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1
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What was the first imperial war that had colonial involvement?

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The Nine years wars (Augsburg war)

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t or f: Nine year war is a breaking point in colonies involvement in imperial wars.

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True, to this point, imperial doesn’t = war in colonies

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Who’s side is more numerous in the 9 years war? in the colonies

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The British (10 to 1)

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4
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Who was the French most imp allies?

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Indigenous allies and their distinct type of warfare

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5
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T or F: 13 colonies had a more organized structure than New France

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False, it’s vice-versa

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6
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What expedition did the English launch?

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Montreal and Quebec

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7
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How does the 9 years war end?

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The succession on William the iii and his heirs is cemented. Britain is set as a global power that can compete against France

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What provokes que War of Spanish Succession?

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The sovereign of Spain has no heir and will die because of inbreeding. Who will have access to Spain and its colonies?

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9
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How is the treaty of Utrecht important for colonial ruling?

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Britain gains Newfoundland, Acadia, Hudson Bay and other French territories

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10
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What does Britain’s acquisition of the Asiento imply?

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Britain now has the monopoly of slave trade in the Caribbeans

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11
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What does the English-indigenous conflict in Main and Acadia reveals? (Father Rale’s war)

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The importance of anti-catholicism in rallying ENglish forces against France

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12
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What’s the spanish name of the War of Jenkin’s ear?

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War of the asientos

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13
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What’s the Family compact? (1733)

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France and Spain securing their alliance

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14
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Which monarch’s succession is involved in the War of the Jenkin’s ear?

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Maria Teresa, Austrian monarch

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Of what consists the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle - fin guerre de succession d’Autriche

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France gives away India in order to keep Louisbourg

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16
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George Washington came from …

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Virginia

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17
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What war is considered as the first global war?

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The seven years war

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18
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What was the first big colonial Congress?

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Albany Congress (1754)

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19
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What was the purpose of the Albany Congress?

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formulate the defence of the colonies

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20
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T or F: The colonies accept the Albany Plan of Union that would institute a pan-colonial parliament

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False, they all wanted to keep their independence

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21
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What was the result of Braddock’s expedition to New France and the Battle of Monongahela?

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The French knew of the expedition
Massacre for the British (80% casualties)
Both sides increased their forces

22
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Who did Britain ally with during the 7 years war?

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Prussia (the most powerful german state)

23
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France allies with … (7 years war)

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Austria (long lasted enemies!)

24
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What was France strategy in the 7 years war?

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Win the war in Europe and regain the colonies after

25
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T or F: Britain is dominant in the early years of the war

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False, France is. (due to alliance with first nations)

26
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T or F: British and Cherokee were allies

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False, the Cherokee didn’t feel like allies, it resulted in a war between them

27
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Where are the Acadian deported?

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Back to France, to the Falkland islands, etc. (10 000 acadians)

28
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What was Pitt’s strategy in the global 7 years war?

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Conquest of India
Naval Supremacy
Partnering with colonial assemblies
Conquest of French and Spanish possessions in West Indies Pacific and Africa

29
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T or F: Battle of Plaines d’Abraham was a easy english win

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False, it was a luchy win!

30
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What did Pontiac try to do?

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Unite the different first nations groups against the english. It was first succesful

31
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What hindered Pontiac projects?

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Long-term Wars with first nations are difficult, they dont share the same goals and will loose interest in fighting with each other

32
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What the economic impact of the 7 years war?

A

Record debt in Britain
Colonial merchant class grows in wealth and power
Britain is reliant in colonial trade

33
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Why do the colonies want their relationship with the metropole to change?

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Because they’ve developed their own consciousness (growth in population and economy)

34
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What was the purpose of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

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Regulate Western expansion of the colonies. They can no longer be purchased by colonists

35
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What is the Sugar act

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Act that meant to boost imports from the British colonies

36
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What does the Currency Act imply?

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The colonies were prohibited to furnish their own paper currency, because the metropole was short on cash

37
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What was the result of the acts on English colonies?

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Committees in Colonies wanted to limit the reforms

38
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T or F: Aftert he 7 years at was the first time Britain wanted to levy direct taxes in the colonies

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True

39
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What event marks a shift where colonies/metropole see each other as political opponents?

A

Passage of the Stamp act in 1765

40
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What was the stamp act?

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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards

41
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What the crux of the debate between colonial and metropole government

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Colonies were founded on an older (pre 1688 Glorious Rev) conception of the British constitution
- Therefore, colonies did not agree with parliamentary supremacy

42
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What was the people’s reaction to the Stamp Act?

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Creation of protest groups
civil disobedience and violence agains courts, customs officials, and gov buildings
Stamp Act Congress
etc.

43
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T or F: the West indies and Maritimes protested equally because of the Stamp Act

A

False, there was far less unrest than in the 13 colonies

44
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T or F: For the first time during the protests against Stamp Act, the colonies felt like their interests were more aligned

A

True

45
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What were the colonies agreement regarding the Stamp Act

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They would organize a petition for the King
The reserved themselves the right of levying taxes in the colonies

46
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Examples of the Townshend acts

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Revenue act
Commissioners of Custom Act
Vice-admiralty court Act

47
Q

Date of the Boston massacre?

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1770

48
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What was the tea act?

A

The British government granted the East indian company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies.

49
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T or F: The tea act and the Boston Tea party caused a permanent break between the colonies and Britain

A

True

50
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What ideological argument to turn against British gov came up in the colonies?

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The idea that liberty is fragile (opposed to power) and that the Parliament threatens the colonies liberty

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