exam review 1

How did Britain try to deal with the massive expenses they incurred during the French & Indian War?

• The British crown began to more rigorously enforce imperial policies and taxes.
• The British king sold the crown jewels and all the other royal treasures.
• The British empire sold all the colonies in North America to France.
• The British cabinet forced the North American colonies to loan money to the crown.

What role did the Native Americans play in the French and Indian War?

• None — They stopped trading with both the French and British.
• BIndigenous peoples burned down Washington D.C. and the White House.
• Although unanimously allied with the British, indigenous people fought in few battles.
• Many Indigenous peoples sided with the French and attacked the British colonial frontier.

the following excerpt from a speech in the mid-18th century by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief.“Before those whom you call your brothers come on your lands, did you not live by bow and arrow? You had no need of gun nor powder, nor the rest of their things, and nevertheless you caught animals to live and clothe yourselves with their skins, but when I saw that you inclined to the evil, I called back the animals into the depths of the woods, so that you had need of your brothers to have your wants supplied and I shall send back to you the animals to live on.”What goal did Pontiac try to achieve by making this speech?

• He wanted to convert the Ottawa to Christianity to stop sin.
• He wanted to create unity and cultural rejuvenation among indigenous peoples.
• He wanted the Ottawa to become vegetarians.
• He wanted to stop fratricide amongst the Ottawa

What consequences did the French & Indian War have for indigenous peoples?

• After the French victory they won full citizenship.
• Nothing changed because it was a stalemate.
• The British victory meant they all received full citizenship.
• The British victory resulted in renewed pressure on tribal lands

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

• Many were angered and continued to settle illegally beyond the demarcation line
• Most colonists supported it because the proclamation ordered the expulsion of French settlers from Canada.
• The colonists were unanimously disgusted because it ordered the colonies to convert to Catholicism.
• Most supported it because it ordered the Native Americans to give up all their lands in North America.

 excerpt from a letter written by John Adams:“As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar, perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”Which of the following examples best supports Adams’ claim?

• The Battle of Lexington & Concord because the Revolution only broke out after the colonies had won the war.
• The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies.
• Shay’s Rebellion because it helped inspired the Constitution.
• The Boston Tea Party because it forced King George to sign the Declaration of Independence.

What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga in the autumn of 1777?

• None — it ended in a stalemate.
• It was a major British victory that crushed colonial hopes for a quick victory.
• It was a pyrrhic colonial victory that prolonged the war.
• It was a patriot victory that encouraged the French to support the revolution.

excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”What, if any, impact did the Enlightenment have on the American Revolution?

• None — the Enlightenment was a religious movement.
• Loyalists drew on Enlightenment ideals to refute the Revolution.
• The Enlightenment was inspired by the Revolution.
• The Enlightenment laid the foundation for the Revolution

How did the Constitution address slavery?

• The Founding Fathers banned slavery because it violated the ideals of the Revolution.
• The Constitution included several compromises that legalized slavery
• The Constitution required that all slaves return to Africa.
• The Constitution freed all slaves over the age of 18.

What, if any, influence did the Revolution have on world history?

• None — slow trans-Atlantic communications meant that people in other regions never learned about the Revolution.
• The Revolution had an immediate impact and lead to a massive wave of similar rebellions in every country in the world.
• The ideals of the Revolution eventually inspired later movements in Latin America, the Caribbean, and France.
• The Revolution forced monarchs in Europe to quickly make concessions in order to avoid similar uprisings.