American Republic Test Flashcards

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1
Q

Were relations between France and Britian friendly before the French and Indian War

A

No

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2
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Did the French control a small helivly populated colony in North America

A

No

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3
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Was the founding and regulation of the thirteen American colonies the chif focus of british imerial activities before the French and indian war

A

No

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4
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Did the British colonies in North America lack cooperatioon and a central colonial organization before teh french and indian

A

Yes

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5
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Did france and britian have rival interests in the land west of the appalachians and the fisheries near newfounland

A

yes

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6
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The _____ Indian confedeartion supported the British

A

Iroquois

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7
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Was one of frances advantages for fouther its settlement of north america that it had the strongest navy

A

No

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8
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The settlement of the _____ valley was the cause of duputer for ethe french and indian war

A

ohio q

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9
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What man led troops but failed to keep the french from occupyin fort duquesene and were froced to surrednder at for necessity

A

george washiton q

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10
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Did the marquis de montcalm and his british troops scale cliffs to attack quebec

A

no

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11
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Who was the british general who led the action against quebec

A

James wolfe

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12
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Who led virginian foreces and acted as an aide to the british in the french and indian war

A

george washinton

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13
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Who was the british general who was defeated near fort duquesne

A

Edward raddock

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14
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__________ was the strongest nation in the world following the french and indian war

A

Britian

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15
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What was edward braddock’s most lasting contribution from the french and indian war

A

Building a road to the frontier

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16
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the _______ plan of the union, drafted by benjamin franklin, was the first attempt to unite the american colonies

A

Albany

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17
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the leadership of whic of the following men during the french and indian war brought the british to victory

A

william pitt

18
Q

The defeat of _________ city led to the fall of new france

A

quebec

19
Q

What indian cheief organized the rraids on frontier settlements following the french and indiant war

A

pontiac

20
Q

What forbade colonial settlement west of the appalachians

A

proclamation of 1763

21
Q

Did the bristish irritate the coloniest after the french and indian war with the calling of the first continental congress

A

No

22
Q

What regulated colonial trade with other colonies and with foreign nations

A

Navigation and trade acts

23
Q

What taxed the work of colonial buisnessmen, particularyly lawyers and printers

A

the stamp act

24
Q

did colonist protest british taxes by byocotting british goods

A

Yes

25
Q

King ________ III ruled britian while colonial discontent grew

A

George

26
Q

Who urged protest against british actions in massachusetts

A

samuel adames

27
Q

What were several things that colonists did in raction to the stamp act

A

formed groups called sons of liberty, used violence against british agents, and met in congress to insist upoo\n their rights

28
Q

The rallying cry of colonist opposing the new taxes parliament implemented was no taxation with

A

representation

29
Q

The boston _______ left five patriot martyrs dead on the streets of boston

A

massacre

30
Q

What alerted colonies of british threts and promoted opposition

A

committee of correspondence

31
Q

Did the boston tea party occur because british taxes had caused the price of tea to skyrocket

A

No

32
Q

What was the series of acts such as clo;sing the port of boston, desinged to punish uruly massachusetts

A

intolerable acts

33
Q

What things did the quebec act do

A

allowed the use of french law, recognized roman catholicism, threatened wesward expansion

34
Q

Who famously said give me liberty or give me death

A

Patrick Henery

35
Q

Did the first continental congress call for overthrowing the king becuae of his abusive actions

A

No

36
Q

what was the name for the energetic militamen chose to be ready to fight the british at short notice

A

minutemen

37
Q

What were seveal things that the first continentla congress did

A

adopt the declaration of rights and grievances, orgnaize the continental association, declare its loyalty to the king

38
Q

Did the british march to lexintona and concord in order to destroy colonial arms stockpiles and to capture colonial leadrs

A

yes

39
Q

Who made a famouis ride through the country side of massachusetts

A

paul reverse

40
Q

What most closely marked the beginning of the war for independence

A

the skirmished at lexington and concord