Question 1

New England colonists were outraged when British diplomats returned ____ to France in 1748.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hudson Bay 
B)  Acadia 
C)  Louisbourg 
D)  Newfoundland 
E)  Nova Scotia 
A)  Hudson Bay 
B)  Acadia 
C)  Louisbourg 
D)  Newfoundland 
E)  Nova Scotia

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marquis de Montcalm

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Montcalm, whose full name was

Question 3

Which of the following best characterized the early wars between France and Britain in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The deployment of professional troops by both sides 
B)  The avoidance of civilian casualties wherever possible 
C)  The importance of Indian alliances with the British against the French 
D)  The substantial use of guerrilla warfare 
E)  The alliance between Britain and Spain against the French 
A)  The deployment of professional troops by both sides 
B)  The avoidance of civilian casualties wherever possible 
C)  The importance of Indian alliances with the British against the French 
D)  The substantial use of guerrilla warfare 
E)  The alliance between Britain and Spain against the French

Question 4

What role did Indian tribes play in the early clashes between France and Britain in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French voyageurs and Jesuit missionaries fought alongside their Huron allies, but the British spurned any potential Indian allies. 
B)  Both the French coureurs de bois and British colonists sought Indian allies. 
C)  The Iroquois Confederation took the strife between French and English as an opportunity to launch a large-scale, coordinated attack on all colonists. 
D)  Indian tribes wanted no part of the Europeans´ disputes and remained above the fray. 
E)  Indian leaders proved essential peacemakers in ending warfare and negotiating treaties between British and French officials. 
A)  The French voyageurs and Jesuit missionaries fought alongside their Huron allies, but the British spurned any potential Indian allies. 
B)  Both the French coureurs de bois and British colonists sought Indian allies. 
C)  The Iroquois Confederation took the strife between French and English as an opportunity to launch a large-scale, coordinated attack on all colonists. 
D)  Indian tribes wanted no part of the Europeans´ disputes and remained above the fray. 
E)  Indian leaders proved essential peacemakers in ending warfare and negotiating treaties between British and French officials.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Peace of Utrecht

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Utrecht, also known as the

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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)  the larger colonies felt that they should have greater representation. 
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)  the larger colonies felt that they should have greater representation. 
E)  it placed too much power in the hands of local governments.

Question 7

What role did the French Huguenots play in the early history of French colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were targets of government persecution in the religious wars that wracked France in the 1500s and inhibited colonization efforts. 
B)  Their calls for a religious refuge in the New World succeeded, resulting in the first permanent French settlement in Canada. 
C)  Their triumph over Catholicism with the Edict of Nantes transformed France into a Protestant nation whose colonies would serve as Catholic refuges. 
D)  Their military prowess was critical in enabling France to win its early colonial wars against Britain. 
E)  Their missionary zeal was vital to France´s ability to secure Indian allies in North America. 
A)  They were targets of government persecution in the religious wars that wracked France in the 1500s and inhibited colonization efforts. 
B)  Their calls for a religious refuge in the New World succeeded, resulting in the first permanent French settlement in Canada. 
C)  Their triumph over Catholicism with the Edict of Nantes transformed France into a Protestant nation whose colonies would serve as Catholic refuges. 
D)  Their military prowess was critical in enabling France to win its early colonial wars against Britain. 
E)  Their missionary zeal was vital to France´s ability to secure Indian allies in North America.

Question 8

What triggered the Anglo-French conflict in 1754 that inaugurated the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  British speculators, mostly Virginians, claimed land in the Ohio Valley where the French were erecting forts to control the Ohio River. 
B)  The British attempted to build forts along the Ohio River to inhibit French trade. 
C)  An intense rivalry developed between England and France for the friendship of the local Iroquois tribes. 
D)  French and British fisherman clashed over fishing rights off the cod-rich coasts of lower Canada and New England. 
E)  Both countries wanted control of the Mississippi trade at the disputed settlement of New Orleans. 
A)  British speculators, mostly Virginians, claimed land in the Ohio Valley where the French were erecting forts to control the Ohio River. 
B)  The British attempted to build forts along the Ohio River to inhibit French trade. 
C)  An intense rivalry developed between England and France for the friendship of the local Iroquois tribes. 
D)  French and British fisherman clashed over fishing rights off the cod-rich coasts of lower Canada and New England. 
E)  Both countries wanted control of the Mississippi trade at the disputed settlement of New Orleans.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Edward Braddock

Accepted Answer

Edward Braddock was a British officer an

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-guerrilla warfare

Accepted Answer

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Orleans

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The Jesuits, also known as the Society o

Question 13

What did the Peace of Utrecht accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It halted settlement in British territory west of the Appalachians, inflaming colonial resentment. 
B)  It inaugurated a long peace in Europe that lasted throughout the eighteenth century. 
C)  It transferred Acadia (Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay from French to British control. 
D)  It gave Spanish Florida to the British. 
E)  It ceded to the Dutch all of France´s island colonies in the Caribbean. 
A)  It halted settlement in British territory west of the Appalachians, inflaming colonial resentment. 
B)  It inaugurated a long peace in Europe that lasted throughout the eighteenth century. 
C)  It transferred Acadia (Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay from French to British control. 
D)  It gave Spanish Florida to the British. 
E)  It ceded to the Dutch all of France´s island colonies in the Caribbean.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Daniel Boone

Accepted Answer

Daniel Boone was a frontiersman and expl

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Albany Congress

Accepted Answer

The Albany Congress was a meeting of rep

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Pitt

Accepted Answer

William Pitt, also known as William Pitt

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Edict of Nantes

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes was a decree issued

Question 18

What was the Proclamation of 1763? How was it viewed by America,and how was it viewed by the British? What caused this difference in perception and which one was more accurate?

Accepted Answer

The Proclamation of 1763 was a decree is

Question 19

The immediate,short-range purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  appeal for more British forces to be sent to North America. 
B)  keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British. 
C)  prevent the French from attacking American outposts. 
D)  appoint George Washington to head the colonial militia. 
E)  attempt to form an alliance with French colonists in Canada. 
A)  appeal for more British forces to be sent to North America. 
B)  keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British. 
C)  prevent the French from attacking American outposts. 
D)  appoint George Washington to head the colonial militia. 
E)  attempt to form an alliance with French colonists in Canada.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-British regulars

Accepted Answer

British regulars refer to the profession

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

New England colonists were outraged when British diplomats returned ____ to France in 1748.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marquis de Montcalm

Which of the following best characterized the early wars between France and Britain in North America?

What role did Indian tribes play in the early clashes between France and Britain in North America?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Peace of Utrecht

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

What role did the French Huguenots play in the early history of French colonization?

What triggered the Anglo-French conflict in 1754 that inaugurated the French and Indian War?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Edward Braddock

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -guerrilla warfare

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Orleans

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

What did the Peace of Utrecht accomplish?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Daniel Boone

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Albany Congress

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Pitt

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Edict of Nantes

What was the Proclamation of 1763? How was it viewed by America,and how was it viewed by the British? What caused this difference in perception and which one was more accurate?

The immediate,short-range purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -British regulars

New World Beginnings

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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