Seven Years War Flashcards
“This is the Country, which the French have many Years envied us, and which they have been long meditating to make themselves Masters of: They are at length come to a Resolution to attack us. . . in one of the best of those Colonies, Virginia; and in that part of it which lies on the River Ohio. . . . The French however if they find their Way to the Coast of Virginia, will easily over-run the provinces, because each Province considers itself as independence of the Rest, and the Invaders from Canada all act under one Governor; to unite 13 Provinces which fill an Extent of 1600 Miles is not easy. . . . Canada must be subdued.”
ACCORDING TO THE EXCERPT, WHAT CAUSED THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND THE BRITISH?
COMPETING CLAIMS TO COLONIAL LAND
The conflict referenced in the excerpt was over which European power owned the Ohio River Valley, also known as the Northwest Territory.
“Niagara at most should be my furthest Post in that quarter . . . By this Means we may keep up a Trade with the most distant Nations, retain their good Opinion, and totally prevent any Jealousy of our intending them any ill. . . . As we increase in Numbers on this Continent, it’s easy and Safe to advance our settlements in Townships, though this I would do only by Cession or by Purchase of the Lands to prevent the Shadow of an Excuse for the Indians to quarrel with us.”
-Source: Colonel William Eyre, as printed in The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775, 1764
THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN THE EXCERPT EMERGED MOST DIRECTLY FROM A LARGER DEBATE OVER BRITISH PARLIAMENTS DECISION TO:
LIMIT WESTWARD EXPANSION BEYOND THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
In the excerpt, Colonel Eyre suggests making Niagara Falls the westernmost post for British settlement “to prevent the Shadow of an Excuse for the Indians to quarrel with us.” The British Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763 to limit westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains to prevent colonial conflicts with indigenous nations living there.
“This is the Country, which the French have many Years envied us, and which they have been long meditating to make themselves Masters of: They are at length come to a Resolution to attack us. . . in one of the best of those Colonies, Virginia; and in that part of it which lies on the River Ohio. . . . The French however if they find their Way to the Coast of Virginia, will easily over-run the provinces, because each Province considers itself as independence of the Rest, and the Invaders from Canada all act under one Governor; to unite 13 Provinces which fill an Extent of 1600 Miles is not easy . . . Canada must be subdued.”
- Maryland Gazette 1755
THE EXCERPT IS DESCRIBING WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS IN THE 1700’s?
THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR (FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR)
Written in 1755, the excerpt describes a conflict between Britain and France over disputed territory, one year after the start of the Seven Years’ War. The author of the passage references the intensifying rivalry between England and France that contributed to the start of the Seven Years’ War.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE MOST IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763 ON THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES?
COLONISTS DISOBEYED THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763, MOVING WESTWARD PAST THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS.
The colonists started to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains in present-day Tennessee and Kentucky, directly disobeying the Proclamation of 1763.
“Niagara at most should be my furthest Post in that quarter . . . By this Means we may keep up a Trade with the most distant Nations, retain their good Opinion, and totally prevent any Jealousy of our intending them any ill. . . . As we increase in Numbers on this Continent, it’s easy and Safe to advance our settlements in Townships, though this I would do only by Cession or by Purchase of the Lands to prevent the Shadow of an Excuse for the Indians to quarrel with us.”
-Source: Colonel William Eyre, as printed in The First Global War: Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775, 1764
THE EXCERPT IS BEST UNDERSTOOD AS A RESPONSE TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS?
THE AQUISITION OF NEW TERRITORY FROM FRANCE FOLLOWING THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR
After the Seven Years’ War, Britain took possession of all of France’s territorial holdings east of the Mississippi River. The addition of new territory generated questions about colonial westward expansion. In the excerpt, Colonel Eyre recommends a strategy to avoid conflict with the indigenous nations living there.
Which of the following statements best explains the reason that the British government passed the Proclamation of 1763?
TO LIMIT COSTLY CONFLICTS OVER ACCESS TO LAND BETWEEN AMERICAN COLONISTS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
The Proclamation of 1763 aimed to reduce hostilities between indigenous nations and American colonists by reining in colonial movement into newly-acquired territory.
Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend from 1755-1762 shown in the table? (Increasing debts from years 1739-1775)
COSTS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEVEN YEARS´ WAR WITH FRANCE
The Seven Years war took place from 1754 to 1763 and nearly doubled Britain´s national debt.
Which of the following was a direct effect of the large national debt shown in 1762?
THE CREATION OF NEW TAXES ON THE AMERICAN COLONIES
To pay national debt, the British government introduced new taxes under laws like the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts
Which of the following pieces of legislation passed after 1762 as a reaction to the changes illustrated in the chart? (increasing debt)
THE TOWNSHEND ACTS
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts in 1767 to raise revenue for the British Empire by taxing its north Americans
The map most directly depicts the ways in which the British government attempted to do which of the following?
limit the westward expansion of British colonial settlement
The Proclamation of 1763 (as shown on the map) forbade colonists from moving westward past the Appalachian Mountains.
