Colonial America and the French and Indian War

Which of the following statements BEST describes how British leaders felt about their victory in the French and Indian War?

• They were thrilled to have expanded their empire and to have defeated French forces in North America.

• They were upset about the lack of support they had received, and felt the colonies needed to be reorganized.

• They were worried about what the backlash across Europe would be, so they did not revel in their victory.

• They were devastated by the toll the war took on their land, people, and international relations.

Which conflict forced England to abandon Salutary Neglect

• King Philip's War

• French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• Pequot's War

At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the 1763 Treaty of Paris was signed. Which diagram illustrates the impact of the treaty on growing tensions between colonists and the British government, eventually culminating in the American Revolution?

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What caused significant opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765?

• the inability of Great Britain to defend the colonies

• colonists' lack of representation in British Parliament

• Great Britain's efforts to cut colonists off from trade routes

• the impact of the act on the colonies' economic development

What was the MOST significant impact of the Committees of Correspondence in the late colonial period?

• They allowed colonial governors and legislatures to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws.

• They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain.

• They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public.

• They organized many colonists who were unhappy with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance.

Which THREE quotes BEST explain the relationship between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution?

• “Indians are the only match for Indians, and without them [on our side] we shall ever fight on unequal terms.” - Colonel George Washington

• "It is truly a miserable thing that we no sooner leave fighting our neighbors, the French, but we must fall to quarreling among ourselves." - Reverend Samuel Johnson of Connecticut

• “I must confess that in this country, we must comply and learn the art of war from enemy Indians or anything else who have seen the country and war carried on in it.” - British General John Forbes

• "Savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but upon the king's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make an impression." - British General Edward Braddock

• "The English soldiers... were struck with such a panic that they behaved with more cowardice than it is possible to conceive...The Virginia troops showed a good deal of bravery, and were nearly all killed." - Colonel George Washington

What did the Royal Proclamation of 1763 seek to control?

• the spread of colonization

• French imports and exports

• taxation on colonial agriculture

• the separation of church and state

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boycotts

general unrest

written protests

destruction of property

Which of the following would make the BEST title for the outline above?

• Colonial Reactions to British Policies

• British Response to Colonial Resistance

• American Response to the French Revolution

• State-by-State Reactions to the Proposed Constitution

Which of the following statements accurately describe activities undertaken by the Daughters of Liberty?

Select all that apply.

• writing letters to Parliament asking for recognition of American independence

• holding tea parties in the larger cities to protest against the British taxes on tea

• making their own cloth and clothing to boycott British-made clothing and fabrics

• signing non-consumption agreements protesting the taxes of the Townshend Acts

• forming the Stamp Act Congress as a means by which to challenge British authority

Which set of taxes replaced the Stamp Act as a way for England to raise tax revenue from the Colonies?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Navigation Act