Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Scalping refers to the practice of remov

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Samuel de Champlain. 
B)  Robert de La Salle. 
C)  Antoine Cadillac. 
D)  Pierre Des Moines. 
E)  Louis de Montcalm 
A)  Samuel de Champlain. 
B)  Robert de La Salle. 
C)  Antoine Cadillac. 
D)  Pierre Des Moines. 
E)  Louis de Montcalm

Question 3

What is NOT a reason for the slow growth of population in New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  French peasants had little economic incentive to migrate. 
B)  Religious minorities were not permitted to emigrate. 
C)  The French government favored its Caribbean island colonies over New France. 
D)  The colony was unable to sustain itself economically. 
E)  The government was almost completely autocratic. 
A)  French peasants had little economic incentive to migrate. 
B)  Religious minorities were not permitted to emigrate. 
C)  The French government favored its Caribbean island colonies over New France. 
D)  The colony was unable to sustain itself economically. 
E)  The government was almost completely autocratic.

Question 4

When William Pitt became prime minister during the French and Indian War,he

Accepted Answer

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)  turned to a strategy of blockade and slow strangling of the French settlements. 
D)  focused his military strategy on the capture of Montreal and Québec. 
E)  relied on the British aristocracy for his primary political support. 
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)  turned to a strategy of blockade and slow strangling of the French settlements. 
D)  focused his military strategy on the capture of Montreal and Québec. 
E)  relied on the British aristocracy for his primary political support.

Question 5

In the wake of the French defeat in Montreal in 1760,the French population in Canada

Accepted Answer

A)  decided to adapt to the new flag and masters. 
B)  vowed to continue its resistance in guerrilla warfare. 
C)  fled into the Canadian hinterlands. 
D)  conspired against the British with nearby Indian tribes. 
E)  continued to preserve their French heritage and still form a strong French minority in Canada today. 
A)  decided to adapt to the new flag and masters. 
B)  vowed to continue its resistance in guerrilla warfare. 
C)  fled into the Canadian hinterlands. 
D)  conspired against the British with nearby Indian tribes. 
E)  continued to preserve their French heritage and still form a strong French minority in Canada today.

Question 6

France had to give up its vision of a North American New France when

Accepted Answer

A)  the settlers in Québec demanded independence. 
B)  farming proved to be unprofitable. 
C)  King Louis XIV died. 
D)  it was defeated and driven off the continent in 1763. 
E)  it could not entice enough settlers to America. 
A)  the settlers in Québec demanded independence. 
B)  farming proved to be unprofitable. 
C)  King Louis XIV died. 
D)  it was defeated and driven off the continent in 1763. 
E)  it could not entice enough settlers to America.

Question 7

Which of the following was evident from Braddock´s defeat at Fort Duquesne?

Accepted Answer

A)  British adoption of guerrilla tactics was far more thorough and advanced than the French. 
B)  Indian allies were virtually useless to the French. 
C)  The Protestant work ethic shared by the British regulars and colonial militiamen nearly enabled them to defeat the larger French force. 
D)  Continental military tactics and heavy artillery were of limited use in the North American wilderness. 
E)  Spanish support troops were of vital importance to the French. 
A)  British adoption of guerrilla tactics was far more thorough and advanced than the French. 
B)  Indian allies were virtually useless to the French. 
C)  The Protestant work ethic shared by the British regulars and colonial militiamen nearly enabled them to defeat the larger French force. 
D)  Continental military tactics and heavy artillery were of limited use in the North American wilderness. 
E)  Spanish support troops were of vital importance to the French.

Question 8

After the British victory in the French and Indian War,American colonists developed a

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling of greater closeness to Britain after fighting so successfully together. 
B)  sense of greater admiration for Spain as French authority was eliminated from North America. 
C)  new spirit of independence as the French threat disappeared. 
D)  new confidence that Indians would no launch attacks against white settlers. 
E)  new sympathy for the defeated French, which would pave the way for their alliance during the Revolution. 
A)  feeling of greater closeness to Britain after fighting so successfully together. 
B)  sense of greater admiration for Spain as French authority was eliminated from North America. 
C)  new spirit of independence as the French threat disappeared. 
D)  new confidence that Indians would no launch attacks against white settlers. 
E)  new sympathy for the defeated French, which would pave the way for their alliance during the Revolution.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of

Question 10

Though the French were forced to give up their dreams of a North American empire,what were the lasting legacies of their colonization efforts in North America?

Accepted Answer

The French colonization efforts in North

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Acadia was a region in North America tha

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pontiac's uprising

Accepted Answer

Pontiac's Uprising, also known as Pontia

Question 13

The climactic clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caribbean islands 
B)  Ohio River Valley 
C)  Mississippi River Valley 
D)  Great Lakes 
E)  St. Lawrence River 
A)  Caribbean islands 
B)  Ohio River Valley 
C)  Mississippi River Valley 
D)  Great Lakes 
E)  St. Lawrence River

Question 14

The coureurs de bois were

Accepted Answer

A)  French soldiers. 
B)  mixed-race descendants of French and Indians. 
C)  Jesuit priests. 
D)  French farmers. 
E)  French fur trappers. 
A)  French soldiers. 
B)  mixed-race descendants of French and Indians. 
C)  Jesuit priests. 
D)  French farmers. 
E)  French fur trappers.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal pro

Question 16

Unlike any of the first three Anglo-French wars,the French and Indian War

Accepted Answer

A)  won territorial concessions from France. 
B)  united British colonists in strong support of the mother country. 
C)  began on the North American continent. 
D)  found the Indians fighting largely on the British and American side. 
E)  resulted in a stronger French presence in North America. 
A)  won territorial concessions from France. 
B)  united British colonists in strong support of the mother country. 
C)  began on the North American continent. 
D)  found the Indians fighting largely on the British and American side. 
E)  resulted in a stronger French presence in North America.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the British turned to a naval strategy in the French and Indian War. 
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 turned to a naval strategy in the French and Indian War. 
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 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Québec

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Québec, also known as the

Question 19

Why did Britain seek to control the Ohio Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  To continue its expansion west and block French land-grabbing and influence 
B)  To ensure defeat of the French in the War of Jenkins´s Ear 
C)  To halt the growth of Spanish colonization in North America 
D)  To secure the Mississippi River and continue pushing further south to control all of Mexico 
E)  To link their Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley 
A)  To continue its expansion west and block French land-grabbing and influence 
B)  To ensure defeat of the French in the War of Jenkins´s Ear 
C)  To halt the growth of Spanish colonization in North America 
D)  To secure the Mississippi River and continue pushing further south to control all of Mexico 
E)  To link their Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley

Question 20

Who was the military leader in the first battle of what became the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Braddock 
B)  George Washington 
C)  William Pitt 
D)  James Wolfe 
E)  Robert La Salle
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A)  Edward Braddock 
B)  George Washington 
C)  William Pitt 
D)  James Wolfe 
E)  Robert La Salle
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Exam 6: The Duel for North America,1608-1763

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

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

What is NOT a reason for the slow growth of population in New France?

When William Pitt became prime minister during the French and Indian War,he

In the wake of the French defeat in Montreal in 1760,the French population in Canada

France had to give up its vision of a North American New France when

Which of the following was evident from Braddock´s defeat at Fort Duquesne?

After the British victory in the French and Indian War,American colonists developed a

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

Though the French were forced to give up their dreams of a North American empire,what were the lasting legacies of their colonization efforts in North America?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pontiac's uprising

The climactic clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of which area?

The coureurs de bois were

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

Unlike any of the first three Anglo-French wars,the French and Indian War

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Québec

Why did Britain seek to control the Ohio Valley?

Who was the military leader in the first battle of what became the French and Indian War?

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Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

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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

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

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Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

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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

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