Relations with England

Question 1

stated that only English ships could be used

Answer 1

first Navigation Act

Question 2

prohibited the building of iron mills and steel furnaces

Answer 2

Iron Act

Question 3

allowed the British to search homes

Answer 3

writs of assistance

Question 4

prevented manufacturing and competition

Answer 4

Hat Act

Question 5

used by the colonists because of a currency shortage

Answer 5

barter

Question 6

Why were the Navigation Acts not strictly enforced prior to 1763?

Answer 6

The American coastline was too rugged and irregular to effectively patrol.

England wanted to keep the colonists happy in case they were needed in a war against France.

England didn’t have enough ships to carry out strict enforcement.

Question 7

During the French and Indian War, what did the British use to give themselves permission to search colonists’ homes, warehouses, and shops for smuggled goods?

Answer 7

writs of assistance

Question 8

What theory stated that a country’s power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned?

Answer 8

mercantilism

Question 9

What did England pass in an attempt to control colonial trade such that the colonies could only sell certain items, such as tobacco and sugar, to England?

Answer 9

the Navigation Acts

Question 10

The French and Indian War broke out over claims to the:

Answer 10

Ohio River valley

Question 11

One of the deciding battles of the French and Indian War was the capture of Quebec by General:

Answer 11

Wolfe

Question 12

One result of the French and Indian War was that England:

Answer 12

wanted the colonies to help pay for the war

Question 13

The Albany Plan of Union was drawn up by:

Answer 13

Benjamin Franklin

Question 14

General Braddock’s greatest weakness in the French and Indian War was his lack of:

Answer 14

understanding of Indian fighting methods

Question 15

The final colonial war between France and England was:

Answer 15

the French and Indian War

Question 16

The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to:

Answer 16

strengthen the colonies against the French

Question 17

What Indigenous group was allied with England?

Answer 17

Iroquois

Question 18

Why were Indigenous people concerned about the British taking over French territory?

Answer 18

Loss of social and political ties with the French would upend their way of life.

Question 19

To Indigenous people, why was gift-giving an important practice?

Answer 19

It was a practice that established diplomatic ties.

Question 20

What effect did Pontiac’s Rebellion have on the relationship between Indigenous People and the colonists?

Answer 20

It increased anti-Indigenous feelings among the colonists.

Question 21

To join together against and have nothing to do with a person, business, nation, employer, or anything else in order to coerce or punish is called a _____.

Answer 21

boycott

Question 22

The Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay a tax on:

Answer 22

paper

Question 23

Passage of the Townshend Acts caused the colonists to:

Answer 23

boycott English goods

Question 24

The Committees of Correspondence were organized by:q

Answer 24

Samuel Adams

Question 25

a protest against the tea tax

Answer 25

Boston Tea Party

Question 26

The Intolerable Acts caused the formation of:

Answer 26

a continental army

Question 27

prohibited settlers from moving west

Answer 27

Proclamation Act of 1763

Question 28

allowed troops to be stationed in colonial homes

Answer 28

Quartering Act

Question 29

result of the Stamp Act

Answer 29

Virginia Resolves

Question 30

a chain of communication with other colonies

Answer 30

Committees of Correspondence

Question 31

secret organizations opposed to the stamp tax

Answer 31

Sons of Liberty

Question 32

allowed the British to search colonists’ homes

Answer 32

writs of assistance

Question 33

allowed Parliament to pass any laws

Answer 33

Declaratory Law