Question 1

In his first military command encounter in the French and Indian War,  Lieutenant Colonel George Washington

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A)  won a decisive and hard-fought battle for British forces at Fort Duquesne. 
B)  was defeated by French forces at Fort Necessity following a ten-hour siege in July 1754. 
C)  received strong military support and reinforcements from the British Army command and political authorities. 
D)  helped to force the French out of Nova Scotia. 
E)  displayed his twenty years of military experience to great military success. 
A)  won a decisive and hard-fought battle for British forces at Fort Duquesne. 
B)  was defeated by French forces at Fort Necessity following a ten-hour siege in July 1754. 
C)  received strong military support and reinforcements from the British Army command and political authorities. 
D)  helped to force the French out of Nova Scotia. 
E)  displayed his twenty years of military experience to great military success.

Question 2

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War

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A)  France surrendered to Great Britain all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  England turned Florida over to Spain. 
C)  Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain. 
D)  France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies. 
E)  the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia. 
A)  France surrendered to Great Britain all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  England turned Florida over to Spain. 
C)  Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain. 
D)  France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies. 
E)  the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia.

Question 3

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Proclamation of 1763

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The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal pro

Question 4

The Jesuit priests, despite their initial failure in gaining converts, played a vital role because

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A)  of the many converts to Catholicism. 
B)  of the health care they provided. 
C)  they made peace with the Indians. 
D)  they encouraged the Indians to participate in the fur trade. 
E)  of their exploration and work as geographers. 
A)  of the many converts to Catholicism. 
B)  of the health care they provided. 
C)  they made peace with the Indians. 
D)  they encouraged the Indians to participate in the fur trade. 
E)  of their exploration and work as geographers.

Question 5

With the end of the Seven Years' War, the disunity, jealousy, and suspicion that had long existed in the American colonies

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A)  continued without change. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in renewed acts of violence. 
E)  None of these 
A)  continued without change. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in renewed acts of violence. 
E)  None of these

Question 6

As a result of General Braddock's defeat a few miles from Fort Duquesne

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A)  the British controlled the frontier. 
B)  George Washington was left without a military command. 
C)  the frontier from Pennsylvania to North Carolina was open to Indian attack. 
D)  General Braddock was forced to leave the military. 
E)  the British called off their planned invasion of Canada. 
A)  the British controlled the frontier. 
B)  George Washington was left without a military command. 
C)  the frontier from Pennsylvania to North Carolina was open to Indian attack. 
D)  General Braddock was forced to leave the military. 
E)  the British called off their planned invasion of Canada.

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

The War of Jenkins's Ear was

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A)  fought in European waters. 
B)  a great victory for Spain. 
C)  confined to the Caribbean Sea and Georgia. 
D)  the event that established the policy of salutary neglect. 
E)  a defeat for France. 
A)  fought in European waters. 
B)  a great victory for Spain. 
C)  confined to the Caribbean Sea and Georgia. 
D)  the event that established the policy of salutary neglect. 
E)  a defeat for France.

Question 9

​In responding to Chief Pontiac's uprising of allied western Indian tribes, the British

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A)  ​engaged in a form of biological warfare against Pontiac and his allies. 
B)  ​were reluctant to engage in harsh, suppressive tactics that would alienate Pontiac and his Indian allies. 
C)  ​vacillated between harshly coercive tactics and offering generous terms to accommodate the demands of Pontiac and his allies. 
D)  ​downplayed the need to stabilize relations with western Indian tribes. 
E)  failed to appreciate the long-term need to keep regular troops along an increasing restless and dangerous frontier. 
A)  ​engaged in a form of biological warfare against Pontiac and his allies. 
B)  ​were reluctant to engage in harsh, suppressive tactics that would alienate Pontiac and his Indian allies. 
C)  ​vacillated between harshly coercive tactics and offering generous terms to accommodate the demands of Pontiac and his allies. 
D)  ​downplayed the need to stabilize relations with western Indian tribes. 
E)  failed to appreciate the long-term need to keep regular troops along an increasing restless and dangerous frontier.

Question 10

The British invasion of Canada in 1756 during the Seven Years' War

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A)  was initially hampered significantly by poor strategic decision making by Britain's war leaders. 
B)  concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. 
C)  was prompted, in part, by the fact that in 1756 the undeclared war in America had merged into a world conflict. 
D)  was an immediate and universally successful military operation. 
E)  resulted in British control of the St. Lawrence River. 
A)  was initially hampered significantly by poor strategic decision making by Britain's war leaders. 
B)  concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. 
C)  was prompted, in part, by the fact that in 1756 the undeclared war in America had merged into a world conflict. 
D)  was an immediate and universally successful military operation. 
E)  resulted in British control of the St. Lawrence River.

Question 11

When William Pitt became prime minister during the Seven Years' War, he

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A)  ended Parliament's practice of reimbursing the colonies for their war-related expenditures. 
B)  ordered a full-scale assault on the French West Indies. 
C)  relied heavily on the older, more cautious generals in the British Army. 
D)  focused on developing a successfulmilitary strategy in the Québec-Montréal area that ultimately routed the French in Canada. 
E)  remained popular with the wealthy but not the poor. 
A)  ended Parliament's practice of reimbursing the colonies for their war-related expenditures. 
B)  ordered a full-scale assault on the French West Indies. 
C)  relied heavily on the older, more cautious generals in the British Army. 
D)  focused on developing a successfulmilitary strategy in the Québec-Montréal area that ultimately routed the French in Canada. 
E)  remained popular with the wealthy but not the poor.

Question 12

The Seven Years' War has been called the "Great War for Empire." Assess the validity of the claim.

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The claim that the Seven Years' War was

Question 13

The early wars between France and Britain in North America were notable for the

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A)  large number of troops committed by both sides. 
B)  lack of Indian participation. 
C)  carryover of European tactics to America. 
D)  use of primitive guerrilla warfare. 
E)  advanced technology used during the warfare. 
A)  large number of troops committed by both sides. 
B)  lack of Indian participation. 
C)  carryover of European tactics to America. 
D)  use of primitive guerrilla warfare. 
E)  advanced technology used during the warfare.

Question 14

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to

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A)  oppress the colonists. 
B)  punish the Indians. 
C)  show the power of Parliament. 
D)  allow western settlement by the colonists. 
E)  work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem and prevent another bloody Indian eruption like Pontiac's uprising. 
A)  oppress the colonists. 
B)  punish the Indians. 
C)  show the power of Parliament. 
D)  allow western settlement by the colonists. 
E)  work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem and prevent another bloody Indian eruption like Pontiac's uprising.

Question 15

Suppose that the French had won the Seven Years' War.What do you think would have been the political, economic, and social consequences for the British colonies and colonists in North America in both the short term and the long run?

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In the short term, if the French had won

Question 16

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 17

All of the following were allies on one side of the French and Indian War except

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A)  France. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  Russia. 
A)  France. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  Russia.

Question 18

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 19

Why did the Ohio Valley become the arena of protracted armed conflict between the French and British in America?

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The Ohio Valley became the arena of prot

Question 20

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-voyageurs

Accepted Answer

Voyageurs were French-Canadian fur trade

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

In his first military command encounter in the French and Indian War, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Proclamation of 1763

The Jesuit priests, despite their initial failure in gaining converts, played a vital role because

With the end of the Seven Years' War, the disunity, jealousy, and suspicion that had long existed in the American colonies

As a result of General Braddock's defeat a few miles from Fort Duquesne

The War of Jenkins's Ear was

​In responding to Chief Pontiac's uprising of allied western Indian tribes, the British

The British invasion of Canada in 1756 during the Seven Years' War

When William Pitt became prime minister during the Seven Years' War, he

The Seven Years' War has been called the "Great War for Empire." Assess the validity of the claim.

The early wars between France and Britain in North America were notable for the

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to

Suppose that the French had won the Seven Years' War.What do you think would have been the political, economic, and social consequences for the British colonies and colonists in North America in both the short term and the long run?

French motives in the New World included the desire to

All of the following were allies on one side of the French and Indian War except

During the Seven Years' War

Why did the Ohio Valley become the arena of protracted armed conflict between the French and British in America?

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -voyageurs

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

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