History Test

Question 1

Which two countries fought over North America?

Answer 1

BRITAIN AND FRANCE

Question 2

List the advantages that the French had in the French and Indian War?

Answer 2

STRONG, UNIFIED, BUILT FORTS ALONG RIVERS, WELL-TRAINED ARMY, SUPPORT OF MANY INDIAN TRIBES

Question 3

List the disadvantages the French had in the French and Indian War?

Answer 3

HAD TO DEFEND A LARGE, VAST TERRITORY THAT WAS
SPARSELY POPULATED

Question 4

List the advantages that the British had in the French and Indian War.

Answer 4

LARGE POPULATION, SUPPORT OF THE IROQUOIS, INDIANS (STRONGEST TRIBE ), STRONGEST NAVY IN THE WORLD

Question 5

List the disadvantages the British had in the French and Indian War.

Answer 5

LACK OF UNITY AMONG THE COLONIES, LITTLE COOPERATION AMONG THE COLONIES/AND WITH BRITAIN, EACH COLONY ONLY PROTECTED THEIR OWN INTERESTS

Question 6

What war broke out between France and Britain?

Answer 6

French and Indian War

Question 7

Describe the style of fighting the French and Indians used.

Answer 7

GUERILLA WARFARE – HIDING BEHIND TREES AND BRUSH, READY TO AMBUSH THE BRITISH

Question 8

Describe the style of fighting the British used.

Answer 8

EUROPEAN STYLE – DRESSED IN FULL UNIFORM, MARCHING IN RANK

Question 9

What was significant about the Albany Plan of Union?

Answer 9

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE COLONIES GOT TOGETHER TO UNITE

Question 10

What did the Peace of Paris of 1763 do? Which country won?

Answer 10

ENDED THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR; BRITAIN WON

Question 11

What was true of Britain following the war?

Answer 11

EMERGED AS THE STRONGEST NATION IN THE WORLD

Question 12

How did Britain treat the colonies following the war?

Answer 12

BRITAIN TIGHTENED ITS HOLD ON THE COLONIES AND LIMITED THEIR FREEDOMS

Question 13

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 13

BANNED COLONISTS FROM GOING WEST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

Question 14

What Act controlled trade between the colonies and Britain’s foreign rivals?

Answer 14

NAVIGATION AND TRADE ACTS

Question 15

Define the Sugar Act – what did it tax.

Answer 15

PLACED DUTIES ON SUCH ITEMS AS SUGAR, MOLASSES, COFFEE, SILKS, AND INDIGO

Question 16

Define the Stamp Act – what did it tax.

Answer 16

REQUIRED COLONIAL BUSINESSMEN AND LAWYERS TO PURCHASE SPECIAL STAMPS AND PLACE THEM ON ITEMS THAT WERE TAXED…LEGAL DOCUMENTS, NEWSPAPERS, CALENDARS, AND PLAYING CARDS

Question 17

Describe the Quartering Act of 1765?

Answer 17

ORDERED COLONISTS TO HOUSE THE TROOPS IN BARRACKS, STABLES, TAVERNS, AND EMPTY BUILDINGS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FIREWOOD, FOOD, AND DRINK

Question 18

What was the colonial rallying cry?

Answer 18

“NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION” THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS FAIR TO BE TAXED WHEN THEY DID NOT HAVE ANYONE REPRESENTING THEM IN PARLIAMENT

Question 19

What was the Sons of Liberty? Who was the leader?

Answer 19

GROUPS ORGANIZED TO PROTEST THE STAMP ACT - THEY OFTEN RESORTED TO INTIMIDATION AND SOMETIMES VIOLENCE, SAM ADAMS

Question 20

What happened at the Stamp Act Congress?

Answer 20

A COLONIAL CONGRESS MET AND SENT A PETITION TO KING GEORGE III; THEY AFFIRMED THEIR LOYALTY TO THE KING BUT INSISTED THEIR LOCAL/COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONE TO TAX THEM.

Question 21

What did the Townshend Acts place duties on?

Answer 21

GLASS, PAPER, LEAD, AND TEA

Question 22

In which event did British soldiers kill 5 colonists?

Answer 22

BOSTON MASSACRE

Question 23

What group was organized to promote resistance to Britain?

Answer 23

COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE

Question 24

In which event did colonists board ships and destroy tea?

Answer 24

BOSTON TEA PARTY

Question 25

What name was given to a series of 4 acts designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 25

INTOLERABLE ACTS

Question 26

How did colonists view the Quebec Act?

Answer 26

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PARLIAMENT’S UNWANTED INTERFERENCE

Question 27

What did the delegates at the First Continental Congress vote to do?

Answer 27

ADOPT A FORMAL STATEMENT OF PROTEST, A DECLARATION OF TIGHTS AND GRIEVANCES AGAINST THE PARLIAMENT, ORGANIZE THE CONTINENTAL ASSOCIATION – PLEDGED NOT TO IMPORT ANY GOODS FROM BRITAIN AFTER DEC. 1, 1774, REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENGLISH SLAVE TRADE

Question 28

Who said, “But as for me, give me liberty or give me death.”?

Answer 28

PATRICK HENRY

Question 29

Define minutemen.

Answer 29

YOUNG, ENERGETIC MILITIAMEN WHO WERE READY TO FIGHT AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE

Question 30

Who alerted the colonists that the British were coming?

Answer 30

SAMUEL PRESCOTT, WILLIAM DAWES, AND PAUL REVERE

Question 31

At which battles did the American Revolution start?

Answer 31

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

Question 32

What were the American troops called?

Answer 32

CONTINENTAL ARMY

Question 33

What did the Olive Branch Petition demonstrate?

Answer 33

THEY DID WANT PEACE WITH BRITAIN

Question 34

Describe Bunker Hill.

Answer 34

PATRIOTS TOOK POSSESSION OF THE HILL & WERE ABLE TO HOLD OFF THE BRITISH 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE 3RD TIME, THEY RAN OUT OF AMMUNITION SO THE BRITISH WON

Question 35

Define Patriot.

Answer 35

A PERSON SUPPORTIVE OF THE COLONISTS CAUSE

Question 36

Define Hessians

Answer 36

SOLDIERS HIRED TO FIGHT

Question 37

Who were the Loyalists?

Answer 37

COLONISTS WHO OPPOSED FIGHTING THE BRITISH

Question 38

Who wrote Common Sense? What message did it communicate?

Answer 38

THOMAS PAINE, IT MADE “COMMON SENSE” FOR THE COLONISTS TO SEPARATE FROM BRITAIN

Question 39

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 39

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question 40

On what date (including the year) did Americans declare independence from
Britain?

Answer 40

JULY 4, 1776

Question 41

Who was Nathan Hale?

Answer 41

SCHOOL TEACHER WHO LOST HIS LIFE TRYING TO PROVIDE INFO FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON

Question 42

Where did Washington’s troops surprise the Hessians on Christmas night?

Answer 42

TRENTON

Question 43

Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered significant?

Answer 43

IT WAS A BIG PATRIOT VICTORY AND TURNING POINT OF THE WAR

Question 44

Where did Washington and his troops spend an extremely difficult winter?

Answer 44

VALLEY FORGE

Question 45

Who was Baron Von Steuben?

Answer 45

HE TRAINED THE COLONIAL ARMY WHILE THEY QUARTERED FOR THE WINTER

Question 46

Why is Arnold Benedict considered a traitor?

Answer 46

HE EXCHANGED INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTINENTAL ARMY FOR MONEY

Question 47

Who became known as the most famous American naval officer during the war?

Answer 47

JOHN PAUL JONES

Question 48

What did Joseph Brant do that made an eternal impact on his tribe?

Answer 48

TRANSLATED THE GOSPEL BOOK OF MARK INTO HIS TRIBAL LANGUAGE

Question 49

Who was the French volunteer that fought with the Americans at Yorktown?

Answer 49

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

Question 50

Where did Cornwallis surrender to Washington?

Answer 50

YORKTOWN

Question 51

What officially ended the American Revolution?

Answer 51

TREATY OF PARIS

Question 52

Who was chosen as the American negotiators for the treaty that ended the American Revolution?

Answer 52

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JOHN JAY, AND JOHN ADAMS

Question 53

Be able to label the following battle sites on a map and identify which side won? (pg. 111, 117, & 124).

Answer 53

Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Trenton, Kings Mountain, Yorktown