Chapter 2 Road to War

What was a cause of the French and Indian War?

• The massacre of British colonists at Fort Loudon.

• Competition over the Ohio River Valley between British and French colonists, as well as Native Americans.

• British colonists were forbidden from trading with the French.

• The colonists united under the Albany Plan of Union.

This map shows the Proclamation Line of 1763, which was established by the British after the French and Indian War.

How did this line impact the British colonies?

• It forced the colonies to trade with Native American tribes in the Ohio Valley.

• It taxed the colonies to establish roads and tunnels in the Appalachian Mountains.

• It prevented the colonies from expanding their lands westward.

• It forced the colonies to maintain militia units west of their border.

This is an excerpt from the proposed Albany Plan of Union.

It is proposed that humble application be made for an act of Parliament of Great Britain, by virtue of which one general government may be formed in America, including all said colonies, within and under which government each colony may retain its present constitution… and that the said general government be administered by a President-General, to be appointed and supported by the crown; and a Grand Council, to be chosen by the representatives of the people of several colonies met in their respective assemblies… and that the President-General, with the advice of the Grand Council, hold or direct all Indian treaties, in which the general interest of the colonies may be concerned; and make peace or declare war with Indian nations.

Based on this excerpt, what was one reason for the proposed plan?

• It would allow the colonists to control their own affairs with Native Americans. 

• It would increase the need for Great Britain to provide protection to the colonists.

• It would allow the colonists to have multiple systems of government. 

• It would decrease the need for colonists to negotiate with Native Americans.

In 1774, which event led the American colonists to convene the First Continental Congress?

• Outcome of the Boston Massacre. 

• Boycott of the British East India Company. 

• Success of the Albany Plan of Union. 

• Passage of the Intolerable Acts. 

How did the First Continental Congress influence colonial resistance to British policies in 1774? 

• It planned the Boston Tea Party.

• It published the Declaration of Independence.

• It called for a boycott of British goods. 

• It armed minutemen in Lexington and Concord. 

During the French and Indian War, the events that took place at Fort Loudon are evidence of conflict between colonists and what group?

• British.

• Cherokee. 

• French. 

• Spanish. 

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War impact France?

• France moved its fur trading posts to South America.

• France took over the lands that had been controlled by Native American tribes.

• France lost control of its North American colonies.

• France made a formal alliance with American colonists. 

On April 19^th, 1775, colonial militias in Lexington and Concord confronted British troops. James Barrett, a colonel in the militia described the fighting:

 

“I ordered said militia to march to said bridge and pass the same, but not to fire on the king’s troops unless they were first fired upon. We advanced near said bridge, when the said troops fired upon our militia and killed two men dead on the spot, and wounded several others, which was the first firing of guns in the town of Concord. My detachment returned fire, which killed and wounded several of the king’s troops."

 

Based on the quote, what was the most significant thing about the fighting at Lexington and Concord? 

• It was the first time that American troops had killed British troops.

• t was the first time that British troops had fired upon the colonists.

• It was the first time that American colonists had defied British authority.

• It was the first time that American colonists had organized themselves into a militia. 

The colonists nearly won the Battle of Bunker Hill, but in the end, the English defeated the colonists. Why?

• The colonists ran out of ammunition.

• The English had a sneak attack on Bunker Hill.

• The English Navy seized Bunker Hill. 

• The colonists surrendered. 

Which of these ideas is not reflected in the Declaration of Independence?

• Natural rights. 

• Popular sovereignty.

• Equal rights. 

• Abolition of slavery.