Chapter 6

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For the American colonies, the Seven Years' War a. ended the myth of British invincibility b. left them in need of experienced officers c. offered the opportunity to grow closer to the British d. gave them the opportunity finally to gain control of the Mississippi e. helped improve relations between Britain and the colonies

A

In his first military command in the French and Indian War, George Washington a. won a decisive and hard fought battle at Fort Duquesne b. was defeated at Fort Necessity but was allowed to retreat c. received strong support from the British d. helped to force the French out of Nova Scotia e. turned his twenty years of military experience to great success

A

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War a. France surrendered all of its territorial claims to North America b. England turned Florida over to Spain c. Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain d. France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies e. the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia

A

The Indians suffered from their association with the French in New France in all of the following ways except a. exclusion from the fur business b. decimation of their numbers by the white man's diseases c. violation of their religious beliefs d. debauchery by the white man's alcohol e. weakening of their traditional way of life

A

The long range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to a. achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat b. propose independence of the colonies from Britain c. declare war with the Iroquois tribe d. prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies e. gain peace with France

A

The soldier and explorer whose leadership earned him the title "Father of New France" was a. Samuel de Champlain b. Robert de La Salle c. Antoine Cadillac d. Des Moines e. Edward Vincennes

A

With the defeat of Chief Pontiac and his alliance, the British decided to a. stabilize Indian-white relations b. let the colonists assume financial responsibility for defending themselves c. remove troops stationed in the colonies d. enlist the aid of France to halt the Indian menace e. open land west of the Appalachian mountains to settlement

A

As a result of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain a. gained control of Louisiana b. became the dominant power in North America c. annexed the island of Cuba d. gained exclusive control of the Mississippi River e. all of the above

B

During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with a. a large military presence for protection b. decades of salutary neglect c. higher taxes passed by Parliament d. stronger parliamentary direction e. all of the above

B

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the a. Protestant takeover of the French gov't b. end of the religious wars in France c. revocation of the Edict of Nantes d. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre e. Seven Years' War

B

The Seven Years' War was also known in America as a. War of Jenkins' Ear b. French and Indian War c. War of Austrian Succession d. King William's War e. Queen Anne's War

B

The clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of a. Cape Breton Island b. Ohio River Valley c. Mississippi River d. Great Lakes e. St. Lawrence RIver

B

When the Acadians left Canada, they went to a. Florida b. Louisiana c. France d. Nova Scotia e. the French West Indies

B

Ben Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because a. it did not provide for the common defense b. the British approved it c. it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies d. they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress e. it placed too much power in the hands of the local gov't

C

In the colonial wars fought before 1754, Americans a. functioned as a unified fighting force b. received more support from France than Britain c. demonstrated an astonishing lack of unity d. were not involved in combat e. rarely involved Indians in the fighting

C

The Edict of Nantes declared the following a. Huguenots could not migrate to the Americas b. Huguenots were to be banished from France c. Religious toleration for Huguenots in France d. French Protestants were to be exiled to the Americas e. none of the above

C

The War of Jenkin's Ear was a. fought in European waters b. a great victory for Spain c. confined primarily to the Caribbean sea and Georgia d. the event that established the policy of salutary neglect e. a defeat for France

C

The Proclamation Line of 1763 a. was warmly received by American land speculators b. removed the Spanish/Indian menace from the colonial frontier c. declared war on Chief Pontiac d. prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains e. opened Canada to American settlement

D

The most important battle for control of Canada during the French and Indian War was fought at a. Montreal b. Toronto c. Detroit d. Quebec e. Nova Scotia

D

All of the following were issues in the English colonies after the French and Indian War, except a. inter-colonial disunity b. geographic isolation c. religious issues d. ethnic diversity e. slavery

E

As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 a. Spain relinquished Florida b. England was granted shipping rights in the Caribbean c. France relinquished Canada d. none of the above e. all of the above

E

In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763 a. American colonists obeyed the law they hated b. relations with France improved c. relations between the American colonies and the British government improved d. the American colonies believe their destiny had been destroyed e. American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation

E

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to a. oppress the colonists b. punish the Indians c. show the power of Parliament d. allow western settlement by the colonists e. work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem

E

The coureurs de bois were a. French soldiers b. French boatmen c. Catholic priests d. French farmers e. French fur trappers

E


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