chapter 2 lesson 1

Question 1

What was the Albany Plan and who proposed it?

Answer 1

It was a call for unification of colonies proposed by Benjamin Franklin revolving around Native Americans.

Question 2

Describe the events of the French and Indian War.

Answer 2

It was France and Natives against the colonies and the British.

Question 3

Why did the Albany Plan fail?

Answer 3

It got rejected at the Albany Conference, but got marked as the first time a suggestion of a federal government separate from Britain was suggested.

Question 4

This treaty did all of the following:
- Ended French and Indian War
- Granted England all of Canada, New France, and the land east of the Mississippi River from France
- Granted England with Florida from Spain
- Granted Spain with New Orleans from France

Answer 4

Treaty of Paris, 1763

Question 5

As a result of the French and Indian War, what was England left with and who did they look at to fix it?

Answer 5

a lot of debt they wanted the colonies to pay off

Question 6

This ended Pontiac’s Rebellion, limited western settlement, established an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mountains, and stated that colonists weren’t allowed to move west without permission.

Answer 6

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Question 7

This was a court that Parliament allowed to send smugglers to. It was ran by naval officers that weren’t sympathetic to smugglers and bypassed the right to a trial by jury.

Answer 7

Vice-Admiral Court

Question 8

What were some items taxed under the Sugar Act?

Answer 8

raw sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, pimento, and indigo

Question 9

This person came up with the quote “No taxation without representation” because the colonists were being taxed without a voice in Parliament

Answer 9

James Otis

Question 10

This Act banned the usage of paper money in the colonies and is responsible for angering colonial farmers and artisans that used paper money to return loans.

Answer 10

Currency Act, 1764

Question 11

What were some items taxed under the Stamp Act?

Answer 11

Newspapers, Pamphlets, Posters, Diplomas, and Playing Cards

Question 12

What sets the Stamp Act apart from other acts the Parliament set against the colonies?

Answer 12

It was a direct tax that applied to everyone.

Question 13

This act forced colonies to pay for their own defense and provide food, clothing, and shelter for British troops in the colonies.

Answer 13

Quartering Act

Question 14

What was one way the colonists got back at the British for the Quartering Act?

Answer 14

They gave them bad things like terrible food and clothing since the Act never stated that the things provided had to be the best.

Question 15

These people were responsible for organizing protests like boycotts, hanging effigies, and demonstrations.

Answer 15

Sons of Liberty

Question 16

What was done to people that didn’t follow the Sons of Liberty’s boycotts?

Answer 16

they were tarred.

Question 17

What did the Daughters of Liberty do to the people that didn’t follow the boycotts?

Answer 17

hit people with marble rolling pins.

Question 18

What were some items taxed under the Townshend Acts?

Answer 18

glass, lead, paint, and tea

Question 19

These stated that the British had a right to seize property without following due process.

Answer 19

Writs of Assistance

Question 20

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

Answer 20

Colonists started by harassing British customs agents in Massachusetts by throwing snowballs and insulting the British. The British responded by shooting and killing 5 people, one of them being Crispus Attucks, the first African American martyr.