Colonies & Revolution

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?

• disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• violation of trade agreement between European nations and Native American Indians

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to

• avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

• prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River Valley

• make a profit by selling land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

• maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

• sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements

• required colonial representation in Parliament

• practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

Before 1763, the British policy of salutary neglect toward its American colonies was based on the desire of Great Britain to

• ensure that all mercantile regulations were strictly followed

• benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies

• treat all English people, including colonists, on an equal basis

• encourage manufacturing in the American colonies

During the early to mid-1700s, the British policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

• the development of independent colonial practices

• the decline of slavery in the northern colonies

• a decline in colonial manufacturing

• a decrease in French and Spanish influence in North America

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principal purpose of the thirteen original colonies was the provide Great Britain with

• military recruits

• workers and manufactured

• goods raw materials and markets

• naval bases

American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by

• supporting the French against the British

• holding protests and boycotting products from Great Britain

• purchasing additional products from Native Americans

• overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies

During the early 1770s, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy?

• it agreed to grant the colonies representation in Parliament

• it offered self-government to the colonists

• it increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws

• it asked France for help in controlling the colonists

The colonists' slogan "No taxation without representation" expresses a belief in

• the supremacy of Parliament

• economic interdependence

• free trade

• the consent of the governed

The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

• taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies

• supporting the growth of colonial industries

• buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products

• prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading