American Republic Test Flashcards
Were relations between France and Britian friendly before the French and Indian War
No
Did the French control a small helivly populated colony in North America
No
Was the founding and regulation of the thirteen American colonies the chif focus of british imerial activities before the French and indian war
No
Did the British colonies in North America lack cooperatioon and a central colonial organization before teh french and indian
Yes
Did france and britian have rival interests in the land west of the appalachians and the fisheries near newfounland
yes
The _____ Indian confedeartion supported the British
Iroquois
Was one of frances advantages for fouther its settlement of north america that it had the strongest navy
No
The settlement of the _____ valley was the cause of duputer for ethe french and indian war
ohio q
What man led troops but failed to keep the french from occupyin fort duquesene and were froced to surrednder at for necessity
george washiton q
Did the marquis de montcalm and his british troops scale cliffs to attack quebec
no
Who was the british general who led the action against quebec
James wolfe
Who led virginian foreces and acted as an aide to the british in the french and indian war
george washinton
Who was the british general who was defeated near fort duquesne
Edward raddock
__________ was the strongest nation in the world following the french and indian war
Britian
What was edward braddock’s most lasting contribution from the french and indian war
Building a road to the frontier
the _______ plan of the union, drafted by benjamin franklin, was the first attempt to unite the american colonies
Albany
the leadership of whic of the following men during the french and indian war brought the british to victory
william pitt
The defeat of _________ city led to the fall of new france
quebec
What indian cheief organized the rraids on frontier settlements following the french and indiant war
pontiac
What forbade colonial settlement west of the appalachians
proclamation of 1763
Did the bristish irritate the coloniest after the french and indian war with the calling of the first continental congress
No
What regulated colonial trade with other colonies and with foreign nations
Navigation and trade acts
What taxed the work of colonial buisnessmen, particularyly lawyers and printers
the stamp act
did colonist protest british taxes by byocotting british goods
Yes
King ________ III ruled britian while colonial discontent grew
George
Who urged protest against british actions in massachusetts
samuel adames
What were several things that colonists did in raction to the stamp act
formed groups called sons of liberty, used violence against british agents, and met in congress to insist upoo\n their rights
The rallying cry of colonist opposing the new taxes parliament implemented was no taxation with
representation
The boston _______ left five patriot martyrs dead on the streets of boston
massacre
What alerted colonies of british threts and promoted opposition
committee of correspondence
Did the boston tea party occur because british taxes had caused the price of tea to skyrocket
No
What was the series of acts such as clo;sing the port of boston, desinged to punish uruly massachusetts
intolerable acts
What things did the quebec act do
allowed the use of french law, recognized roman catholicism, threatened wesward expansion
Who famously said give me liberty or give me death
Patrick Henery
Did the first continental congress call for overthrowing the king becuae of his abusive actions
No
what was the name for the energetic militamen chose to be ready to fight the british at short notice
minutemen
What were seveal things that the first continentla congress did
adopt the declaration of rights and grievances, orgnaize the continental association, declare its loyalty to the king
Did the british march to lexintona and concord in order to destroy colonial arms stockpiles and to capture colonial leadrs
yes
Who made a famouis ride through the country side of massachusetts
paul reverse
What most closely marked the beginning of the war for independence
the skirmished at lexington and concord
