Social studies Test French and Indian War:
4.11 Leisure:
"Bees" frolics," and house and barn raisings were enjoyable, social ways to share work. Children had simple toys and played games . Adults played versions of lawn bowling , billiards , and backgammon In the Southern Colonies, people also took part in fox hunting, cards, horseracing , cockfighting , and bull baiting Colonial fairs focused on competitions of skill .
Navigation Acts:
1.Forbade colonist from trading cotton and sugar to any country besides England. 2. Colonist had to use British ships. 3. All imports going into the 13 colonies had to come through England. 4. England was buying all the goods from the other countries and then jacked up the prices. Made it so the crew on the ships have to be 80% English on ships .
Some War years:
1753-Fighting for land 1754- first bullets start going 1756- official war starts 1757/58- Some big battles 1759- huge battle 1761- some more fighting 1763- mostly the end of the 7 year War
Triangular Trades:
A system In which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa.
Who won the War?
British won and they got the land and better end of the treaty from it.
4.6 Class differences :
Class in America didn't matter much, it mattered on success and hard work. But in England you couldn't marry out of your class.
4.4 Rights of Colonist:
Colonist saw them selves as English citizens and expected the same rights, including a voice in their government. English Citizens had a voice in their government as a result of the Magna Carta, the founding of Parliament, and the English Bill of Rights.
4.12 Food:
Corn was a major colonial food . Colonists learned about corn from Native Americans. Meat was obtained from hunting vaising animals and had to be specially treated to keep it from going bad . Apple, and grapes were common fruitsPeaches grew in the Southern Colonies . Vegetables included squashes, beans, peas, sweet potatoes , parsnips , carrots, turnips , and onions . Stew the main meal , cooked all day to prevent spoiling .
Where did Ben Franklin get the idea for the Albany Plan of Union?
I'm not sure but he wanted the power to the people and not just the British government. It was mostly his idea that if they came together they are stronger.
Who was King Philip? Why was he so important? What was King Philips other name?
Metacom, also called Metacomet, King Philip, or Philip of Pokanoket, sachem (intertribal leader) of a confederation of indigenous peoples that included the Wampanoag and Narraganset. King Philip's War, which was extremely costly to the colonists of southern New England, ended Native American dominance in the region and inaugurated a period of unimpeded colonial expansion. American Indian leader, went against the British , real name Metacomet .
4.5 Crime and Punishment:
Murder , Treason , and Piracy were Punished with Death. Theft and Forgery were punished with jail, whipping , or branding. Lesser crimes could be punished with fines, short jail time, or time in the stocks. Puritans were the strictest of the colonist.
4.2 Life on a Farm:
Nine out of Ten colonists lived on Farms. Most families produced everything they needed themselves . The farm families had to clear the land of trees. A fire was kept burning all the time for heat and cooking.
Did the Colonists abide by the Kings instructions? If no, then what did they do?
No they didn't care and they expanded out west.
4.3 Life in Cities:
One in Twenty Colonist lived in cities. The Waterfront was the heart of the city. Fire was a constant danger.
4.10 Colonial Families:
People generally married in their early 20s There were more men than . Families had many children , who were expected to help with family work Many children died before becoming adults . People remarried quickly if a husband or wife died , Life focused around the family .
What was Pontiac's Rebellion?
Pontiac got other Native American groups lead by him attacked British forts in Ohio Valley.
4.8 Religion:
Religion was an important part of colonial life . All Puritans were required to attend church , which was held in the meetinghouse and lasted for up to five hours . The First Great Awakening spurred religious feeling and popularized the idea that all people were equal in God's The passion for equality aroused by the Great Awakening may have contributed to the colonists ' Revolutionary fervor .
4.7 Life for African Americans:
slavery existed all through out the colonies , but grew much more rapidly in the Southern Colonies . Ships sailed from the colonies to West Africa , where goods were traded for slaves. The Passage was a horrible journey for Africans , and many of them died. Slaves worked in many different jobs . Slaves had little hope of achieving a better position in colonial society.
What years did the war take place?
started in 1756 and ended 1763.
Enlightenment:
A movement that took place in the 1700s that spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society. For enlightenment people started using there brains, making stuff, made people think about bettering there life and having say in the government and how they do stuff. This is a spark in a revolution down the road.
Great Awakening:
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. The preachers were called tent preachers. The tent preachers would preach to everyone no matter what, it was different, made people think everyone was equal. Tent Preachers say that everyone is equal, The tent preachers go around and make people realize to wake up and stop being pounded by the politics. Everyone no matter who could go to church .
What happened at Fort Loudon?
After the massacre of several Cherokee chiefs who were being held hostage at Fort Prince George, the Cherokee laid siege to Fort Loudoun in March 1760. Hostile Cherokees attacked the fort's garrison at camp during its return to South Carolina, killing more than two dozen and taking most of the survivors prisoner. British Fort in Tennessee, Cherokee Indians attacked the Fort and burned it down.
Why do you think the Snake was cut into pieces?
Because they didn't want to fight with the British and join the war, they didn't want to fight with the other colonies.
Who created this cartoon and why is it so famous?
Benjamin Franklin and it was the first Political Cartoon in American History.
Why did Benjamin Franklin want the Colonist to join together ?
Benjamin Franklin's warning to the British colonies in America: "Join or Die." Franklin's goal was to unite the colonists to combat the French and their Native American allies, and to convince the British government to support a unified colonial government in America. He believed that they could beat the French easier if they came together.
How were the French different from the colonist ?
France and Spain, for instance, were governed by autocratic sovereigns whose rule was absolute; their colonists went to America as servants of the Crown. The English colonists, on the other hand, enjoyed far more freedom and were able to govern themselves as long as they followed English law and were loyal to the king. French want land they just want to Hunt and British want to farm and hunt.
What was the French and Indian War?
It was a war for land between French- Native Americans V.S. British- British Colonies- Native Americans, Over the Ohio River Valley.
4.9 Education:
Many colonial children received little formal education . in the Southern Colonies , families were too spread out to have public education . Wealthy colonists educated their children privately In the Middle Colonies religious differences slowed public education . In New England , Puritans wanted their children to be able to read the Bible so they established public schools . New England parents contributed what they could to the village school , which had few supplies . Boys receive more education than girls .
What was the Albany Plan of Union ?
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader and a delegate from Pennsylvania, at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York. Albany Plan of Union, 1754. The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Although never carried out, the Albany Plan was the first important proposal to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government. Benjamin Franklins attempt to bring all the Colonies together .
What was the Albany Plan?
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. On July 10, 1754, representatives from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan.
Why were the French on the same sides as the Native Americans?
The Colonist were trying to take land from both of them and they did other things to make the Natives mad so they were against the Colonist and joined up with the French. French just wanted to hunt.
Who surrendered after 9 years in the French and Indian War?
The French Surrendered after 9 years in the French and Indian War.
How did the French and Indians fight differently than the British?
The Indians would do something called Gorilla warfare and they would come out by surprise and not let them get ready, instead of lining up like the British and how wars were fought in Europe .
What was the Proclamation Line?
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. Decreed on October 7, 1763, the Proclamation Line prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. A.I Colonist.
How did the French and Indian War impact North America?
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. The British control most of North America now. East side for the most part.
Why did both France and Britain want this specific area?
The war was primarily fought over contested claims between the British and French over the land of the Ohio Country. The outcome of the war was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict, with Britain gaining control over Canada and Florida. The Ohio Valley. French want land they just want to Hunt and British want to farm and hunt.
Which country gained twice as much land in North America after the war was ended?
The winners did, The British gained twice as much land.
Why did the Colonist call this War the French and Indian War?
There had already been a King George's War in the 1740s during the reign of King George II, so British colonists named this conflict after their opponents, and it became known as the French and Indian War. Named it after Opponents .There had already been a King George's War in the 1740s during the reign of King George II, so British colonists named this conflict after their opponents, and it became known as the French and Indian War. Named it after Opponents .
How did Colonist spark conflict with nearby Native Americans?
They colonist were taking up land and saying it was there's and did things the Native Americans didn't like. Like Killing the animals , also they killed French and Indian scouting party.
Why was there a French and Indian War?
They fought over land. Tensions rose between French and British. The British tried taking land that the French got to first and tried kicking them out. Colonies pushing west.
Which area of land did both France and Britain want to claim?
They wanted the areas out more west. Ohio River Valley.
Why did the King of England draw a Proclamation Line?
To protect the people from American Indian attacks.
How long was the War?
Was a 7 year War.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
When the British won the war King George drew a line right down the Apalation Mountains to not go over the Mountains.
The Five W's:
Who: French- Native Americans V.S. Britain -British Colonist- Native Americans. What: Tensions Risen between Native Americans and Colonist. 600 colonist had been killed and 3,000 Native Americans. When: started in 1675 and ended 1676. Where: Americas and each other's settlements. Why: A Wampanoag leader opposed the colonist efforts to take his peoples land and that caused tension leading to fighting.
Mercantilism:
You make more money then you spend . To support they system of Mercantilism between 1650/1696 Parliament passed a series of navigation acts limiting colonial trade.