7 Years War - Constitution [AP]

The Albany Plan of Union attempted to create a single colonial government by creating a central taxes and a system for recruiting troops. This was done in order to...

• Prove to King George the strength of the American colonies

• Establish a common colonial defense system

• Allow American businesses to safely conducts business within the American East coast.

• allow American troops to be transported to Europe for war.

The Albany Plan of Union Succeeded

• True

• False

The Seven Year War was known within North America as...

• The Revolutionary War

• The Great War

• The War of Roses

• The French and Indian War

What happened to the French after the French and Indian War?

• They were allowed to continue trading furs in the Ohio Valley

• France moved into Western territories and began warring with Spain

• They lost their land claims within North America

• The French settled into English areas and governed the colonies with Great Britain

The Proclamation of 1763...

• Abolished slavery within the colonies

• Stated that all catholics must leave the colonies or face punishment

• Provided each colonist with 15 acres of land to cultivate crops

• Forbid American colonies from colonizing territories West of the Appalachian Mountains.

What is Salutary Neglect?

• This system created a strict relationship between controlled American colonies and the ruling British government

• A philosophical idea that viewed interactions between colonies and governments liken to a relationship between parent and child.

• It allowed the American colonies to largely govern themselves with little intervention from the British government.

• Each colonies had to include British officials in all instances of governance.

King George's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition demonstrates that he believed that most colonists...

• Were personally loyal to him

• Blamed Parliament for their problems

• Had always planned to revolt

• Failed to understand his policies

For some, the Revolutionary War was also a civil war because of the role played in the war by the..

• American Indians

• African Americans

• Quakers

• Tories

The American Reaction to British Taxation after the French and Indian War could be summarized by which answer?

• The Americans were forced to fight in a European Conflict. As such, they should not be expected to help repay war debts.

• The colonies asked for British military and financial assistance and reluctantly agreed to pay back this help through taxes.

• Americans by large did not participate in the war, therefore did not feel that it was their duty to help Britain pay back its debts.

• Many Americans agreed with new colonial taxes, often donatinting their own money to help the British empire.

Shays Rebellion can best be summarized by which of the following statements?

• Colonists began to anger over widespread lawlessness within the new nation.

• Workers within major cities began forming militias to shutdown government and demand fair labor practices.

• Former revolutionary fighters began shutting down courthouses to prevent foreclosures on their farms.

• A slave revolt within Virginia eventually spread to all 13 colonies.