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Unit 3 Content Quiz
French/Indian war and causes of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did England hope to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War? | By taxing the American colonists. |
| Identify the outcomes of the French and Indian War. | >France lost her possessions in North America >Spain lost Florida, but gained land west of the Mississppi River >England got Canadian territory and all land to the Mississippi River |
| What decree (order) was issued by the king of England that forbid British colonist from entering Indian territory in the Ohio River Valley? Purpose was to reduce conflict b/w European settlers and Native Americans over land. | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What British policy allowed the colonies to develop on their own because the government did not enforce its mercantilist policies? | salutary neglect |
| What was the 3-penny tax on foreign sugar and molasses and taxed luxury items such as wines, silks, indigo, and coffee. It was created to reduce smuggling, control illegal trade with France, and raise money to pay off the French and Indian War. | Sugar Act (1764) |
| What are the taxes placed on goods and added at the time of sale? Ex.: Stamp Act | Direct Tax |
| What are the taxes included in the cost of goods and are often overlooked by consumers? Ex.: Townshend Act | Indirect Tax |
| What groups of protesters organized themselves against England. They encouraged the American colonists to revolt against Great Britain. Christopher Gadsden led the Sons of Liberty in Charles Town and Samuel Adams did the same in Boston. | Sons of Liberty |
| What tax required that a stamp be purchased for all printed materials, including court documents, licenses, shipping papers, wills, contracts, newspapers, and even playing cards. An excellent example of "taxation without representation. | Stamp Act (1765) |
| Who are supporters of the Continental Congress and independence? | Patriots |
| Name the law (tax) that was a series of new taxes passed by Parliament after the repeal of the Stamp Act. Placed taxes on imported items, such as paper, paint, glass, and tea. | Townshend Duties(1767) |
| What event was carried out by the Sons of Liberty, where members climbed aboard British ships and threw 342 barrels of tea overboard. This was to protest the Tea Act? | Boston Tea Party (1773) |
| A violent encounter between British soldiers and American colonist in Boston. Although only 5 Americans were killed, colonial newspapers and political leaders used the event to depict the British government as ruthless and violent leaders. | Boston Massacre (1770) |
| What name is given to a form of protest or punishment where one party refuses to buy goods from another. By far the most effective strategy used by colonists. Example: Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because of protests and British merchants lost money. | boycott |
| What is the name of the meeting where delegates from all 13 colonies (except Georgia) met in Philadelphia, PA. The purpose was to decide what action should be taken to deal with the growing tension b/w American colonists and England). | First Continental Congress (1774) |
| What events occurred in Charles Town in 1773 and 1774. These events were were in response to the Tea Act. In one case, tea was hidden under the exchange and in the other tea was dumped into the harbor? | Charles Town Tea Parties (1773 and 1774) |
| What groups passed laws that included tax laws, which colonists felt were fair b/c they had a representative voice in local government? The South Carolina General Assembly and the Committee of 99 are examples. | Colonial Assemblies |
| Give two examples of how American colonists showed their unhappiness with British taxes and laws. | Examples icluded; protest, threats, violence, burning effigies, colonial congress meetings, and boycotting. |
| A war fought between the British and the French and their Indian allies. In Europe called the Seven Years War.The war created further conflict between the Cherokee and South Carolina.Also showed the British did not consider the colonists their equals. | French and Indian war (1761-1763) |
| Given two examples of colonial responses to British policies and laws. | Stamp Act Congress, Sons of Liberty, Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress |
| A series (several) laws passed by Parliament to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party. These acts created fear that similar acts would follow in the rest of the colonies. | Intolerable Acts (1774) |
| Which famous expression was born out of the protest against British taxes? | "No taxation without representation" |
| Which Native American tribe continued to lose land and went to war with settlers in South Carolina because of the French and Indian War? | Cherokee Indians |
| Which act angered people the most living in and around Charleston? | Stamp Act |
| Who were supporters of the King and England? | Loyalists |
| What law, which was one of the 4 laws in the Intolerable Acts, required soldiers to be housed in the homes and private properties of the colonists? | Quartering Act |
| What are two things women did during the American Revolution? | > Served as nurses > Served as messengers and spies > Took ove farms for husbands away at war |
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