The US Breaks Away: Chapter 6

1. The war against British rule in the Thirteen Colonies was the result of:

• Britain’s greed for land.

• Britain’s action to take care of its debt.

• Hunger in Britain.

• First Nations threats.

George Washington:

• was the first president of the United States

• began the War of Independence

• signed a treaty with Britain

• a and b

Which of the following moved to Québec and Nova Scotia during the Loyalist migration?

• Black Loyalists

• the Haudenosaunee people

• Mennonites

• all of the above

Patriots were people who were loyal to the King of England.

• True

• False

The Loyalists endured many hardships when they first moved to New Brunswick as refugees from the Thirteen Colonies.

• True

• False

Thayendanegea was an ally of the United States.

• True

• False

The Napoleonic Wars in Europe triggered the War of 1812 in North America

• True

• False

American soldiers attacked Québec in 1775 in hopes of:

• ending British rule

• reducing taxation

• having the Canadiens join them

• both a and c

The Haudenosaunee people were left out of Britain’s treaty with the United States, but were given the __________ area when Thayendanegea protested.

• Red River

• Grand River

• Tecumseh River

• Sierra Leone River

Many Loyalists from the St. John River area petitioned Britain. What did they want?

• a more developed Québec Act

• to move to Sierra Leone

• a new colony

• representative government