History Chapter 3

Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700s?

To gain access to the region’s natural resources.

Which important roles did American women take during the revolution? Choose the TWO correct answers.

Caring for wounded soldiers; running family businesses.

How did the Stamp Act contribute to the Boston Massacre?

Colonists angered by British taxes took out their frustrations on British troops, which eventually led the troops to fire at the colonists.

What event led to the first shots being fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord?

The attempt by the British to seize colonial military stores.

Which of the following excerpts is a grievance of the American colonists that was included in the Declaration of Independence?

He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly/MANLY FIRMNESS

Which statement describes a reason for the French forts across North America? Choose the TWO correct answers.

To serve as trading posts with American Indian traders; to defend French territory from the European colonial expansion.

What motivated most African Americans soldiers to fight in the Revolutionary War with the Patriots?

The hope that the war would eventually bring an end to slavery.

What effect did the capture of Fort Ticonderoga have on the fighting in Boston between the American colonists and the British?

The British left Boston when they saw the Fort’s canons positioned on Dorchester Heights above Boston.

Which factors helped the Patriots win the war? Choose the TWO correct answers.

Alliances with European countries; familiarity with American geography.

What actions by the British and southern Loyalists caused many southern colonists to side with the Patriots?

Carrying out brutal attacks during the campaign in the Carolinas.

Which of the following would be considered an example of Prime Minister George Grenville’s use of the mercantile system?

An increase in the tax on imports into the colonies in order to pay for the cost of running the British navy.

Explain why France and Spain would send the Patriots supplies and later choose to side with them during the Revolutionary War.

Spain and France wanted to weaken Britain by siding with the Patriots. They gave America supplies, weapons, and people to help them win the war and to see if they had a chance to win. They were also hoping to reverse losses from the Seven Years’ War. After the Battle of Saratof

How did treatment of the Algonquians and the Hurons by the French lead these American Indian groups to side with the French during the French and Indian War?

When France came, fur trade was all they wanted from the American Indians. They did not take their land or wish to take it. The British, on the other hand, took their land. They broke agreements they had had with the American Indians. The American Indians therefore sided with France because they trusted France more than Britain.