Relations with England Flashcards
stated that only English ships could be used
first Navigation Act
prohibited the building of iron mills and steel furnaces
Iron Act
allowed the British to search homes
writs of assistance
prevented manufacturing and competition
Hat Act
used by the colonists because of a currency shortage
barter
Why were the Navigation Acts not strictly enforced prior to 1763?
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.
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?
writs of assistance
What theory stated that a country’s power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned?
mercantilism
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?
the Navigation Acts
The French and Indian War broke out over claims to the:
Ohio River valley
One of the deciding battles of the French and Indian War was the capture of Quebec by General:
Wolfe
One result of the French and Indian War was that England:
wanted the colonies to help pay for the war
The Albany Plan of Union was drawn up by:
Benjamin Franklin
General Braddock’s greatest weakness in the French and Indian War was his lack of:
understanding of Indian fighting methods
The final colonial war between France and England was:
the French and Indian War
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed in order to:
strengthen the colonies against the French
What Indigenous group was allied with England?
Iroquois
Why were Indigenous people concerned about the British taking over French territory?
Loss of social and political ties with the French would upend their way of life.
To Indigenous people, why was gift-giving an important practice?
It was a practice that established diplomatic ties.
What effect did Pontiac’s Rebellion have on the relationship between Indigenous People and the colonists?
It increased anti-Indigenous feelings among the colonists.
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 _____.
boycott
The Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay a tax on:
paper
Passage of the Townshend Acts caused the colonists to:
boycott English goods
The Committees of Correspondence were organized by:q
Samuel Adams
a protest against the tea tax
Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts caused the formation of:
a continental army
prohibited settlers from moving west
Proclamation Act of 1763
allowed troops to be stationed in colonial homes
Quartering Act
result of the Stamp Act
Virginia Resolves
a chain of communication with other colonies
Committees of Correspondence
secret organizations opposed to the stamp tax
Sons of Liberty
allowed the British to search colonists’ homes
writs of assistance
allowed Parliament to pass any laws
Declaratory Law
