Chapter 4 APUSH

Which of the following U.S. cities was established by French explorers and colonizers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Detroit, Michigan

The French and Indian War began when George Washington attacked a detachment near Fort ______ in what is now ______.

Duquesne; Pittsburgh

a. British Parliament > b. American colonies >

a. Colonists must shoulder the burdens of fighting the French and Indian War b. Colonists must have a voice in the legislature to be represented in government

After the Iroquois granted trading alliances to the British, the French responded by

constructing new fortresses in the Ohio Valley.

Select all that apply The Proclamation of 1763 succeeded in

controlling the fur trade. limiting colonial land speculation to some extent.

The day-to-day administration of colonial affairs by England's government in the 1700s tended to be

decentralized

Which of the following was NOT a major financial problem that the British faced after the Seven Years' War?

devaluation of currency

Problems with the restrictions imposed by Grenville were compounded by a(n)

economic depression.

Select all that apply Which of the following did Grenville's administration do?

enforce the Mutiny, Sugar, and Currency Acts permanently station British troops in the colonies send British ships to patrol colonial waters in search of smugglers

British officials in London typically got their information about conditions in America

from agents sent to represent American interests.

After the annexations of 1763, the British Empire

had twice as much land.

The enormous debt incurred in the French and Indian War prompted many British to call for

imperial reorganization of the colonies.

The new imperial program under Grenville represented an effort to return to the old principles of

mercantilism

Select all that apply Grenville's program succeeded in antagonizing

northern merchants, with increased taxes and restraints on commerce. indebted southern planters, by raising taxes and preventing land speculation. settlers, who resented the closing of the West to land speculation and fur trading.

George Grenville took what office in 1763?

prime minister

The Currency Act of 1764 required the colonial assemblies to

stop issuing paper currency. retire all paper money in circulation on schedule.

What did George Washington do in the summer of 1754 at Fort Necessity?

surrender to the French

The Indians regarded their relationships with the French, British, and other European societies as

temporary alignments.

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists more than other British acts because it

was an attempt to raise money rather than regulate commerce.

The leadership of the British empire passed to the prime minister and his cabinet ministers because George I and George II

were German born and unaccustomed to English ways.

Both the French and the English knew that the struggle to control North America would be determined, in part, by

winning the allegiance of the native peoples.

The second phase of the French and Indian War began in 1756, when

Britain and France formally declared war.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Proclamation of 1763 appealed to the British?

It encouraged movement away from crowded coastal areas.

England became known as Great Britain in 1707 because

It formed a union with Scotland

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Seven Year's War on the American colonies?

It fostered a new sense of shared identity.

Select all that apply Which of the following statements about the Sugar Act of 1764 are correct?

It was partly intended to stop illegal trade with the West Indies . It strengthened the duty on sugar while lowering it on molasses. It established new courts to try accused smugglers.

The American theater of the Seven Years' War was a conflict among the

British, French, and Iroquois

The first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies was the _____ Plan.

Albany

Under the Proclamation of 1763, white settlement west of the ______ was forbidden.

Appalachian Mountains

In the aftermath of King George's War, the Iroquois Confederacy ______ the British.

Granted trading concessions to

Which of the following contributed to growing colonial discontent with British Rule? [Check all that apply.]

1. Colonists rejected the right of Parliament to pass laws affecting them. 2. New taxes increased British fiscal demands on the colonies. 3. Royal edicts sought to limit western settlement

Select all that apply Which of the following were major driving forces behind French expansion in North America during the late seventeenth century?

1. Louis XIV's quest for national unity and increased world power 2. A lucrative wilderness fur trade led by French peasants 3. The missionary zeal of French Jesuits seeking potential converts

Which of the following was true of royal officials appointed to serve in America as governors, customs collectors, or naval officers?

1. Some remained in England and hired substitutes to take their place. 2. They tended to get their jobs through bribery or favoritism.

Which of the following statements about American colonial legislatures are correct?

1. Their legislation was subject to veto by the governor or the Privy Council. 2. They regarded themselves as little parliaments. 3. They had the power to levy taxes, appropriate funds, and pass laws.

Select all that apply Which of the following occurred during the first phase of the French and Indian War?

Edward Braddock failed to retake the site of Fort Necessity. The British fleet failed to prevent landing of French reinforcements in Canada. Edward Braddock was ambushed and killed near Fort Necessity.

One of the principal causes of the French and Indian War was the expansion of the ______ presence in North America.

French

The ______ had claimed the Ohio River Valley since the 1750s, but the ______ soon began expanding into the area.

French; English and Iroquois

The conflicts among the English, French, and Iroquois in North America were part of a longer series of conflicts between the English and French that began just after the ______ in England.

Glorious Revolution

Resistance to imperial authority was most common among colonial

Legislatures

In 1682, French explorer Sieur de la Salle claimed a vast territory that he named

Louisiana

Select all that apply Which of the following statements about the Indian response to the Proclamation of 1763 are correct?

Many tribal groups supported the Proclamation as the best available option. The Proclamation required Indians to give up still more land. Indians were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation.

In 1754, a group of delegates from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, and New England met in Albany. Their original intent was to

Negotiate a treaty with the Iroquois

What was the principal area of conflict in North America during the French and Indian War?

Ohio River Valley

The ______ was a response to fears that settlement in the upper Ohio Valley would spark war with Native Americans.

Proclamation of 1763

The center of the French Empire in North America was

Quebec

Which of the following was not one of the concessions William Pitt made in the third phase of the war?

Reparations for loss of life or property as a result of the fighting

Select all that apply Which of the following acts by colonists during the French and Indian War incited resentment among the British?

Selling goods to the French in the West Indies Making few financial contributions to the war

The French and Indian War was part of a larger struggle between England and France called

The Seven Years' War.

Which of the following spanned from New Hampshire to Georgia, reflecting the interconnectedness of the colonies?

The colonial postal service

In the 1670s, the French explores Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette explored as far south as which of the following locations in North America?

The junction of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers

Why did British leaders hope the Proclamation of 1763 would slow population movement away from the coastal colonies?

The most important British markets and investments were on the coast.

The prime minister and his cabinet ministers held their positions because of

Their ability to lead a majority in Parliament.

Select all that apply Which of the following statements regarding the Iroquois in the aftermath of the French and Indian War are correct?

Their confederacy soon began to fall apart. Their passive performance in the war earned suspicion from the British. They fared little better than Indians who had sided with the French.

In the face of massive financial problems after the Seven Years' War, many British leaders came to believe their only hope was

a system of taxation administered by London.

The fall of Quebec in 1759 marked the

beginning of the end of the war.

During the second phase of the French and Indian War, William Pitt began to transform the war effort in America by ______.

bringing it fully under British control

The Board of Trade and Plantations in London acted as a

colonial administrator.

The Mutiny Act of 1765 required

colonists to help provision and maintain the British army stationed in America.

After 1763, the British stopped viewing their empire primarily in ______ terms and became interested in acquiring ______.

commercial; territory

Select all that apply Which of the following occurred during the first phase of the French and Indian War?

Colonial forces defended western settlements from Indian attacks. The Iroquois declared war on the French. Most Indian tribes aligned with the French.

Select all that apply Which of the following statements about Grenville's mercantilist program are correct?

It created more problems than it solved. It involved new taxes and increased British control. It was an effort to reapply principles that had worked in the past.

The friction over British policies in 1756 and 1757 served to

confirm that Britain had no right to interfere in colonial affairs.

Some British officials wanted to ______ in order to avoid stirring up conflicts with the Indians.

restrain rapid settlement in the western territories

Unlike William Pitt, George Grenville maintained that the colonies

should be tightly controlled. needed to help pay for their own defense and administration. should be forced to obey British law.