US History, Quiz 4

Intolerable Acts

1774

What led to a system of barter in the colonies?

A shortage of money

First Continental Congress

Boston

Identify the four reasons why the Navigation Acts were not initially enforced by England.

England was at war with France and wanted the loyalty of the colonies. A struggle was going on between the king of England and Parliament. Growing trade with the colonies gave more profits to the British. A great distance separated England and the colonies.

George Washington

Fort Necessity

What event helped General James Wolfe earn a victory in Quebec?

General Wolfe led his soldiers up the side of an extremely high bluff during the night and at dawn his army was ready for attack.

How did the British Parliament respond to the colonists' opposition to the Stamp Act and boycott of English goods?

It repealed the Stamp Act. It passed the Declaratory Act.

Who was the Boston lawyer who opposed the writs of assistance?

James Otis

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 returned:

Martinique to France & Guadeloupe to France & Haiti to France

The man who said "If this be treason, make the most of it," was:

Patrick Henry

Lord Grenville's program included the:

Quartering Act

The First Continental Congress drew up a Declaration of

Rights and Grievences

Committees of Correspondence

Samuel Adams

Which of the following was the final colonial war between France and England?

The French and Indian Wars

What was the importance of the Navigation Acts?

The Navigation Acts controlled all colonial trade.

What event is a major cause of the Revolutionary War?

The Proclamation Act of 1763

What is the best reason why the English turned down the Albany Plan?

The colonies refused to give up any of their own powers to one central authority.

Why did the Sons of Liberty boycott English goods?

They were protesting the Stamp Act.

Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie

governor of Virginia

The idea that the power of a country is measured in terms of its gold and silver is called:

mercantilism

What was the purpose of the Townshend Program?

pass taxes to pay the salaries of those enforcing the law

Which of the following permitted the English to search colonial homes:

the writs of assistance

What was a main aim of the First Continental Congress?

to have the Intolerable Acts revoked

Why did England pass the Intolerable Acts?

to punish Boston for the Tea Party