Chp 5-7 Quiz

All of the following were actions taken by the colonists that helped them unite except

Acceptance of the Navigation Laws

Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except

Become economically self-sufficient as soon as possile

The First Continental Congress

Called for a complete boycott of British goods

By the eighteenth century, the various colonial regions had distinct economic identities; the northern colonies relied on __, the Chesapeake colonies relied on ___, and the southern colonies relied on ___.

Cattle and grain, tobacco, rice and indigo

The disunity that existed in the colonies before the Seven Years' War can be attributed to tall of the following except

Contempt for the British government

African Americans during the Revolutionary War

Fought for both the Americans and the British

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War

France surrendered all of its territorial to North America

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry

Involved the trading of rum for African slaves

The immediate purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to

Keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British

The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams

Kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange of propaganda

As the War for Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of

Many outstanding civilian and military leaders

As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of

Overwhelming national wealth and naval power

In the image above, Benjamin Franklin is trying to make the point that,

Promoted the idea that America, if they did not accept the Albany plan, would be cut apart and die

Match each act below with the correct description

Sugar Act- first British law intended to raise revenues in the colonies Stamp Act- Generated the most protest in the colonies Declaratory Act- asserted Parliament's absolute power over the troops

The Seven Years' War was also known in America as

The French and Indian War

The clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of

The Ohio River Valley

English officials tried to establish the Church of England in as many colonies as possible because

The church would act as a major prop for royal authority

The most ethnically divers region of colonial America was ___, whereas ___ was the least ethnically diverse.

The middle colonies, New England

American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain

To make money to buy what they wanted in Britain

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to

Work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem