in the form of the

A)Stamp Act.
B)Townshend Duties.
C)Sugar Act.
D)Quartering Act.
E)Molasses Act.

Question 32

As a result of the Seven Years' War​,

A)colonists became even more allegiant to the British crown.
B)native peoples became more supportive of British presence in North America.
C)British revenue from trade grew to an all-time high.
D)Britain's national debt doubled.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 33

The Proclamation Line of 1763​

A)was opposed by native groups.
B)defined lands held by the Spanish and British.
C)was a blow to colonial elites who hoped to profit from land speculation once the French were gone.
D)lead to improved relations between colonists and the British crown.
E)allowed the French limited rights to colonize in North America as an amendment to the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

Question 34

The Quebec Act​

A)merged the Ohio Valley region and former French Canada into a single colony.
B)provided for no representative government in Quebec.
C)allowed for Catholics living in Quebec to continue practicing their religion freely.
D)was interpreted by colonists as an arbitrary and tyrannical act by the British crown.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 35

Acadians were

A)French soldiers who fought for the British in the Seven Years' War.
B)native peoples from Nova Scotia.
C)French Americans who were removed forcibly by the British from Nova Scotia when they refused to swear loyalty to the British.
D)British settlers in Nova Scotia who traded with local native groups.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 36

________________ overpowered British colonists' desire for self-government in the Caribbean.​

A)Commercial interests
B)Fear of slave rebellions
C)Fear of military attacks by other imperial powers
D)A general lack of interest in political affairs
E)The benefits of new British legislation for the planter class

Question 37

The Boston Massacre​

A)left hundred dead and wounded.
B)resulted in the conviction and execution of British soldiers.
C)took place in March 1770.
D)was a revolt lead by urban slaves.
E)lead to large scale destruction in the city of Boston.

Question 38

The Coercive Acts were passed in response to

A)the Boston Massacre.
B)the Boston Tea Party.
C)nonimportation.
D)the formation of the Sons of Liberty.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 39

Virtual representation referred to the

A)representation of colonists in colonial assemblies.
B)representation of slaves in colonial assemblies.
C)representation of women in colonial assemblies.
D)representation of colonists in Parliament.
E)representation of all British citizens in Parliament.

Question 40

The Sons of Liberty​ opposed

A)criticism of taxes levied by the British Crown.
B)colonial policies determining relations with native groups.
C)taxes levied by the British Crown in the colonies.
D)policies enacted by colonial assemblies following the Seven Years' War.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 41

________________ was the main focus of France's attempts to avenge the losses of 1763.​

A)The Caribbean
B)Thecity of New Orleans
C)The frontier
D)Canada
E)The British Navy

Question 42

The League of Armed Neutrality was entered into by

A)native groups who wanted to stay out of the American Revolutionary War.
B)former slaves who wanted to fight as mercenaries.
C)colonists who wanted to avoid taking a side in the American Revolutionary War.
D)neutral European nations that wanted their ships to travel and trade freely.
E)merchants in the British Caribbean who did not want to get caught in the violence of the American Revolutionary War.

Question 43

Initially, George Washington discouraged the presence of women among the troops because​

A)he did not want to endanger women.
B)women were more vulnerable and likely to be taken as prisoners of war.
C)he believed it would encourage immorality and prostitution.
D)he believed women were more vulnerable to disease, which ran rampant in army camps.
E)he did not want the extra burden of having to feed women accompanying his troops.

Question 44

The First Continental Congress

A)was a meeting of colonial governors.
B)was a governing body put together by the British crown to stop rebellion in the colonies.
C)was composed of colonial delegates.
D)regulated trade with Britain.
E)agreed to suspend the practices of nonimportation and nonconsumption of British goods.

Question 45

The Battle of ________________ proved to the French that the American colonies could win a war for Independence against the British.

A)Valley Forge
B)Saratoga
C)Cowpens
D)Bunker Hill
E)Quebec

Question 46

The British surrender at Yorktown took place in

A)1778.
B)1781.
C)1783.
D)1785.
E)1787.

Question 47

Dunmore's War was an escalation of violence between

A)colonists and British tax collectors.
B)colonists who supported the policies of the British crown and those who opposed them.
C)Shawnee Indians and Virginians.
D)different groups of natives out on the frontier.
E)British merchants and smugglers.

Question 48

The draft of the Declaration of Independence that was revised by the Continental Congress was written by

A)John Adams.
B)George Washington.
C)Patrick Henry.
D)Thomas Jefferson.
E)Thomas Paine.

Question 49

Writs of assistance were intended to stop​

A)Indian raids on frontier settlements.
B)smuggling.
C)piracy.
D)colonies from printing their own currency.
E)slaves from escaping their plantations.

Question 50

Lord Dunmore's​ Proclamation was an effort by the British to mobilize ________________ for their military efforts.

A)Indians
B)women
C)slaves
D)Frenchmen
E)merchants

Question 51

The Hessians were ________________ who fought for the British crown against the colonies.​

A)German mercenary soldiers
B)former slaves
C)frontier native peoples
D)soldiers recruited from the British Caribbean.
E)French soldiers.

Question 52

The Treaty of Alliance was signed between the United States and

A)Spain.
B)France.
C)Germany.
D)Portugal.
E)Holland.

Question 53

Common Sense was written by​

A)Benjamin Franklin.
B)Thomas Paine.
C)Patrick Henry.
D)Samuel Adams.
E)Richard Henry Lee.

Question 54

To attract a fighting force, the Continental Congress​

A)promised land to indentured servants and immigrants.
B)granted freedom to prisoners of war and deserters.
C)granted freedom to slaves.
D)offered the opportunity of military service for free blacks.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 55

William Pitt secured a victory for the British in the Seven Years' War by​

A)pouring money and supplies into North America.
B)promising British Americans compensation for their participation in the war effort.
C)telling colonists that this was a war of Protestantism against Catholicism.
D)amassing a number of British troops in North America that outnumbered French troops more than four to one.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 56

The treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War was signed in

A)Yorktown.
B)Philadelphia.
C)Paris.
D)London.
E)Boston.

Question 57

Loyalists supported the ________________ cause in the American Revolutionary War.​

A)colonists'
B)British
C)Indians'
D)women's
E)merchants'

Question 58

The British general ________________ surrendered Britain's forces at Yorktown.​

A)Dunmore
B)Clinton
C)Howe
D)Burgoyne
E)Cornwallis

Question 59

The French entered into the American Revolutionary War because​

A)they supported the colonies' republican ideals.
B)they wanted to defeat Britain, their longtime enemy.
C)they wanted to reclaim lost territory.
D)they had entered into a trade agreement with the British colonists.
E)they hoped that if the colonists won the war, they would remain military and commercial allies.

Question 60

Which of the following was not a significant source of support for the British in the American South?

A)Loyalists
B)slaves
C)Patriots
D)pro-British Indians
E)All of these are correct.

Question 61

Talk about:  Sugar Act​

Question 62

Talk about:  nonimportation​

Question 63

Talk about: squatter?

Question 64

Talk about:  Pontiac's Rebellion​

Question 65

Talk about:  militia​

Question 66

Talk about:  Treaty of Paris​

Question 67

Talk about:  British East India Company​

Question 68

Talk about:  Fort Duquesne​

Question 69

Talk about:  Albany Plan of Union​

Question 70

Talk about:  Acadians​

Question 71

Talk about:  politics of the streets​

Question 72

Talk about:  Seven Years' War​

Question 73

Talk about:  Royal Proclamation of 1763​

Question 74

Talk about:  Bourbon Reforms​

Question 75

Talk about:  Sons of Liberty​

Question 76

Talk about:  Stamp Act​

Question 77

Talk about:  William Pitt​

Question 78

Talk about:  Ohio Company of Virginia​

Question 79

writs of assistance

Question 80

Talk about:  Albany Congress​