Exam 3: Week 9

Question 0

Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

Answer 0

Participants who traveled with Spotswood west into the valley.

Question 1

Ohio Company

Answer 1

Venture to acquire and resell lands in the west. Investors include Lawrence Washingon, members of the Fairfax daily, Robert Wormeley Carter, and others from Northern neck.

Question 2

Fort Necessity

Answer 2

Seven-foot high stockade built by Washington and his troops. Poorly situated, poorly constructed. Attacked and Washington surrendered July 3 1754.

Question 3

Parsons Cause

Answer 3

Clergy sued over the Two Penny Act. Lasted over 5 years. Patrick Henry lead protest.

Question 4

Two Penny act

Answer 4

Suspended payment of taxes in tobacco. Temporarily allowing taxpayers to fulfill obligations at rate of two pence per pound.

Question 5

Great Wagon Road

Answer 5

Path Non Angelican Protestants used to journey through New York or Philadelphia and eventually found way to valley.

Question 6

General Edwards Braddock

Answer 6

Sent into French-Indian war after Washingtons defeat. Arrived in Feb 1755. Killed July 9 1755

Question 7

Fort Duquesne

Answer 7

French constructed fort in modern day Pittsburgh

Question 8

Fort Loudoun

Answer 8

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Question 9

The Definitive Treaty of Peace

Answer 9

Also known as Treaty of Paris. Gave great Britian all of North America east of Misssissippi except port of New Orleans.