Chapter Six

Question 1

Explain the cause and sequence of events that led up to the French and Indian war-4

Answer 1

Dispute over the Ohio country
The English move first: in 1747 the Ohio Company obtained a land grant from the king to sell land in the Ohio country
The French Counter: by building a series of forts to keep the English out
In response to this: England’s Governor sends George Washington to tell the French they are trespassing
In response: the French attacked George Washington at fort Necessity-war begins

Question 2

List and explain the policies of Great Britain after the French and Indian war 1754-1760

Answer 2

The British pass the proclamation of 1763 - no settlement west of the Appalachian mountains
-angered colonists because it denied them the fruits of their labor
King George III decides to leave a standing army in America - for the colonists this was a royal conspiracy to tyrannize their rights as Englishmen
Stamp act
Townshend acts: taxation through trade duties- hidden provision $ from acts used to pay royal governors salaries
Tea Act of 1773- favored east India company
The coercive acts

Question 3

Explain in detail the colonial response to the Stamp Act of 1765

Answer 3

VIRGINIA- assembly passed Virginia Resolves; stating ONLY the Virginia assembly had the right to tax Virginians
Boston— mobilizes a group of protestors-Sons of Liberty who used violence and intimidation to avoid the tax
New York: The Stamp Act Congress- Congress peaceably petitions Parliament for a redress

Question 4

Explain the British response to the Boston Tea Party

Answer 4

1) Boston Harbor closed
2) Alter colones charter underscoring Parliaments supremacy
3)Impartial Administration of Justice Act-Royal officials accused of crimes were tried in England
4) Quartering Act- troops in homes