Topic 3 Lesson 1-2 Quiz Flashcards
Why was the Ohio River important to the French?
The Ohio River was important to the French because it provided a vital link between their claims along the Great Lakes and their settlements along the Mississippi River
What most upset American Indians about British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?
The Americans didn’t want to give up their land because they had hunted and grown crops in the Ohio River Valley and didn’t want settlers, French or British, to come on their land.
Why was the treaty of Paris significant for the British?
It let the conflict come to the end and it ended the French power in North America
How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?
They disagreed with what Parliament said to do, which was move and not settle west be on the imaginary line. The colonists felt like they had rights to their own land because they won the French and Indian War.
What was the central idea behind British Mercantilism?
To make the colonies help pay for the debt that Britain was in because of The Seven Years War by raising their taxes.
What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?
All items being bought in the law now had to have a stamp on them showing that the tax had been paid on it. Stamp taxes were used in Britain and other countries to raise money but it was never used in America and there was no such tax.
Why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of participation in the Boston Massacre?
Because Adams wanted to show the world that the colonies were fair and believed in justice even if the British government did not.
Have an understanding of some of the factors that stewed revolutionary fervor.
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Boston Massacre
