In these American History Chapter 4 Quiz Questions, we’ll be looking at another group of topics regarding the history of the United States of America, delving into topics such as the French and Indian War, the Coercive Acts, the Boston Massacre and the Peace of Paris.
The fall of Quebec
The surrender of Montreal
The capture of Fort Duquesne
The French defeat at Louisburg
The establishment of Fort Necessity
Organizing bands of vigilantes to make sure colonists cooperated with the resistance to the British
Passing a plan for a colonial union under British authority
Gathering delegates from most of the colonies in an assembly to consider common action against the British
Preparing for military defense against possible British attack
Women’s groups extending their organized boycotts
Vigilance
Military training
Correspondence
Revolution
Public safety
Transferring Canada to Great Britain
Ceding New Orleans to the Spanish
Gaining territory in India
Giving up all claims in mainland North America
Accepting large territorial gains for Britain
Most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the costs
The British strictly enforcing colonial trade regulations
Most Americans objecting to their membership in the British Empire
The British constantly intervening in American affairs
Most cities experiencing anti-British demonstrations
New England merchants
Scots-Irish farmers
Southern planters
Indians
Frontiersmen
The prime minister and the cabinet became virtually powerless
The executive power of the king increased markedly
The prime minister and the cabinet became the true executives
English-born kings regained the monarchy
Americans called for armed rebellion
Jeffrey Amherst
Nathanial Greene
William Pitt
George Washington
James Wolfe
Colonial leaders were unable to organize significant protests
England could not afford another costly war
English merchants, hurt by the colonial boycott, asked Parliament to repeal the act
The colonies were militarily too powerful for Britain to fight
The colonial petitions persuaded Britain to rethink its position
James Wolfe
William Byrd
William of Orange
Jeffery Amherst
William Pitt
Awarded on the basis of merit
Based on military rank
Given to colonial residents
Based on the religion of the applicant
Made as a result of bribery or favoritism
Acquiring land, population, and imperial splendor
Promoting electoral democracy
Supporting the expansion of colonial manufacturing
Abandoning colonies that were losing money
Eliminating all colonial taxes
Bunker Hill
Cambridge
Boston
Monmouth
Lexington
Disbanding the New York assembly
Imposing a series of new external taxes
Creating an effective antismuggling board
Establishing new agents to enforce the Stamp Act
Addressing the challenge of enforcing the Mutiny Act
Iroquois
Algonquin
Creoles
Hurons
Apaches
The death of over 50 Americans
The withdrawal of British troops from colonial cities
The incident became a symbol of British oppression
The resignation of Charles Townshend
The incident resulted in a jail sentence for Thomas Hutchinson
Restricted to beer and wine
Strictly illegal by English law
Craved by American colonists, and drunkenness was common
Restricted to private homes
Nonexistent in cities
A brief outburst of war between the colonists and Britain
The surrender of the city of Boston to the French
A huge loss of land to the control of France
The signing of an alliance between the colonists and the Iroquois
The outbreak of border conflicts with both France and Spain
Preventing a French invasion of northeastern cities
Protecting western settlements against Indian raids
Defeating the Iroquois in the north
Attacking Spanish forts to the south
Defending Tidewater Virginia from the French navy