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Section 3- Wars for empires

Question 1 of 25

1

What law was not really enforced by the british because of their statutory neglect?

Select one of the following:

  • Tea acts- where the british taxed tea

  • Navigation acts- made it illegal for colonists to trade with anyone but Britain

  • Stamp acts- Where the british taxed paper goods

  • Quebec act- Where the British took off some regulation for their new French colonists

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

1

Label each war with their European name

King Williams war AKA
Queen Annes war AKA
King Georges war AKA
French and Indian war AKA

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    War of the grand Alliance
    War of Spanish succession
    War of Austrian succession
    7 years war

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

1

Check the 2 factors of King Williams war.

Select one or more of the following:

  • In Europe it was called the War of the grand alliance

  • It started in the colonies

  • It started because the protestant war in England angered France

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

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Queen Annes war (aka: War of succession) was started because the monarch of died and King believed his grandson deserved the spanish throne. didn't like it.

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    Spanish
    English
    French
    Spain
    France
    England
    Louie XIV
    James the third
    George
    Austrian

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Question 5 of 25

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After each of the wars for empires, the status for the British colonies were allways - meaning they wanted to leave things the way they were before the war.

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    Status Quo: Ante bellum
    Status Quo: Post bellium
    Status Quo: Nequam
    Status Quo: Tulit bellium

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Question 6 of 25

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Is it true that after the war when the british left everything in the colonies to be Ante Bellum, the colonists were offended.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

1

Each war pushed Britain further and further into debt.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

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The French and Indian war (AKA the 7 years war) was the only war that started in the colonies and spread to the rest of Europe.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

1

A Militia is comprised of part time soldiers

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

1

was the creator of the river company. He wanted to control the river but a fort occupied it. goes to the commander of the Virginia minutemen (Washington) and asks them to make the French leave. To intimidate the French the militia built .

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    Robert Dwindle
    Ohio
    French
    British
    Indian
    Dwindle
    Pitt
    William Pitt
    Ft. Necessity
    Ft. Duquense
    Ft. Sumpter

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Question 11 of 25

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What started the French and Indian war?

Select one of the following:

  • The French slaughter of the Indians.

  • Indian aggression towards the colonies.

  • The sack of Ft. Necessity & capture of Washington.

  • The capture of the French fort on the Ohio.

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

1

The Indians that sided with the militia slaughtered the French. Is it true that the Indians were imprisoned for their acts?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

1

The Albany plan- a plan Franklin wrote to ask for help from other colonies- was accepted.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

1

The beginning of the war embarrassed the English so they sent a general and 2000 other soilders over to teach the colonists... What happened?

Select one of the following:

  • They failed, the general was killed & power fell to Washington who retreated.

  • They succeeded, but the general was killed & power fell to Washington who stayed and fought.

  • They failed, the militia was beat down and the British retreated.

  • They succeeded, the Washington was killed & the general retreated after the battle.

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

1

puts together a fund to get money for soldiers and . He sends who was killed in and who fought the French in Quebec.

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    William Pitt the elder
    military
    weapons
    James Wolfe
    Quebec
    Montreal
    Jeffery Amherst

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

1

The war ended in 1763, what were the effects of it? (3 answers)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Treaty of Paris signed

  • Britain got more American land

  • Colonists were forbidden from crossing the Application Mountains

  • British regulated which colonies could have a militia

  • Americans gained control over the Ohio river

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

1

What happens when the Colonists cross the Appellations?

Select one of the following:

  • Boston massacre- 7 people (who deserved to get shot) get shot in Boston

  • Pontiacs rebellion- An Indian uprising to take British land.

  • The Enlightenment- Colonists gain enlightened philosophy

  • The constitutional congress takes place- A congress of Whigs came together to solve issues about British mistreatment of the colonies.

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

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After the rebellion what did King George3 do? (3 answers)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Wanted more closely governed colonies

  • Needed colonists to help pay Englands war debts

  • Enforced navigation acts (which has been neglected)

  • Wrote the "Declaration of rights & Grievances"

  • Sent help to help colonist defend themselves from Pontiacs rebellion

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

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Which 4 acts were in the Greenville plan?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Revenue acts- Series of laws that put a variety of taxes on consumable items

  • Currency acts- limited colonies to use British currency

  • Stamp act- tax on paper

  • Quartering act- Colonists had to provide food and shelter for redcoats

  • Tea act- A tax on tea

  • Townshend act- Endorse indirect taxes

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

1

The Townshend act was very successful

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

1

What was the difference between Tories and Whigs?

Select one of the following:

  • They are the same.

  • Tories were loyal to the crown while Whigs weren't.

  • Whigs were loyal to the crown while Tories weren't.

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

1

What acts did King George3 pass after the Boston Tea party?

Select one of the following:

  • Cohersive acts

  • Tea act

  • Grenville acts

  • Quartering act

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

1

The Intolerable acts were the 4 cohersive acts and the Quebec act.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

1

What are some of the facts about the First continental congress? (3 answers)

Select one or more of the following:

  • All colonies showed up

  • Every state except Georgia showed up

  • They passed the Suffolk resolve to boycott British goods

  • General Thomas Gage offered assistance

  • They wrote the deceleration of rights and greviances

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

1

The Deceleration of was written during the first continental congress, it listed out the rights should have because the colonists considered themselves to be citizens. They were inspired by the .

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    Rights and Grievances
    Independence
    Englishmen
    Americans
    Colonists
    English
    American
    Enlightenment
    French revolution
    First Great Awakening

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