Vocabulary
To buy goods from foreign markets
What is import?
The French and Indian War was fought between which two major European countries?
What is France and England?
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
What is a decree issued by the British prohibiting the colonists from entering the Ohio River Valley?
The Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts were passed because...
A. The Colonists wanted to help pay off the British debt
B. The British wanted the Colonists to pay off debt and to maintain control
C. The British wanted to help the Colonists to pay off debt and to give them more independence
D. The Colonists thought the British weren't paying enough money
What is B. The British wanted the Colonists to pay off debt and to maintain control?
To sell goods to foreign markets
What is export?
True or False: The colonists agreed that they should help pay for the French and Indian War.
What is false?
How did geography play a role in the relationship between England and the colonies?
What is because they were so far away, England could not easily govern or enforce laws in the colonies?
Which of these statements is NOT true regarding taxes placed on the colonies?
A. The Colonists were fairly represented in Parliament.
B. Most British citizens thought the Stamp Act was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years.
C. Taxes placed on the colonist were lower than what was asked on the mainland English citizens
D. The revenue collected from the taxes placed on Colonists was to pay for their defense.
What is A. The Colonists were fairly represented in Parliament?
A combination of characteristics that creates one's personality, also known as?
What is identity?
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
What is they were fighting for ownership of the Ohio River Valley
After the Proclamation of 1763...
A. The Colonists began following British laws
B. The British gave the Colonists more independence
C. The Colonists began following French laws
D. The Colonists began ignoring British laws
What is D. The Colonists began ignoring British laws?
What was the result of the Sugar Act?
A. England gave the Colonies independence.
B. Colonists stopped smuggling goods to avoid paying the tax.
C. Colonists started paying more for molasses than before the war.
D. Colonists started openly protesting the British Parliament for the first time
What is D. Colonists started openly protesting the British Parliament for the first time?
To cancel an Act or law
What is repeal?
Which of the following was not a geographic result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
A. Spain gained the Louisiana Territory including New Orleans
B. England gained land in the Ohio River Valley and Quebec
C. France lost all land in mainland North American
D. France gained land in the Ohio River Valley
What is D. France gained land in the Ohio River Valley?
Why were the colonists upset by the Proclamation of 1763?
What is the colonists were told they could not cross the mountains into the Ohio Valley even though they had just won the territory in the war
Why was the Stamp Act repealed?
A. To ease colonial tensions and prevent rebellion in the colonies.
B. To bring business back to American merchants.
C. To save tax collectors harassed by the Sons of Liberty.
D. To stop the colonists from writing Anti-British essays.
What is A. To ease colonial tensions and prevent rebellion in the colonies?
To impose taxes
What is levy?
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?
A. The British wanted the Colonies to help pay off their debt after fighting the war.
B. The British told the colonist to move quickly into the Ohio Valley so they could begin sending their profits back to England.
C. The Colonies were given representation in British Parliament so they could decide together what to do with the Ohio Valley.
D. The Colonies drew closer to the British soldiers and continued to ask for their protection.
What is A. The British wanted the Colonies to help pay off their debt after fighting the war?
True or False: All colonists obeyed the Proclamation.
What is false?
"Taxation without representation" means...
What is the colonists wanted representation in the British Parliament?