American History MTR

What is the difference between French vs the Spanish in the New World?

• French killed all the Natives on sight

• Spanish conquered all of Canada

• Spanish lost their native language

• French treated Natives as equal; the Spanish didn't.

A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country.

• share cropper

• slave

• free worker

• indentured worker

What led to the American victory over the British at Yorktown?

• the Spanish won a battle in the Caribbean.

• General Cornwallis moved his troops to Yorktown to get supplies.

• The French would not help the Americans and returned to France.

• The mercenaries were too tired to fight.

Why was the battle of Saratoga a turning point for the American colonists?

• Ben Franklin was a traitor.

• Mercenaries were tired and left.

• British generals left their troops to help the Americans.

• France/Spain sent money & troops to support them.

Why was Winter a difficult time for George Washington & the American army at Valley Forge?

• They were cold, hungry and sick.

• They had no horses to ride.

• They had no Christmas Trees with presents.

• The bears were eating all the fish in the river.

When Parliament in Britain imposed taxes, what was the motto for American colonists?

• Which way is up!

• Burning the candle at both ends.

• No taxation without representation.

• Go west, young man.

One of the following was NOT a reason to explore the New World.

• God

• Gold

• Garbanzo

• Glory

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

• Ben Franklin

• Sam Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did the Stamp Act of 1765 get the colonists upset?

• it was the first time Britain tried to tax colonists.

• Colonists wanted to pay more taxes.

• It was the first time Spain tried to tax imports.

Who fought the British over the Ohio River Valley?

• Spain

• Holland

• France

• Portugal