Booklet 1 - Development of British Hegemony in America

Question 1

Name the new England colonies

Answer 1

New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode island
Connecticut

Question 2

Name the Middle colonies

Answer 2

New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

Question 3

Name the Southern colonies

Answer 3

Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia

Question 4

How big was the British colonial population when the French population was _______

Answer 4

1,000,000
60,000

Question 5

What were the French colonies set up to collect

Answer 5

fish, fur and crops

Question 6

how wealthy were the British colonies

Answer 6

very because they did a lot of trade

Question 7

compare British and French colonial religion

Answer 7

British colonies had varied religion but most were protestant
French were very strictly catholic

Question 8

why did the British colonies receive more migration from other colonies

Answer 8

French colonies were very strict whereas British colonies were more open/free

Question 9

Did the French or British colonies have more interference from their mother country

Answer 9

French because they had a lot more taxes and believed in absolutism
whereas the British colonies had little tax

Question 10

name the act which meant all trade cargo had to be English or English manned

Answer 10

Trade and Navigation act 1651 - 1673

Question 11

which act banned the export of colonial iron

Answer 11

Iron act 1750

Question 12

which act banned the export of wool

Answer 12

woollen act 1699

Question 13

name 3 enumerated commodities

Answer 13

sugar, cotton, tabacco

Question 14

why did mercantilism not work in practice

Answer 14

low paid British officials were easily bribed
laws had little effect and were rarely enforced

Question 15

when was how much of British imports and exports crossing the Atlantic ocean

Answer 15

1760
1/3

Question 16

what percentage of free males were farmers with land

Answer 16

80%

Question 17

how much of the population were shopkeepers and self employed salesmen

Answer 17

2/3

Question 18

what percentage of American white males were literate compared to what percentage of British

Answer 18

75% compared to 60%

Question 19

when was the war of Austrian succession

Answer 19

1740-1748

Question 20

when was the seven years war

Answer 20

1756-1763

Question 21

give one advantage the French had over the British colonists during the was of Austrian succession

Answer 21

alliances with the native Americans

Question 22

what did the British colonists capture during the Austrian succession and when did they give it back

Answer 22

captured Louisburg
returned in the Treaty of Aix la Chappelle 1748

Question 23

what was William Pitt’s strategy in the 7 years war

Answer 23

sent 25,000 troops to America and paid for another 25,000 American troops

Question 24

when did the British capture Louisburg during the 7 years war

Answer 24

1759

Question 25

how did the British capture Quebec during the 7 years war

Answer 25

a 3 ponged attack

Question 26

what did Britain receive as a result of the 7 years war

Answer 26

Florida and all French possessions

Question 27

what was the condition of the British navy during the French wars

Answer 27

18,000 sailors manning 100 ships

Question 28

how did Native Americans contribute to the French wars

Answer 28

started off allianced to the French but the French were afraid of them so they ending up helping the British

Question 29

what was the British population in 1760

Answer 29

7.5 million