sem 1 exam 2

Question 1

french and indian war

Answer 1

(1754-1763) the english colonies vs french forces and their native allies (algonquin tribes), native colonies wanted the british out of their land, england won, colonists forced to play subservient roles to english officers

Question 2

albany plan of union

Answer 2

(1754) influenced by the iroquois confederacy, proposed colonial union (join or die) and an assembly

Question 3

treaty of paris

Answer 3

(1763) france cedes all of its north american territory to england and spain

Question 4

salutary neglect

Answer 4

english policy of letting the colonies do whatever they want as long as they were loyal to the king, stopped after the french and indian war bc england was in a ton of debt

Question 5

pontiac’s rebellion

Answer 5

(1763) indigenous uprising against the british and their restricting of supplies (gunpowder, ammunition, etc.)

Question 6

proclamation of 1763

Answer 6

sought to restrict the migration of colonists west past the appalachians, britain couldn’t keep spending money on rebellions, told colonies to stay put, colonists didn’t want to bc they had just fought for britain in the french and indian war and felt entitled to the westward land

Question 7

stamp act

Answer 7

(1765) tax of paper goods, you have to buy a stamp for paper goods like books, newspaper, playing cards, etc., direct tax (citizens pay)

Question 8

stamp act congress

Answer 8

(1765) representatives from nine colonies respond to british tax policies, said britain couldn’t tax americans without representation and that they were equal to all other british citizens

Question 9

townshend acts

Answer 9

(1767) laws passed to raise revenue from taxes (duties) on imported british goods, were only paid for by merchants unlike stamp act, paid the salaries of british officials in the colonies

Question 10

letters from a farmer in pennsylvania

Answer 10

(1767) by john dickinson, “parliament lacks the right to impose taxes on us”

Question 11

sons and daughters of liberty

Answer 11

intimidated tax collectors (sons) and made their own goods as a protest (daughters), boycotted britsh goods due to parliament’s actions

Question 12

boston massacre

Answer 12

(1770) produced the first instances of violence between troops and conflicts, crispus attucks first guy killed

Question 13

coercive acts/intolerable acts

Answer 13

(1774) increased royal control closed boston’s port, mandated quartering, dissolved mass assembly