Topic 3 - Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz

Why was the Ohio River important to the French?

• It was essential for American Indian allies.

• It provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding.

• It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland.

• It linked their Great Lakes claims with their settlements along the Mississippi River.OhioOhio

What most upset American Indians about British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?

• The British fought with the French.

• The British cleared the land to establish farms.

• The British hunted and trapped fur-bearing animals.

• The British charged high prices for their trade goods.

What was the significance of the place where the French built Fort Duquesne and where George Washington was ordered to build a fort?

• It was in the middle of rich agricultural lands.

• It was the eastern border of the Ohio Valley.

• It was near rivers important for controlling the Ohio Valley.

• It was an area of importance to many American Indian groups.

American Indians chose to participate in the French and Indian War in order to

• increase their influence with the Europeans.

• protect the colonists from further conflict.

• acquire European weapons from either side.

• protect their lands from further settlement.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was significant for the British because they

• allowed the French to maintain control of Canada.

• gained control of most of the French land east of the Mississippi.

• gave Spain most of the French islands in the West Indies.

• gained the port city of New Orleans to expand trade.

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that

• the colonies should expand trade with other nations.

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

• any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth.

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

Why did the colonists object so strongly to writs of assistance?

• They violated property rights under British law.

• They restricted the right to public protests.

• They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.

• They encouraged expansion of trade with England.

Why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of participation in the Boston Massacre?

• He wanted to improve his knowledge of British trial law.

• He wanted the experience in court to further his career.

• He wanted a quick conviction of guilt for all the soldiers.

• He wanted to show that colonists believed in justice.