APUSH Period 3 Review

The clash between Britain & France for control of North America originated from control over

• St. Lawrence River

• Ohio River Valley

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

The Proclamation Act of 1763 was designed mainly to

• Oppress the colonists

• Punish the Indians

• Prevent more uprisings like Pontiac's Rebellion

• Allow western settlement by the colonists

What was the Common Sense that Thomas Paine was expressing in his writings

• Colonies should reconcile differences with Britain.

• Colonies should re-write the Articles of Confederation.

• Colonies should be independent.

• Soldiers should continue to fight on.

As a result of the French and Indian War,

• relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.

• France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.

• the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities

• Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect

The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they

• led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers

• were a major cause of the French and Indian War

• inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule

• were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England

The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Declaration of Rights

• the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms

• the Declaration of Independence

Which of the following colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

• New York

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Pennsylvania

Which one of the following was NOT an advantage the British had in their war effort to suppress the American rebellion?

• A larger military

• Shorter supply lines

• A larger and stronger navy

• Greater financial resources

Which is a true statement about the Treaty of Paris 1783?

• It resulted in the return of all property confiscated from Loyalists

• It recognized US sovereignty over territory east of the Mississippi, between the Great Lakes and Florida

• It led to the immediate withdrawal of all British troops on North American territory

• The only parties to the treaty were Great Britain, the United States, France, and Spain

A major consequence of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the...

• shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in the southwest

• imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies

• removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies

• change in status of the proprietary colonies to royal colonies