chapter 4

The citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts were known as

minutemen.

Why did English politicians exert little control over the North American colonies prior to 1763?

-for fear it would disrupt commerce.-the ineptitude of provincial governors.

What did the Virginia Resolves declare?

that Americans had the same rights as the English that only the Virginia assembly could tax Virginians

By the 1750s and 1760s, the English government viewed taxation as a

way to relieve the country's debts.

What key issue most drove the new British policies in the colonies after the French and Indian War?

British war debt

People of European ancestry born in the Americas are known as

Creoles.

Women participated in the colonial resistance in part through the

Daughters of Liberty.

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 American reaction to the Tea Act is accurate?

It linked the colonies together in a common experience of mass popular protest.

Which of the following were among the means that the French used to try to control their empire in North America?

Mississippi plantations fortresses trading posts feudal estates

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.

British victory in the Seven Years' War confirmed its commercial supremacy and cemented its control over portions of North America.

True

British victory in the Seven Years' War confirmed its commercial supremacy and cemented its control over portions of North America.

True The war was eventually won by England in 1763, establishing its commercial supremacy and control over portions of North America.

Why was it necessary for the British to issue the Proclamation of 1763?

White settlers were moving into Native American lands.

Who was Ethan Allen?

a land speculator that took up the cause of the Green Mountain farmers

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 fall of Quebec in 1759 marked the

beginning of the end of the American phase of the war.

During the second phase of the French and Indian War, William Pitt transformed the war effort in America by

bringing it fully under British control.

William Pitt's policies of impressment and forced quartering of troops

caused tension between the colonists and British authorities.

Coercive Acts?

closing the port of Boston requiring colonists to board troops reducing the powers of the Massachusetts colonial government

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.

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

decentralized.

The French had better relations with native North American peoples than the English, because the French

did not challenge their social customs.

The Conciliatory Propositions

did not reach America until after the first shots of the revolution had been fired.

Which inflammatory measures did Charles Townshend steer through Parliament in 1767?

disbanding the New York Assembly imposing new taxes on imports

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.

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

english, French, and Iroquois.

In response to the Coercive Acts, women's groups mobilized to

extend boycotts of British goods.Which actions were taken by the First Continental Congress? Multiple select question. recommended preparations be made for defense against British attack organized the Minutemen endorsed a list of grievances supported plans for a colonial union under British authority signed the Declaration of Independence

What was the general nature of the internal rebellions that occurred in the colonies in the 1760s?

farmers against landowners

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.

After the Boston Massacre, many American leaders and politicians stated that the English soldiers involved

had planned the assault on American citizens.

As a result of the French and Indian War, the Iroquois Confederacy

lost its military and political bargaining power.

Lord North assumed that Americans would support the Tea Act because it

lowered the price of tea.

Which of the colonists' actions during the French and Indian War incited resentment among the British?

making few financial contributions to the war selling goods to the French in the West Indies

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.

The aim of the protests in the last weeks of 1773 was to

prevent the East India Company from landing its cargo.

Which actions were taken by the First Continental Congress?

recommended preparations be made for defense against British attack endorsed a list of grievances

Most colonial political grievances with Britain were centered around concerns about

representation and sovereignty.

which act imposed a tax on printed documents.

stamp act

The Boston Massacre occurred when Captain Thomas Preston

stationed troops to protect a building.

The Stamp Act unified the colonies because it

taxes everyomne

Increased British authority over the colonies after the war was directly related to

the British need to pay for the cost of the war.

The first phase of the French and Indian War began when

the French attacked Fort Necessity.

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.

In 1763, England found itself desperately in need of revenues because of which of the following?

the cost of many years of fighting the need to administer new territory in North America

The events at Lexington and Concord are most significant because

they marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

The Tea Act of 1773 angered many colonists because it

threatened to put American merchants out of business. seemed like taxation without representation. gave special treatment to the East India Company.

What was a community's right under actual representation?

to freely elect representatives responsible to the community

Due to a lack of universal suffrage, the colonial assemblies, like the British Parliament, also practiced a form of virtual representation.

true

The British need for revenue resulted in new policies that had a disastrous effect on Britain's relationship with the American colonies.

true

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

Appalachian Mountains

The first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies was the ___ plan

Albany plan

Which statement about the colonial reaction to the Coercive Acts is accurate?

The Coercive Acts sparked new resistance up and down the coast of the colonies.

Which statements about the alliances of Native American groups during the French and Indian War are accurate?

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. Most native peoples sided with the French.

Which statement regarding the Iroquois in the aftermath of the French and Indian War is NOT correct?

The Iroquois retreated, and the British quickly assumed control of the Ohio Valley.