Question 1

Which best describes the British response to Pontiac´s Uprising in 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow and dithering 
B)  Indifferent 
C)  Encouraging but slow 
D)  Swift and just 
E)  Swift and cruel 
A)  Slow and dithering 
B)  Indifferent 
C)  Encouraging but slow 
D)  Swift and just 
E)  Swift and cruel

Question 2

As a result of the French and Indian War,Great Britain

Accepted Answer

A)  gained control of Louisiana and Mexico. 
B)  became the dominant power in North America. 
C)  annexed the island of Cuba. 
D)  gained exclusive control of the slave trade. 
E)  drove the French settlers from Québec to Louisiana. 
A)  gained control of Louisiana and Mexico. 
B)  became the dominant power in North America. 
C)  annexed the island of Cuba. 
D)  gained exclusive control of the slave trade. 
E)  drove the French settlers from Québec to Louisiana.

Question 3

Which statement about French relations with the Indians in New France is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians were excluded from the fur business. 
B)  Indian numbers were decimated by diseases and alcohol. 
C)  French Jesuit missionaries attempted to convert the Indians. 
D)  Destruction of the beaver violated Indians' beliefs and inflicted ecological damage. 
E)  The French alliance with the Hurons made the Iroquois their enemies. 
A)  Indians were excluded from the fur business. 
B)  Indian numbers were decimated by diseases and alcohol. 
C)  French Jesuit missionaries attempted to convert the Indians. 
D)  Destruction of the beaver violated Indians' beliefs and inflicted ecological damage. 
E)  The French alliance with the Hurons made the Iroquois their enemies.

Question 4

What did British statesman William Pitt mean when he asserted,"America was conquered in Germany"? How correct an assessment was it of the reasons for the British victory? What does it reveal about the global nature of the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

When British statesman William Pitt asse

Question 5

All of the following were main causes of disunity among the thirteen colonies before the French and Indian War EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  vast distances and geographical barriers. 
B)  boundary disputes. 
C)  diverse ethnic and religious traditions. 
D)  resentment of frontier settlers against aristocratic colonists. 
E)  fierce rivalry over control of the slave trade. 
A)  vast distances and geographical barriers. 
B)  boundary disputes. 
C)  diverse ethnic and religious traditions. 
D)  resentment of frontier settlers against aristocratic colonists. 
E)  fierce rivalry over control of the slave trade.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French. 
B)  propose independence of the colonies from Britain. 
C)  declare war on the Iroquois tribes. 
D)  prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies. 
E)  make a separate peace with France. 
A)  achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French. 
B)  propose independence of the colonies from Britain. 
C)  declare war on the Iroquois tribes. 
D)  prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies. 
E)  make a separate peace with France.

Question 8

The French and Indian War has also been called the "Great War for Empire." Assess the validity of this claim.

Accepted Answer

The claim that the French and Indian War

Question 9

What larger issue drove the British and Spanish to war over one sea captain´s tale of woe in the War of Jenkins´s ear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territorial rivalry in Louisiana 
B)  Slave rebellion 
C)  Ill feeling bred by smuggling 
D)  Protestant immigration to Spanish Catholic colonies 
E)  Entanglements with Indian conflicts in Mississippi 
A)  Territorial rivalry in Louisiana 
B)  Slave rebellion 
C)  Ill feeling bred by smuggling 
D)  Protestant immigration to Spanish Catholic colonies 
E)  Entanglements with Indian conflicts in Mississippi

Question 10

For the American colonies,the French and Indian War

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the myth of British invincibility. 
B)  left them in need of experienced officers. 
C)  earned them new freedoms from the grateful authorities. 
D)  gave them the opportunity finally to gain control of Mississippi. 
E)  created a greater reliance on British military protection against the Indians. 
A)  ended the myth of British invincibility. 
B)  left them in need of experienced officers. 
C)  earned them new freedoms from the grateful authorities. 
D)  gave them the opportunity finally to gain control of Mississippi. 
E)  created a greater reliance on British military protection against the Indians.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Louisbourg was a French fortress located

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Fort Duquesne was a key strategic fortif

Question 13

Which of the following resulted from the peace arrangements that ended the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  France surrendered all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  Britain handed 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 agreed to remove their fortresses from North America. 
A)  France surrendered all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  Britain handed 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 agreed to remove their fortresses from North America.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-King George´s War (War of the Austrian Succession)

Accepted Answer

King George's War, also known as the War

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

New France was the area colonized by Fra

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which best describes the French after the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were suddenly dependent on the Spanish to maintain their trade routes in North America. 
B)  They were defiant and considering how to regain a foothold in North America. 
C)  They were humiliated by defeat and saddened by the fate of Canada. 
D)  They became consumed once again with religious warfare back in France. 
E)  They remained indifferent to their losses on the North America mainland thanks to their rich sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. 
A)  They were suddenly dependent on the Spanish to maintain their trade routes in North America. 
B)  They were defiant and considering how to regain a foothold in North America. 
C)  They were humiliated by defeat and saddened by the fate of Canada. 
D)  They became consumed once again with religious warfare back in France. 
E)  They remained indifferent to their losses on the North America mainland thanks to their rich sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean.

Question 18

Why did Chief Pontiac try to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  American pioneers were encroaching on Indian lands. 
B)  The British had deliberately infected Indians with smallpox. 
C)  The Proclamation of 1763 harmed the Delawares, Ottawas, and Creeks. 
D)  The Indians were in a precarious position after the French defeat. 
E)  The French government had promised to help. 
A)  American pioneers were encroaching on Indian lands. 
B)  The British had deliberately infected Indians with smallpox. 
C)  The Proclamation of 1763 harmed the Delawares, Ottawas, and Creeks. 
D)  The Indians were in a precarious position after the French defeat. 
E)  The French government had promised to help.

Question 19

Unlike in the English colonies in America,in New France

Accepted Answer

A)  there were no popularly elected assemblies. 
B)  the crown was largely uninterested in colonial expansion. 
C)  the population grew very rapidly. 
D)  no valuable resources for exploitation existed. 
E)  the government encouraged religious dissenters to come to the colonies. 
A)  there were no popularly elected assemblies. 
B)  the crown was largely uninterested in colonial expansion. 
C)  the population grew very rapidly. 
D)  no valuable resources for exploitation existed. 
E)  the government encouraged religious dissenters to come to the colonies.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Join,or Die"

Accepted Answer

"Join, or Die" is a famous political car

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

Which best describes the British response to Pontiac´s Uprising in 1763?

As a result of the French and Indian War,Great Britain

Which statement about French relations with the Indians in New France is FALSE?

What did British statesman William Pitt mean when he asserted,"America was conquered in Germany"? How correct an assessment was it of the reasons for the British victory? What does it reveal about the global nature of the French and Indian War?

All of the following were main causes of disunity among the thirteen colonies before the French and Indian War EXCEPT

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

The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to

The French and Indian War has also been called the "Great War for Empire." Assess the validity of this claim.

What larger issue drove the British and Spanish to war over one sea captain´s tale of woe in the War of Jenkins´s ear?

For the American colonies,the French and Indian War

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

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

Which of the following resulted from the peace arrangements that ended the French and Indian War?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -King George´s War (War of the Austrian Succession)

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

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

Which best describes the French after the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

Why did Chief Pontiac try to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley?

Unlike in the English colonies in America,in New France

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Join,or Die"

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