The French Explorer who would sail down the Mississippi and claim it for France. (1682)
Who is George Washington
100
The colonization of new lands to gain raw materials and new markets.
What is mercantilism
100
What month and year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
When was February 1763
100
Who were the two major countries who fought each other in the French and Indian War?
Who are France and England
100
The term that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
What is habeas corpus
200
Female African American poet whose poems reflected life as a slave. She was enslaved at age 7 and purchased by a family in Boston who encouraged her to write.
Who is Phillis Wheatley
200
Plan thought of by Benjamin Franklin that wanted to unit the colonies under one government. However this plan was never carried out because colonies did not want to give up their individual freedom.
What is Albany Plan of Union
200
The British gained what northern territory from the French?
What is French Canada
200
March 28, 1754 his troops fired on a small party of French soldiers killing an ambassador. This started the French and Indian war.
Who is George Washington
200
Crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
What is cash crop
300
General who took over command of the British army during the French and Indian War in 1758. He had a three pronged attack strategy that cut off goods to the French. This man is the reason the tide of the war shifted to the British.
Who is William Pitt
300
In 1660 Parliament listed specific colonial products that could be shipped only to Britain. These items included tobacco; cotton; indigo; and sugar. It placed a limit on who the colonies could trade with.
What is Enumerated Commodities
300
The British gained all the land east of this river from France. (except New Orleans)
What is the Mississippi River
300
What French fort was located at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers?
What is Fort Duquesne
300
A small school, often in a rural area, where children were taught the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic by a woman of advanced years, usually in her home.
What is a Dame School
400
Publisher for the New York Weekly Journal who was tried for libel by Governor William Cosby. He was found innocent because his lawyer claimed "you cannot be found guilty of libel if the information is true." The case became one of the first for freedom of the press.
Who is John Peter Zenger
400
According to this act, colonist were supposed to pay a duty on molasses coming from the West Indies.
What is Molasses Act
400
Spain (France's ally) gained all land west of the Mississippi River. What present day state did the British gain from Spain?
What is Florida
400
What was the last major battle that decided the outcome of the French and Indian war?
What is the Battle of Quebec
400
European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It also spilled over into America and influenced the colonist.
What is the Enlightenment
500
Who were the British and French leaders who perished at the Battle of Quebec
Who are James Wolfe (British) and Louis Joseph de Montcalm (French).
500
What are 2 of the 3 parts of the Navigation Act?
What is...
1. Colonists must ship goods on colonial or English ships.
2. 3/4 of the crew must be English
3. Colonies are prohibited from importing products from other countries unless checked by British first.
500
What area did the French get to keep during the agreement?
What is the West Indies holdings
500
Name 4 of the 8 results of the French and Indian War.
What is...
1. Great Britain became the most powerful nation on both land and sea.
2. Britain needs to deal with Indian resistance.
3. Britain has a huge war debt.
4. Americans in North America feel proud to be British.
5. Some Americans start to look westward
6. British wonder if America is thinking of gaining their independence
7. Some Americans (George Washington) lose respect for British soldiers
8. France is run out of North America