Chapter 5. Forging the American Experiment, 1754 - 1775

Which of the following duties were typical for European armies of the eighteenth century?

Building shelter on command

In the Peace Treaty of Paris from 1763, France

Lost all claims to land east of the Mississippi.

Why did Prime Minister North seek the partial repeal of the Townshend Duties in March 1770?

He understood that the non-importation movement was hurting English merchants.

What did "failure" mean for the Albany Congress of 1754?

They did not combine their militias and military finances.

Who was providing the legal defense for the soldiers accused of killing five civilians in the Boston Massacre of March 1770?

John Adams

Who continued to withhold equal representation from western Pennsylvanians in the 1760s?

Quakers

What prompted colonial fishermen, artisans, and laborers to riot in colonial ports in the past, prior to the Stamp Act crisis?

Impressment into the Royal Navy

Why did a group of artisans and shopkeepers in Boston hang Andrew Oliver in effigy in August 1765?

He was the local stamp distributor.

Who sent a circular letter to all the colonial assemblies in North America in 1768, proposing a united plea for repeal of the Townshend Duties?

Samuel Adams

Which of the following best describes the Galloway plan in response to the Coercive Acts of 1774?

Compromising and conciliatory

Which town did the French General Montcalm capture during his incursion into the English North American colonies in 1756?

Oswego, New York

What was the significance of the Committee of Correspondence in 1772?

This was a crucial step toward intercolonial unity.

Parliament's passage of the Quebec Act of 1774

Granted Canadians freedom of religion.

Why did Governor Thomas Gage of Massachusetts order British troops to Concord in April 1775?

They were supposed to seize the ammunitions of the militia.