American History- The Empire in Transition

After the Iroquois granted trading alliances to the British, the French responded by ______.

constructing new fortresses in the Ohio Valley

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

decentralized

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

fear it would disrupt commerce the ineptitude of provincial governors

The enormous debt incurred in the French and Indian War prompted many British to call for ______.

imperial reorganization of the colonies

British actions both during and after the French and Indian War ______.

led to colonial discontent and eventually revolution

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

Which executive wielded the most power in England by the mid-eighteenth century?

prime minister

Iroquois Confederacy

represented the most powerful Native American presence in the Ohio Valley.

The first phase of the French and Indian War began when ______.

the French attacked Fort Necessity

Albany plan

the first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies

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.

Impressment

British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service

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

British, French, and Iroquois

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

Mississippi plantations trading posts feudal estates fortresses

Creoles

People of European ancestry born in the Americas

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 peoples sided with the French. Most native people saw their alliances as a means for expelling one power or the other from their lands.

The French and Indian War was part of a larger struggle between England and France called:

The seven years' war

Although the colonies were reluctant to cooperate in 1754, they had successfully worked together on which matter?

a colonial postal service intercolonial trade road construction

The fall of Quebec in 1759 marked the ______.

beginning of the end of the American phase of the war