Topic 3 Social Studies

Question 1

what were britain and france fighting over?

Answer 1

north american lands

Question 2

what did britain and france control by the mid 1700s?

Answer 2

larg portions of north american land

Question 3

what did the french claim?

Answer 3

the ohio river valley

Question 4

why did the iroquois side with france?

Answer 4

they felt they had a stronger military

Question 5

who declared war on france in 1756?

Answer 5

britain

Question 6

who allied with the british?

Answer 6

the ioquois

Question 7

what was signed in 1763?

Answer 7

treaty of paris

Question 8

who did france surrender most of its land to?

Answer 8

britain and spain

Question 9

who controlled much land east of the mississippi?

Answer 9

britain

Question 10

what did the proclamation of 1763 do?

Answer 10

prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachians

Question 11

how did the colonists react to the procliamation of 1763?

Answer 11

they ignored it and felt their right to live where they wanted was violated

Question 12

who fought off the british at fort dusquesne?

Answer 12

french and native americans

Question 13

why did britain impose new taxes?

Answer 13

to pay for the french and indian war

Question 14

what was the sugar act?

Answer 14

an act that placed an import tax on products

Question 15

what was the stamp act?

Answer 15

an act that placed taxes on paper goods

Question 16

how did the colonists protest?

Answer 16

by boycotting british goods

Question 17

the townshend acts were passed and what was taxed?

Answer 17

goods imported to the colonies

Question 18

why did samuel adams establish the committees of correspondence?

Answer 18

to inform the colonies of the british’s actions by shooting 5 colonists

Question 19

what was the tea act?

Answer 19

an act that britain had control over the sale of tea

Question 20

what was the boston tea party?

Answer 20

an event when the sons of liberty threw 342 chests of tea in the boston harbor

Question 21

what were the intolerable acts?

Answer 21

harsh laws passed by the british which were placed on the colonists

Question 22

what happened at the first continental congress?

Answer 22

britain rejected the colonies’ demands

Question 23

what did paul revere do?

Answer 23

warned the colonists in Lexington and Concord that the british were coming

Question 24

what was the olive branch petition?

Answer 24

a petition that stated the colonists were the king’s loyal subjects

Question 25

what happened at the second continental congress?

Answer 25

two petitions were sent to the king by parliment

Question 26

what did the second petition state?

Answer 26

the colonists were ready to fight for their freedom

Question 27

the (blank) proved the americans could fight the british even if they lost the battle

Answer 27

the battle of bunker hill

Question 28

(blank) was an article writen by thomas paine convincing the colonists that they did not owe loyalty to to kind george III or parliament and that independence was necessary

Answer 28

common sense

Question 29

(blank)presented to the Second Continental Congress a resolution that the colonies should separate from Britain

Answer 29

richard henry lee

Question 30

(blank) a brilliant lawyer and writer, was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 30

thomas jefferson

Question 31

the (blank) was approved july 4 1776

Answer 31

declaration of independence

Question 32

the (blank) explains why the declaration was written

Answer 32

preamble

Question 33

(blank) and his British troops defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island.

Answer 33

sir william howe

Question 34

(blank)was an American spy who was caught and hanged by the British.

Answer 34

nathan hale

Question 35

on christmas night 1776 (blank)Washington crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries. The Hessians were defeated.

Answer 35

Washington

Question 36

british general (blank) planned to defeat the Americans by cutting off New England. King George III interfered, American troops blocked the British, and the Americans won the Battle of Saratoga.

Answer 36

john burgoyne

Question 37

Soldiers were low on food, supplies, and clothes, and many became sick during the (blank). Help was sent and the soldiers were able to move on.

Answer 37

winter at valley forge

Question 38

the war ended in 1781. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, and the (blank) became a new nation

Answer 38

united states