US History 10 Honors--Chapters 6-7 Study Guide
1. (Chapter 6) Which soldier and explorer earned the title “Father of New France?”
2. What factors led to the French and Indian War?
3. Why werethe French slow to colonize the areas of America
4. What event finally allowed France to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World ?
5. How did the colonists react to Parliament passing the Tea Act?
6. What restrictions did Britain
7. Were the colonists really revolutionary?
8. What factors helped precipitate the American Revolution?
9. What did the committees of correspondence evolve into over time?
10. Why was the Quebec Act so unpopular in the American colonies?
11. Why did the colonists oppose the Sugar Act?
12. Create a timeline of the following events: Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Stamp Act, repeal of the Stamp Act.
13. How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
14. What did the colonists think the British were trying to do with the passage of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
15. Who was the British Parliament’s currency legislation intended to benefit?
16. What were committees of correspondence, what was their purpose, and who suggested them in the first place?
17. What was “homespun” and what was its significance?
18. Describe the theory of mercantilism.
19. Explain what George Grenville meant by “virtual representation.”
20. What did the American colonial exponents of republicanism argue that a just society depended on?
21. How did the British (temporarily) bring peace to the colonies after the Boston Massacre?
22. Which act gave Parliament absolute and unqualified sovereignty over the North American colonies?
Identification: Explain the historic significance of each of the following people:
| a. | George Grenville | e. | Crispus Attucks |
| b. | Charles Townshend | f. | Baron von Steuben |
| c. | Marquis de Lafayette | g. | Paul Revere |
| d. | Samuel Adams | h. | Thomas Hutchinson |
Essay Questions
How did the European balance of power hamper the British in the American Revolution?
What environmental, political, and cultural impact did French colonization have on the development of North America ? Take into consideration reasons for colonization and conflicts arising from colonization, as well as the impact on the modern world.
It is sometimes observed that the roots of future wars lie in the results of past wars. In what ways does it appear that the French and Indian War helped to cause the American Revolutionary War?
No comments:
Post a Comment