Question 1

With the end of the French and Indian War,the disunity,jealousy,and suspicion that had long existed among the American colonies

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A)  was sharply expanded. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in the creation of separate state militias. 
E)  led the British to impose a restriction on westward movement. 
A)  was sharply expanded. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in the creation of separate state militias. 
E)  led the British to impose a restriction on westward movement.

Question 2

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

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The Ohio Valley became the main arena of

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-King William's War (War of the League of Augsburg)

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King William's War, also known as the Wa

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-French and Indian War (Seven Years´ War)

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The French and Indian War, also known as

Question 5

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

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Samuel de Champlain (c. 1567 – 1635) was

Question 6

The primary economic pursuit of early settlers in New France was

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A)  farming. 
B)  fishing. 
C)  mining. 
D)  fur trapping. 
E)  wine-making. 
A)  farming. 
B)  fishing. 
C)  mining. 
D)  fur trapping. 
E)  wine-making.

Question 7

The Jesuit priests played a vital role in New France because of their

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A)  success in winning converts to Catholicism. 
B)  strong educational system they founded. 
C)  ability to establish peaceful relations with the Indians. 
D)  involvement in managing the fur trade. 
E)  exploration and work as geographers. 
A)  success in winning converts to Catholicism. 
B)  strong educational system they founded. 
C)  ability to establish peaceful relations with the Indians. 
D)  involvement in managing the fur trade. 
E)  exploration and work as geographers.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ohio Valley

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The Ohio Valley refers to the region sur

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following distinguished the French and Indian War from the three preceding wars involving Anglo-French conflict in North America?

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A)  It became the most far-flung conflict the world had ever seen, with fighting on several continents. 
B)  It involved the Spanish for the first time. 
C)  It destroyed the sense of unity among the British colonies that the earlier wars had created. 
D)  It involved Indian allies for the first time. 
E)  Unlike the earlier wars, it started in Europe and then spread to North America. 
A)  It became the most far-flung conflict the world had ever seen, with fighting on several continents. 
B)  It involved the Spanish for the first time. 
C)  It destroyed the sense of unity among the British colonies that the earlier wars had created. 
D)  It involved Indian allies for the first time. 
E)  Unlike the earlier wars, it started in Europe and then spread to North America.

Question 11

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

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Fort Necessity is a historical site loca

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-coureurs de bois

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The coureurs de bois were French-Canadia

Question 13

Why did France seek to control the Ohio Valley?

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A)  To stop Spain from extending its empire 
B)  To secure the territory of its Huron Indian allies 
C)  To stop British and colonial American attacks on its trading posts 
D)  To link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley 
E)  To expand the area of its fur trade 
A)  To stop Spain from extending its empire 
B)  To secure the territory of its Huron Indian allies 
C)  To stop British and colonial American attacks on its trading posts 
D)  To link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley 
E)  To expand the area of its fur trade

Question 14

How did British officers´ attitudes toward American militiamen during the French and Indian War shape postwar relations between the colonies and Britain?

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A)  Colonial militiamen, impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars, encouraged fellow colonists to be more deferential to British authority. 
B)  British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops, encouraging warmer relations between colonists and the British authorities. 
C)  British officers were distressed by the militiamen´s closeness with the Indians, leaving a lasting residue of mutual suspicion. 
D)  The colonists took British officers´ criticisms to heart and lost confidence in their own military capability, delaying an armed movement for colonial independence. 
E)  The contemptuous and snobbery of British officers towards the colonial "amateurs" rankled America´s militia forces, inspiring ill feelings among the colonists towards the British after the war. 
A)  Colonial militiamen, impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars, encouraged fellow colonists to be more deferential to British authority. 
B)  British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops, encouraging warmer relations between colonists and the British authorities. 
C)  British officers were distressed by the militiamen´s closeness with the Indians, leaving a lasting residue of mutual suspicion. 
D)  The colonists took British officers´ criticisms to heart and lost confidence in their own military capability, delaying an armed movement for colonial independence. 
E)  The contemptuous and snobbery of British officers towards the colonial "amateurs" rankled America´s militia forces, inspiring ill feelings among the colonists towards the British after the war.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Robert de La Salle

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Robert de La Salle, also known as René-R

Question 16

How central were the Indian participants in the French and Indian War and its aftermath? Which tribes and which leaders were most important?

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The Indian participants were central to

Question 17

Which statement best describes the place of New France (Canada)in the burgeoning French Empire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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A)  It was given highest priority as a source of much-needed timber and valuable beaver furs. 
B)  It was seen as a strategic way station to more valuable colonies in the East Indies. 
C)  It was expendable, not worth defending from British encroachment. 
D)  It was a critical safety valve for easing religious tensions in France through emigration. 
E)  It was secondary to the sugar-rich island colonies in the Caribbean. 
A)  It was given highest priority as a source of much-needed timber and valuable beaver furs. 
B)  It was seen as a strategic way station to more valuable colonies in the East Indies. 
C)  It was expendable, not worth defending from British encroachment. 
D)  It was a critical safety valve for easing religious tensions in France through emigration. 
E)  It was secondary to the sugar-rich island colonies in the Caribbean.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Pontiac, also known as Obwandiyag, was a

Question 19

How did American colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

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A)  American colonists reluctantly obeyed the law they hated. 
B)  They went on the warpath against western Indians. 
C)  Grateful colonists sought closer relations with the British government. 
D)  They joined Daniel Boone in droves in his rebellion against British rule. 
E)  Many defied the Proclamation and kept moving west. 
A)  American colonists reluctantly obeyed the law they hated. 
B)  They went on the warpath against western Indians. 
C)  Grateful colonists sought closer relations with the British government. 
D)  They joined Daniel Boone in droves in his rebellion against British rule. 
E)  Many defied the Proclamation and kept moving west.

Question 20

Which of the following do you think contributed most to the British victory in the French and Indian War: the leadership of William Pitt,the aid of American colonists,or the skill of the British regulars? Or was there another reason? Justify your choice.

Accepted Answer

I believe that the leadership of William

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

With the end of the French and Indian War,the disunity,jealousy,and suspicion that had long existed among the American colonies

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -King William's War (War of the League of Augsburg)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -French and Indian War (Seven Years´ War)

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

The primary economic pursuit of early settlers in New France was

The Jesuit priests played a vital role in New France because of their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ohio Valley

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

Which of the following distinguished the French and Indian War from the three preceding wars involving Anglo-French conflict in North America?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -coureurs de bois

Why did France seek to control the Ohio Valley?

How did British officers´ attitudes toward American militiamen during the French and Indian War shape postwar relations between the colonies and Britain?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert de La Salle

How central were the Indian participants in the French and Indian War and its aftermath? Which tribes and which leaders were most important?

Which statement best describes the place of New France (Canada)in the burgeoning French Empire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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

How did American colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

Which of the following do you think contributed most to the British victory in the French and Indian War: the leadership of William Pitt,the aid of American colonists,or the skill of the British regulars? Or was there another reason? Justify your choice.

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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