The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening: Crash Course US History #5

Americans often refer to the Seven Years War as the?

• French & Indian War

• Pomeranian War

• Third Silesian War

• War of Spanish Succession

What reason for the Seven Years War does Crash Course focus on?

• Economics

• Westward French expansion

• The Great Awakening

• The American Enlightenment

What was the key economic system of the British Empire in the 18th century.

• Mercantilism

• Laissez faire capitalism

• Economic liberalism

• Socialism

Which of the following best summarizes mercantilism?

• Governments should regulate the economy in order to increase national power.

• An economy is strongest when all the government does is protect individuals' rights.

• A broad political movement that seeks to promote the ideals of socialism within the context of a democratic system.

• A way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.

Which of the following are associated with mercantilism?

• Tariffs

• Monopolies

• Favorable balance of trade

• All of the above

Which of the following were key trade goods in the British mercantile economy before the French & Indian War?

• Tobacco

• Sugar

• Slaves

• Cotton

Though the Spanish had a greater empire by land mass in North America which European power rivaled England in the 18th century?

• France

• Portugal

• Germany

• The Netherlands

Where were the French and British Empires butting up against each other before the French & Indian War?

• The Ohio River Valley

• The Hudson River Valley

• The St. Lawrence River Valley

• The Great Lakes Region

Generally who had better relations with the Native Americans such as the Hurons and Mohawks?

• The French

• The English

• The Spanish

Who lead an unsuccessful military campaign to eject the French from the Forks of the Ohio River near modern day Pittsburg?

• George Washington

• William Pitt

• General Braddock

• Louis-Joseph de Montcalm