Mod 2 Flashcards
(114 cards)
Which two countries gained territories as a result of the Treaty of Paris 1763?
Spain and Britain
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War? (5 points)
a. Canadian independence
b. Decreased trade between Britain and the colonies
c. Increased British debt
d. The first treaty signed in the New World
c. Increased British debt
Which of the following is true of Native American alliances during the French and Indian War? (5 points)
a. Tribes only allied with the British.
b. Tribes only allied with the French.
c. Tribes remained neutral and did not fight in the war.
d. Tribes allied with both sides during the war.
D. Tribes allied with both sides during the war.
Which of the following was a cause of the French and Indian War? (5 points)
a. Britain and France disputed borders in the Ohio River Valley.
b. French and American smugglers competed for navigation rights on the Ohio River.
c. France and Native Americans disputed trading rights in the Ohio River Valley.
d. Native Americans attacked British forts in the Ohio River Valley.
a. Britain and France disputed borders in the Ohio River Valley.
What effect did the French and Indian War have on the Native American tribes who fought in it? (5 points)
a. They gained new rights because they had contributed to the overthrow of the French.
b. They gained prestige because they had fought alongside the new settlers of their land.
c. They suffered a loss of steady trade in fur, meat, and grain with European traders.
d. They suffered negative consequences because they lost both their land and their allies.
d. They suffered negative consequences because they lost both their land and their allies.
Who defended the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre during their trial?
John Adams
Which of the following was an effect of the Boston Massacre? (5 points)
a. Captain Preston and six other British soldiers were found guilty of murder and hanged.
b. Colonists protested the attack by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
c. Over fifty colonists died and dozens more were wounded.
d. John Adams was criticized for defending the British soldiers who were involved.
d. John Adams was criticized for defending the British soldiers who were involved.
Which of the following occurred first in history? (5 points)
a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Coercive Acts
d. First Continental Congress
:a. Boston Massacre
Which colonial group was formed first? (5 points)
a. First Continental Congress
b. Committees of Correspondence
c. Stamp Act Congress
d. Olive Branch Committee
Committees of Correspondence
Why were the Townshend Acts passed? (5
to raise money for Great Britain’s debts
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
Why did James Otis make this statement?
He believed American colonists should be able to vote in Parliament.
What was one reason that Patriots were more willing to go to war with Britain than the Loyalists? (5 points)
a. Loyalists believed Great Britain safeguarded their religious rights in the colonies.
b. Loyalists believed American representatives in Parliament were corrupt.
c. Patriots had closer political and business ties to transatlantic trade with Great Britain.
d. Patriots were more likely than Loyalists to believe in the idea of consent of the governed.
d. Patriots were more likely than Loyalists to believe in the idea of consent of the governed.
Which important Revolutionary-era document did George Mason write?
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Why were Loyalists willing to support continued British rule but Patriots were not? (5 points)
a. Loyalists believed the British government protected their rights, but Patriots disagreed.
b. Loyalists usually had close personal ties to Great Britain, but Patriots did not.
c. Patriots argued that citizens must give up freedoms to ensure security, but Loyalists disagreed.
d. Patriots were well educated about political and economic ideas, but Loyalists were not.
a. Loyalists believed the British government protected their rights, but Patriots disagreed.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpation … it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Read this passage from the Declaration of Independence. Which of the following actions does the passage justify? (5 points)
a. Benedict Arnold worked secretly for Great Britain.
b. Benjamin Franklin served as ambassador to France.
c. John Adams helped make peace with the British after the Revolution.
d. George Washington led the Continental Army.
d. George Washington led the Continental Army.
What is the Columbian Exchange
The exchange of people, goods, and ideas from Europe to the Americas
Name three goods traded during the Columbian Exchange that had a positive impacts on Native Americans
Horses
Cattle
Pigs
Chickens
Name three goods traded during the Columbian Exchange that had a negative impacts on Native Americans
Cash crops
Guns
Diseases
At which battle did the Americans and French surround the British forcing them to surrender? (
Yorktown
The “shots heard around the world” were fired at
Lexington
Which battle resulted in many American soldiers deserting the army?
Long Island
Which group aided the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
a. Hessians
b. French
c. Dutch
d. Canadians
French
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War and determined the American borders to be between (5 points)
a. Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River
b. Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean
c. Great Lakes and Canada
d. Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River
b. Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
James Otis
