The American Yawp Ch4 Colonial Society

Prior to the 1760’s, Transatlantic trade greatly enriched Britain, but it also created high standards of living for many North American colonists.

• True

• False

Though the thirteen continental colonies were not the only British colonies in the Western Hemisphere, they were by far the most important to the Crown.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"The thirteen continental colonies were not the only British colonies in the Western Hemisphere. In fact, they were considerably less important to the Crown than the sugar-producing islands of the Caribbean, including Jamaica, Barbados, the Leeward Islands, Grenada, St. Vincent, and Dominica."

Virginia was the center of American printing and publishing during the colonial era.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"Massachusetts remained the center of colonial printing for a hundred years, until Philadelphia overtook Boston in 1770."

The war in the Trans-Appalachian region of the so-called “Ohio Country” known as “Pontiac’s War” (1761-1766) caused the British Colonial authorities to restrict settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and served as a cause of opposition to British colonial policy in the post-1763 era.

• True

• False

Following the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, the British Parliament took a more active and direct role in colonial governance, including the implementation of direct taxes and duties, which was opposed by many North American colonists.

• True

• False

A major religious movement of the mid-18th Century that impacted the religious practices of Colonial America and, according to our text, established a more informal, decentralized religious practice was subsequently known as ______________________________ .

• The Great Awakening

• The Counter-Reformation

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Quaker Movement

The war involving the British Empire, French Empire, Prussia and western German states and Spain from 1754 to 1763 was known in North America as_________________________.

• The French and Indian War/ Seven Years War

• Pontiac’s War

• The American Revolution

• The War of Spanish Succession

Major combat during the Seven Years War generally ended in North America in ____________ (year) after _______________________.

• 1758/the British capture of Louisburg

• 1762/The Spanish defeat in the Philippines

• 1760/the fall of Montreal to the British

• 1759/the fall of Quebec City

Answer explanation

"These victories brought about the fall of French Canada, and war in North America ended in 1760 with the British capture of Montreal."

One economic impediment during the British Colonial era in North America was ________________________.

• difficulties related to transport of slaves between “slave” and “free” colonies

• Tariffs imposed on transportation of goods between colonies

• The shortage of Coinage and precious metals

• A lack of credit

Answer explanation

"To deal with the lack of currency, many colonies resorted to “commodity money,” which varied from place to place."

Which of the following was NOT a form of government/political structure utilized in British North American colonies?

• provincial

• charter

• proprietary

• corporate.