US History - Chapter 4

Question 1

The French and Indian War

Answer 1

• The last of a series of 4 wars between England and France (+ Spain)
• Began in the colonies and spread to Europe
• England and France saw the value of sending troops to the colonies

Question 2

Direct cause of the French and Indian War

Answer 2

• British POV: The French provoked the war by building a chain of forts along the Ohio River Valley
• French did this to halt westward expansion of the British colonists
• Governor of Virginia sent George Washington and a small militia to stop the French from completing work on Fort Duquesne and to win control of the Ohio River Valley
• July 3 1754: Gained a small victory by then surrendered to superior force of Frenchmen and their Native American allies
• This marked the start of the war

Question 3

The Proclamation of 1763

Answer 3

• An order by the British government that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in an effort to stabilize the western frontier
• Colonists who had bought land out west were upset and blamed the British government

Question 4

Stamp Act of 1765

Answer 4

• An act enacted by Parliament that required revenue stamps be placed on most printed paper in the colonies, such as newspapers, books, and documents
• This law was enacted in an effort to raise funds to support the British military in the colonies and support the debt left from the French and Indian War

Question 5

Declaratory Act of 1766

Answer 5

An act that asserted that Parliament had the right to create taxes and make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever

Question 6

Actions/demands of the Sons of Liberty

Answer 6

• Stamp Act enacted: Sons of Liberty organize to fight the new tax by protesting, boycotting, and becoming violent
• The Boston Tea Party: Sons of Liberty dump English tea into the harbor in protest of the taxes on tea

Question 7

Intolerable Acts of 1774

Answer 7

• Port Act: Closed the Boston Harbor
• Massachusetts Government Act: Cancelled Massachusetts Bay Colony charter
• Quebec Act: Offered toleration to French Catholics
• Quartering Act: Forced colonists to house British soldiers