Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition
In response to Charles Townshend's attempt to tax and control the flow of goods, Boston merchants helped organize a(n) ______________ of all goods that were subject to the tax
Boycott
What key issue most drove the new British policies in the colonies after the French and Indian War?
British war debt
The American theater of the Seven Years' War was a conflict among the...
British, French and Iroquois
William Pitt's policies of impressment and forced quartering of troops...
Caused tension between the colonists and British authorities
The Mutiny Act of 1765 required...
Colonists to help provision and maintain the British army stationed in America
After the Iroquois granted trading alliances to the British, the French responded by...
Constructing new fortresses in the Ohio Valley
The First Continental Congress wanted to stop all trade with Great Britain by...
Creating a series of boycotts
People of European ancestry born in the Americas are known as...
Creoles
The day-to-day administration of colonial affairs by England's government in the 1700s tended to be....
Decentralized
The British wanted to avoid warfare on the frontier, for fear it would...
Disrupt trade
On the night of December 16, 1773, 150 Boston men disguised as Native Americans...
Dumped the cargo of several ships into the harbor
What was the general nature of the internal rebellions that occurred in the colonies in the 1760s?
Farmers against landowners
Which of the following were among the means that the French used to try to control their empire in North America?
Feudal estates Trading posts Fortresses Mississippi plantations
The midnight rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes were significant because they...
Gave Americans at Lexington and Concord warning of the British forces' approach
In the aftermath of King George's War, the Iroquois Confederacy __________ the British
Granted trading concessions to
Which inflammatory measures did Charles Townshend steer through Parliament in 1767?
Imposing new taxes on imports Disbanding the New York Assembly
During the second phase of the French and Indian War, the British forced colonists to join the military, a practice known as...
Impressment
What impact did King George's War have on the geopolitical situation in North America?
It disintegrated the balance of power among the Iroquois, French and English
Which of the following statements about the Sugar Act of 1764 are correct?
It established new courts to try accused smugglers It strengthened the duty on sugar while lowering it on molasses
Which statement about the Boston Massacre is accurate?
It was used by resistance leaders to foment public outrage
On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent a detachment of soldiers to...
Lexington and Concord
Lord North assumed that Americans would support the Tea Act because it...
Lowered the price of tea
Which statements about the alliances of Native American groups during the French and Indian War are accurate?
Most native peoples sided with the French The Iroquois remained largely passive throughout the conflict Most native people saw their alliances as a means for expelling one power or the other from their lands
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
How did the colonial assemblies of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century compare to the House of Commons in the British Parliament?
Neither were particularly democratic
In 1773, the British East India Company was...
On the verge of bankruptcy Sitting on large stocks of tea that it could not sell in England
T/F: British victory in the Seven Years' War confirmed its commercial supremacy and cemented its control over portions of North America
True
T/F: The British need for revenue resulted in new policies that had a disastrous effect on Britain's relationship with the American colonies
True - Britain's redefinition of the colonial relationship was both dramatic and disastrous
Suspicions about democracy and the masses in both Britain and the colonies were most reflected in...
Voting requirements
In 1763, England was able to turn its attention to its American colonies because it...
Was experiencing peace for the first time in decades
Why was it necessary for the British to issue the Proclamation of 1763?
White settlers were moving into Native American lands
Although the colonies were reluctant to cooperate in 1754, they had successfully worked together on which matter?
A colonial postal service Road construction Intercolonial trade
Who was Ethan Allen?
A land speculator that took up the cause of the Green Mountain farmers
Which description best characterizes the first phase of the French and Indian War?
A local North American conflict between England and France that swept up native groups throughout the West
What was not among the major decisions made by the First Continental Congress in September 1774?
A resolution that the king recognize the colonies as a single political entity
In the face of massive financial problems after the Seven Years' War, many British leaders came to believe that their only hope was...
A system of taxation administered by London
The first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies was the ___________ Plan
Albany
Although colonists in other colonial cities protested the Tea Act, the protest in _____________ garnered the most attention
Boston
The events of March 5, 1770, when a group of British soldiers opened fire on a crowd, are known as the ____________ ____________
Boston Massacre
Which actions were taken by the Grenville administration in an effort to increase its authority in the colonies?
Permanently station British troops in the colonies Send British ships to patrol colonial waters in search of smugglers Enforce the Mutiny, Sugar and Currency Acts
Which executive wielded the most power in England by the mid-eighteenth century?
Prime minister
Which actions were taken by the First Continental Congress?
Recommended preparations be made for defense against British attack Endorsed a list of grievances
The period between the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party is best characterized as a time of...
Relative calm
What was not among 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
To dispute English taxes in the Americas; James Otis persuaded his colleagues in the Massachusetts assembly to meet with other colonial delegates. This multicolony group met in 1765 and became known as the ________________ Congress
Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre occurred when Captain Thomas Preston...
Stationed troops to protect a building
At the end of the French and Indian War, the French...
Surrendered all title to the North American mainland
The spirit of resistance that grew more quickly in Massachusetts than elsewhere can be attributed to the region's elaborately developed...
Tavern culture
In Massachusetts, ___________ became increasingly important centers of resistance in the 1760s and 1770s
Taverns
After Charles Townshend died, Lord North secured the repeal of all the Townshend Duties except the tax on...
Tea
What did the Virginia Resolves declare?
That Americans had the same rights as the English That only the Virginia assembly could tax Virginians
The first phase of the French and Indian War began when....
The French attacked Fort Necessity
Internal rebellions in New York and New England in the 1760s had their roots in...
The class system
Which statement about the distribution of power in eighteenth-century England is accurate?
The unwritten constitution called for the distribution of power among the monarchy, the aristocracy and the people