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US History Chapter 5
Bob Jones US History Chapter 5 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What treaty in 1763 greatly enhanced Britain's overseas empire? | The Treaty of Paris |
| What colonial congress attempted unsuccessfully to unite the colonies during the French & Indian War? | Albany Congress |
| What did the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River? | Louisianna |
| What were sudden surprise attacks by small hidden groups called? | guerrilla warfare |
| This legislation stated that the Parliament had the right to pass any law regarding the colonies that it desired. | Declaratory Act |
| This became the rallying cry of many colonists in the period prior to the Revolutionary War. | "no taxation without representation" |
| This Patriot organization arose as a response to the Stamp Act. | the Sons of Liberty |
| During this infamous incident, British redcoats killed 5 unarmed Patriots in 1770. | Boston Massacre |
| This Ottawa chief led a war against the British after the French and Indian War. | Pontiac |
| Who became the British King in 1760? | George III |
| Boston silversmith and engraver | Paul Revere |
| Led the Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams |
| Built Fort Necessity | George Washington |
| Proposed the Albany Plan | Benjamin Franklin |
| Leader in the British government who adopted a plan to win the French and Indian War | William Pitt |
| Prime Minister who led the British Parliament to pass the Sugar Act | George Grenville |
| British commander who died at the Battle of Quebec | James Wolfe |
| Famous orator who gave a fierce denunciation of the Stamp Act | Patrick Henry |
| British commander who died trying to capture Fort Duquesne | Edward Braddock |
| French commander who died at the Battle of Quebec | Marquis de Montcalm |
| One of the attorneys defending the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre | John Adams |
| Why did the Iroquois ally with the British? | The Iroquois' enemy supported the French |
| What was Britain's main disadvantage during the French & Indian War? | Lack of colonial unity |
| Who became the "voice of the revolution"? | Patrick Henry |
| What event sparked the French & Indian War? | George Washington's clash with the French near Fort Duquesne |
| What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French & Indian War? | They had a stronger Indian alliance |
| Which war brought an end to French power in the New World? | French & Indian War |
| The capture of this place was the key military campaign of the French & Indian War. | Quebec |
| What British general was killed during an attack by hidden French and Indian troops? | Edward Braddock |
| Name 3 colonists' actions in response to British restrictions. | boycotts, violence, erecting effigies |
| Three reasons nationalism grew in the American colonies. | 1. the colonies were accustomed to self-government 2. private ownership of land gave colonists a stake in their society 3. the colonies were isolated from Britain |
| Three consequences of the British for the French and Indian War. | 1. increased land 2. troubles in America 3. debts that needed to be repaid |
| Three events that contributed to the alienation of the colonists from Britain | 1. taxes imposed on the colonies 2. diversity of the colonists 3. strength of colonial self-government |
| Three factors that made the French a threat to the 13 colonies | The French had a strong Indian alliance, the colonies did not present a united front, the colonists settlements were scattered and isolated, making it harder for military to protect and easy for Indians to attack. |
| Did King William's War and King George's War bring lasting peace? | No |
| How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts? | Boycotts |
| How did colonists respond to the boundary set by the Proclamation Line? | The disregarded it or ignored it. |
| Did Settlers on the frontier fear attacks from just Indians or from both the French and the Indians? | French and Indians |
| What was the first European war to begin in the New World? | The Seven Years War |
| Was the Sugar Act the first tax to be levied on the colonists? | No |
| How did the fronteir fighting between British and French differ from traditional fighting? | Some used guerrilla warfare, hiding in trees and forest. It was not the ordered European style. |
| What happend at Washington's attack at Fort Duquesne? | It was a failure. He had to retreat. |
| Name the Acts in this chaper in chronological order. | The Sugar Act (1764), The Stamp Act (1765), The Quartering Act (1765), Townshend Act (1767), |