test 2

Question 1

french and indian war/7 years war

Answer 1

1754-1763, english vs french/native americans, england wins

Question 2

albany plan of union

Answer 2

1754, proposed united colonial government by benjamin franklin (join or die) influenced by iroquois

Question 3

treaty of paris

Answer 3

1763, france ceded all north american territory to england and spain

Question 4

consequences of 7 years war

Answer 4

• england left in massive debt, got rid of salutary neglect and colonies were taxed
• pontiac’s rebellion
• proclamation of 1763
• stamp act
• stamp act congress

Question 5

pontiac’s rebellion

Answer 5

1763, united native uprising against british who were more harsh than french

Question 6

proclamation of 1763

Answer 6

restricted colonists from migrating west past the appalacians

Question 7

stamp act

Answer 7

direct tax on printed goods, not on merchants but on everyday people

Question 8

stamp act congress

Answer 8

1765, first time reps from 9 colonies joined to write declaration of rights and grievances, declaring that britain couldn’t tax them without representation

Question 9

townshend acts

Answer 9

1767 after stamp act was removed, raised taxes on imported british goods that would be used to pay the salaries of british officials living in the colonies (merchant tax)

Question 10

british response to stamp act congress

Answer 10

they said americnas were virtually represented in parliament by british people

Question 11

letters from a farmer in pennsylvania

Answer 11

1767, essays written by john dickinson to protest townshend acts and say that parliament couldn’t tax americans

Question 12

sons and daughters of liberty

Answer 12

people who boycotted british goods by making their own and rioted/protested taxes

Question 13

boston massacre

Answer 13

1770, first instance of violence between british troops and colonies, british soldiers were pardoned because colonists were throwing rocks at them

Question 14

coercive acts

Answer 14

1774, increased royal control, closed boston’s port, mandated quartering, passed because of the boston tea party

Question 15

battle of bunker hill

Answer 15

1775, americans lost but high british mortality rate boosted spirits

Question 16

continental congress

Answer 16

first time reps from all 13 colonies met to make the olive branch petition

Question 17

olive branch petititon

Answer 17

1775, last attempt to avoid war with england, declined

Question 18

common sense

Answer 18

1776, written by thomas paine to explain why america should break away from britain, it isn’t common sense for a small island to rule such a large country across the sea

Question 19

declaration of independence

Answer 19

1776, formally announced colonies’ break from britain

Question 20

american revolution

Answer 20

1776-1783

Question 21

loyalists

Answer 21

had economic ties to britain and lived in coastal, urban, and aristocratic areas, many went to england after revolution

Question 22

alliance with france

Answer 22

1778 after battle of saratoga, allowed americans to defeat britain

Question 23

battle of yorktown

Answer 23

1781, cornwallis surrenders to washington after being blocked by french navy

Question 24

act of toleration

Answer 24

1692, made maryland open to all christians

Question 25

pennsylvania

Answer 25

very religiously diverse, known as “city of brotherly love,” william penn

Question 26

rhode island

Answer 26

complete religious freedom, anti slavery law in 1652, roger williams

Question 27

maryland

Answer 27

would kill anyone who isn’t christian, lord baltimore

Question 28

colonial western edge

Answer 28

scott-irish and german immigrants

Question 29

colonial south

Answer 29

plantation system and rigid socioeconomic classes

Question 30

date by which france, england, and spain had claimed land in a 3rd of the continental us

Answer 30

1760

Question 31

ohio river valley

Answer 31

fought over by french and english in beaver wars to gain control of the beaver trade industry

Question 32

crispus attucks

Answer 32

first person killed in boston massacre, black man