Reading Quiz Chapter7

Question 1

4 reasons why a sense of independence began before the war

Answer 1

sailing took a long time; survivors felt physically and spiritually separated from Europe; colonists felt more independent; many began to think of themselves as Americans

Question 2

Mercantilism

Answer 2

England imported raw materials from the colonies and the colonies were only allowed to export to England

Question 3

When were Navigation Laws first enacted?

Answer 3

1650

Question 4

What did the Navigation Laws do?

Answer 4

restrict commerce from the colonies to England and back to only English ships; other European goods had to be shipped from England; enumerated goods could only be shipped to England

Question 5

What happened to settlers’ manufacturing?

Answer 5

they were restricted because they could not make goods to export

Question 6

What happened to currency in the colonies?

Answer 6

gold and silver were being drained out of America; colonists started their own currency which eventually depreciated

Question 7

What could the Privy Council do?

Answer 7

void laws

Question 8

What happened until 1763 that made the Navigation Laws not as bad?

Answer 8

salutary neglect

Question 9

Who made a fortune through smuggling?

Answer 9

John Hancock

Question 10

What were the merits of Mercantilism?

Answer 10

salutary neglect; tobacco monopoly; self-government; free mighty army; repressive laws were not enforced

Question 11

Menace of Mercantilism

Answer 11

Americans couldn’t buy, sell, ship, or manufacture under favorable conditions; colonies were paid poorly; England was milking colonies for all of their worth

Question 12

What caused the Stamp Act?

Answer 12

debt from the French and Indian War

Question 13

Who ordered that the Navigation Laws be enforced?

Answer 13

George Grenvile

Question 14

Sugar Act

Answer 14

1764; increased duty on foreign sugar imports

Question 15

Quartering Act

Answer 15

1765; required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops

Question 16

Stamp Act

Answer 16

1765; only special stamps could be used; effectively a tax

Question 17

America’s reaction to Stamp Act

Answer 17

they were unfairly taxed; claimed No taxation without representation

Question 18

Virtual Representation

Answer 18

Parliament represented all British citizens

Question 19

Stamp Act Congress

Answer 19

1765; 9/13 colonies met in New York City to discuss the Stamp Tax; ignored in Britain; step toward colonial unity

Question 20

Actions of Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Answer 20

tarring and feathering violators; stormed houses; wanted repeal of Stamp Act

Question 21

Declaratory Act

Answer 21

1766; after Stamp Act repealed; allowed Parliament to have complete control of the colonies

Question 22

Townshend Acts

Answer 22

1767; taxes on lead, paper, paint and tea; all later repealed except for tea

Question 23

What happened to NY’s legislature in 1767?

Answer 23

suspended for failure to comply with the Quartering Act

Question 24

Why did England have to send troops to the colonies?

Answer 24

Because colonists were smuggling tea

Question 25

Boston Massacre

Answer 25

March 5, 1770; colonists harassed soldiers; soldiers opened fire killing innocent citizens and slave Crispus Attucks; only two soldiers were prosecuted

Question 26

Committees of Correspondence

Answer 26

set up to spread propaganda and keep rebellious moods; started by Sam Adams

Question 27

Boston Tea Party

Answer 27

December 16, 1773; Sam Adams leads colonists dressed as Indians and dumps tea into the ocean; done in Annapolis;

Question 28

Intolerable Acts

Answer 28

1774; Parliament passed a series of Repressive Acts; Boston Port was closed; self-government was limited; charter to Mass was revoked

Question 29

Quebec Act

Answer 29

allowed French-Canadians to practice Catholicism; extended Quebec to the Ohio River; made Americans mad

Question 30

1st Continental Congress

Answer 30

Sept 5 to Oct 26, 1774; came up with a list of grievances; Georgia did not send a rep; came up if Declaration of Rights

Question 31

Shot Heard Round the World

Answer 31

April 1775; British commander sent troops to seize supplies and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington and Concord; minutemen fought back and ambushed the British

Question 32

England’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Answer 32

more people; more money; better navy; Hessians, Loyalists and Native Americans; France was waiting to get back at Britain; Brits had not desire to kill Americans; generals were second-rate; provisions were scarce; America was expansive

Question 33

Americans Strengths

Answer 33

great leaders, French aid, Marquis de Lafayette; colonials fought in a defensive manner; better marksmen; better moral

Question 34

Americans Disadvantages

Answer 34

lacked unity; jealousy; no money; no navy

Question 35

What were the Americans in desperate need of?

Answer 35

clothing; wool; wagons and other supplies

Question 36

Who whipped the soldiers into shape?

Answer 36

Baron von Steuben

Question 37

Blacks in the War

Answer 37

5000 enlisted with the Americans; Lord Dunmore in 1775 said that all blacks who enlisted with the crown would receive their freedom; 1400 Blacks were evacuated to Nova Scotia, Jamaica and England