Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition

Question 1

Albany Plan

Answer 1

The Albany plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 when the colonies faced the French and the French Indian allies, the plan proposed:

• The British Parliament would set up “one general government” for all the colonies
• Colonies would keep their existing contitution but would grant the general government the authority to govern all relations with the Indians.
• The central government would have a “president general and a legislature elected by the colonies assemblies
• This plan was NOT apporved by any colonial assemblies.

Question 2

French-Indian War(America)

Seven Years War(Europe)

Answer 2

The French and Indian war proceeded in 3 stages:

• First Phase(1754-56) began in 1754 when French troops defeated Washington and colonial militia at Fort Necessity. In 1755 the colonist were pre-occupied with raids Native Americans Western settlements. The conclusion of the first phase is marked by the expansion of the war to Europe in 1756.

Question 3

King George’s War

Answer 3

• a Dispute in Europe in which England and France took opposite side
• England sided with

Question 4

Sugar act of 1764

Answer 4

provided a better and stricter policy on the transportation of sugar. Smuggling heavily declined after the sugar act.

Question 5

Currency Act of 1764

Answer 5

required the colonial assemblies to stop issuing paper money and to retirte the the paper money already in circulation.

Question 6

Stamp Act of 1765

Answer 6

• imposed a tax on most printed documents in the colonies.
• The stamp act saw much more revolt than previus acts because it affected most colonists
• The Stamp Act is recognized as one of the first acts to be strictly for gaining revenue–other acts such as the currency act and the sugar act were seen to regulate the colonial economy

Question 7

Patrick Henry

Answer 7

• Thomas Preston (c. 1722 – c. 1798) was a British officer, a captain who served in Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He commanded some troops in the Boston Massacre in 1770 and was tried for murder, but he was acquitted. Historians have never settled whether he ordered his men to fire on the colonists. Preston was originally fromIreland; his people were among the Protestants settled there.

Question 8

Charles Townshed

Answer 8

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Question 9

Virginia Resolves

Answer 9

• The Virginia resolves was a set of acts passed against the stamp act.
• The resolves claimed that in accordance with long established British law, Virginia was subject to taxation only by a parliamentary assembly to which Virginians themselves elected representatives. Since no colonial representatives were elected to the Parliament the only assembly legally allowed to raise taxes would be the Virginia General Assembly.
• In other words they had representation in the parliament they didnt have the right to tax the colonies because only the Viriginia Assembly could impose taxes–since the viginia assembly representatives didnt agree in the election of imposong the stamp act.

Question 10

Samuel Adams

Answer 10

• in 1772 Adams proposed a “comitee of correspondence” to publicize teh grievances against England throughout the colony

Question 11

Most Unpopular British acts

Answer 11

• Townshed duties(acts)
• placement of custom commisioners in Boston
• Stationing of British commisioners in Boston