Question 1

Government in New France (Canada) was

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A) almost completely autocratic. 
B) democratic. 
C) similar to that of the English colonies. 
D) noted for its trial by jury. 
E) free from the king's control. 
A) almost completely autocratic. 
B) democratic. 
C) similar to that of the English colonies. 
D) noted for its trial by jury. 
E) free from the king's control. A

Question 2

The French wanted to control the interior basin of Louisiana because they

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A) liked its climate. 
B) wanted to keep the area unfortified. 
C) sought to block imperial encroachment by Spain in the Gulf of Mexico region. 
D) feared Dutch expansion into the territory. 
E) saw it as a dumping ground for undesirables. 
A) liked its climate. 
B) wanted to keep the area unfortified. 
C) sought to block imperial encroachment by Spain in the Gulf of Mexico region. 
D) feared Dutch expansion into the territory. 
E) saw it as a dumping ground for undesirables. C

Question 3

For interior Indian tribes in North America, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War

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A) safeguarded their lands from further encroachment by colonists. 
B) eliminated their ability to play off rival European powers against each other. 
C) forced these Indians to negotiate exclusively with the Spanish. 
D) pushed them onto reservations. 
E) None of these 
A) safeguarded their lands from further encroachment by colonists. 
B) eliminated their ability to play off rival European powers against each other. 
C) forced these Indians to negotiate exclusively with the Spanish. 
D) pushed them onto reservations. 
E) None of these B

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fort Duquesne

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Fort Duquesne was a key strategic fortif

Question 5

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the

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A) Protestant takeover of the French government. 
B) end of the religious wars. 
C) revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 
D) St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
E) Seven Years' War. 
A) Protestant takeover of the French government. 
B) end of the religious wars. 
C) revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 
D) St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
E) Seven Years' War.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Samuel de Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was

Question 7

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity; (B) General Edward Braddock is defeated near Fort Duquesne; (C) British troops capture Louisbourg in their first significant victory of the French and Indian War; and (D) General James Wolfe's army defeats Montcalm's on the Plains of Abraham.

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A) B, A, D, C 
B) A, B, C, D 
C) C, B, A, D 
D) A, C, B, D 
E) A, B, D, C 
A) B, A, D, C 
B) A, B, C, D 
C) C, B, A, D 
D) A, C, B, D 
E) A, B, D, C

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Queen Anne's War (War of Spanish Succession)

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Queen Anne's War, also known as the War

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Huguenots

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The Huguenots were French Protestants wh

Question 10

During the Seven Years' War

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A) colonial militiamen were impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars. 
B) British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops. 
C) British officials were disturbed by the lukewarm support of many colonials. 
D) the colonists lost confidence in their own military capability. 
E) all American trade with Spain and France ended. 
A) colonial militiamen were impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars. 
B) British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops. 
C) British officials were disturbed by the lukewarm support of many colonials. 
D) the colonists lost confidence in their own military capability. 
E) all American trade with Spain and France ended.

Question 11

Unlike the first three Anglo-French wars, the Seven Years' War

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A) won the British territorial concessions. 
B) united British colonists in strong support of the mother country. 
C) was fought initially on the North American continent. 
D) did not affect American colonists' attitudes toward England. 
E) resulted in a stronger French presence in North America. 
A) won the British territorial concessions. 
B) united British colonists in strong support of the mother country. 
C) was fought initially on the North American continent. 
D) did not affect American colonists' attitudes toward England. 
E) resulted in a stronger French presence in North America.

Question 12

French motives in the New World included the desire to

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A) establish agricultural communities to produce profitable staple crops. 
B) convert Indians to Protestantism. 
C) compete with Spain for an empire in America. 
D) provide a place for French religious dissenters to settle. 
E) compete with Portugal for an empire in America. 
A) establish agricultural communities to produce profitable staple crops. 
B) convert Indians to Protestantism. 
C) compete with Spain for an empire in America. 
D) provide a place for French religious dissenters to settle. 
E) compete with Portugal for an empire in America.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of

Question 14

Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because

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A) it did not provide for the common defense. 
B) the British approved it. 
C) it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies. 
D) they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress. 
E) it placed too much power in the hands of local governments. 
A) it did not provide for the common defense. 
B) the British approved it. 
C) it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies. 
D) they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress. 
E) it placed too much power in the hands of local governments.

Question 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
Great Britain, France, and Spain Clash for Supremacy in North America, 1689-1763

-____ Hudson Bay

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War of Jenkins's Ear

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The War of Jenkins's Ear was a conflict

Question 17

During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with

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A) a large military presence for protection. 
B) decades of salutary neglect. 
C) higher taxes passed by Parliament. 
D) stronger parliamentary direction. 
E) representative seats in the British Parliament. 
A) a large military presence for protection. 
B) decades of salutary neglect. 
C) higher taxes passed by Parliament. 
D) stronger parliamentary direction. 
E) representative seats in the British Parliament.

Question 18

The soldier and explorer whose leadership in establishing French colonies earned him the title "Father of New France" was

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A) Samuel de Champlain. 
B) Robert de La Salle. 
C) Antoine Cadillac. 
D) Des Moines. 
E) Edward Vincennes. 
A) Samuel de Champlain. 
B) Robert de La Salle. 
C) Antoine Cadillac. 
D) Des Moines. 
E) Edward Vincennes.

Question 19

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
Great Britain, France, and Spain Clash for Supremacy in North America, 1689-1763

-____ Montreal

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Compare and contrast the reasons for unity and the reasons for disunity in the American colonies before and after the Seven Years' War.

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Before the Seven Years' War, the America

Exam 6: The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

Government in New France (Canada) was

The French wanted to control the interior basin of Louisiana because they

For interior Indian tribes in North America, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fort Duquesne

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel de Champlain

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Queen Anne's War (War of Spanish Succession)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Huguenots

During the Seven Years' War

Unlike the first three Anglo-French wars, the Seven Years' War

French motives in the New World included the desire to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Great Britain, France, and Spain Clash for Supremacy in North America, 1689-1763 -____ Hudson Bay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War of Jenkins's Ear

During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with

The soldier and explorer whose leadership in establishing French colonies earned him the title "Father of New France" was

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Great Britain, France, and Spain Clash for Supremacy in North America, 1689-1763 -____ Montreal

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compare and contrast the reasons for unity and the reasons for disunity in the American colonies before and after the Seven Years' War.

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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