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Chapter 6 Section Review Packet
Section 6-1: Trouble on the Frontier
Match the following terms with the correct definition:
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Metacomet_____
Militia_____
Albany Plan of Union_____
French and Indian War_____
Fort Duquesne_____
Fort Necessity_____
Casualties_____
Edward Braddock_____
Treaty of Paris_____
a. Term that refers to civilians serving as
soldiers
b. War between France and Britain and each
sides’ respective Native American allies
c. Fort built by George Washington
d. Treaty that ended the French and Indian War
e. Term that refers to those wounded, killed, or
captured in war
f. British general that commanded troops in
North America during the French and Indian
War
g. Fort built by the French on the Ohio River
h. Plan to unify the colonies by Benjamin
Franklin
i. War known as the Seven Years War in Europe
j. Native American chief that opposed colonists’
efforts to take his people’s land
Thoroughly answer the following questions:
10. (a) What were the relationships between various Europeans and Native Americans based upon? (b)
Why did the native Americans “trust” the French more than the English?
(a) Relationships based on trade and European countries’ ability to assist various tribes against their
enemies
(b) Natives trusted the French more than English because French primarily were interested in trading of
goods; English settlers constantly invading and settling native lands
11. What were the various wars fought between Britain and France in the late 17th and early 18th
centuries and what was the main purpose of these conflicts (name at least three conflicts during that
time)?
(a) King Philip’s War; Queen Anne’s War; King William’s War, Wars fought as part of larger, global
conflicts between various European countries
(b) Purpose of these conflicts in North America was acquisition of territory for settlement, resources,
etc.
(c) In North America, these conflicts had little effect on various European countries’ territories
12. (a) Explain Benjamin Franklin’s Albany Plan of Union. Why did he propose this plan, and which
government did he base it upon? (b) Was his plan accepted or rejected and why?
(a) Franklin proposed that the colonies would be stronger if politically united, especially when
considering war against the French in North America; Suggested they use the Iroquois Confederation
(strong colonial government, weak central government) as a model
(b) Idea rejected by individual colonies, who did not wish to give up any sovereignty, or power over their
own affairs; Rejected by Parliament because they preferred to see the colonies divided and weak, much
easier to control that way
13. Explain the effects of the Treaty of Paris: (a) what countries gained territory in North America, and
which countries lost territory? (b) Which areas changed hands?
(a) Treaty of Paris brought the French and Indian War to an end in North America, brought the Seven
Years War to an end globally
(b) In North America, France lost most of its territory to the English, including Canada and the land
between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River; England received Florida from Spain,
who was France’s ally during the war
Section 6-2: Consequence of the French and Indian War
Match the following terms with their definitions:
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Backcountry_____
Pioneers_____
Pontiac’s Rebellion_____
King George III_____
Proclamation of 1763_____
a. King of England during the French and Indian
War, Revolutionary War, etc.
b. Thinly populated frontier area between
coastal settlements and the Appalachian Mtns.
c. The first Europeans to settle the frontier
d. Native American uprising where an alliance
of tribes began to attack British frontier forts
e. Law that banned British settlers from settling
west of the Appalachian Mountains
Thoroughly answer the following questions, using bullets when necessary:
19. (a) Why did pioneers move into the Ohio River Valley and west of the Appalachian Mountains? (b)
What was the primary fear of settlers in this area?
(a) Moved into the area to take advantage of lush, fertile farmland; also moved into the region for trade,
fur trapping, etc.
(b) Settlers feared attacks by native Americans
20. Why did native Americans in the Ohio River valley unite and join Pontiac to fight the British?
(a) Native Americans united under Pontiac to fight settlers’ expansion into their lands and for the English
refusal to recognize treaties the natives signed with France before the French and Indian War; Natives
knew that they must fight together in order to have a chance at defeating the English
21. (a) What were the provisions (terms) of the Proclamation of 1763? (b) Why did King George III issue
the proclamation (see quote on page 166)? (c) Was the Proclamation enforced? Why or why not?
(a) Proclamation prohibited English settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and ordered settlers
already in these regions to leave
(b) Proclamation issued because the English did not want further conflict between native Americans and
settlers in North America; also did not have the resources to send troops to protect settlers from
dangers of the frontier
(c) Proclamation was ignored and many colonists moved into the area anyway; showed colonists’
unhappiness with British rule
Section 6-3: Trouble Over Colonists’ Rights
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George Greenville_____
Sugar Act_____
James Otis_____
Samuel Adams_____
Committees of Correspondence_____
Boycott_____
Stamp Act_____
Sons of Liberty_____
Patrick Henry_____
Repeal_____
a. Act that placed taxes on products such as
molasses and sugar imported by the colonies
b. Term that means a refusal to buy certain
goods or products
c. Virginia politician that proposed a series of
resolutions to the Virginia House of Burgesses
protesting the Stamp Act
d. Act requiring colonists to pay for an official
stamp on all paper products
e. Colonial secret society formed to protest
taxes and frighten tax collectors
f. Boston lawyer that was one of the first to
protest new colonial taxes levied by Parliament
g. Massachusetts leader who believed that
people should not be taxed without
representation in Parliament
h. Groups that communicated and contacted
other towns and communities
i. Prime minister of England that first proposed
taxing the colonies to pay for the French and
Indian War
j. Word that means to end a law or act
Thoroughly answer the following questions, using bullets when necessary:
32. For what two reasons did Parliament pass new taxes to be paid by the American colonists?
(a) Parliament passed new taxes upon the American colonists to help pay the debt from the French and
Indian war; reasoning was that the war had been fought on behalf of the colonists to expand territory
for settlement and defend them from the French and their native allies; therefore, they should help pay
for the costs
(b) To pay for a standing army in North America; after the war, soldiers were needed to protect this
newly acquired territory
33. Aside from taxation, what some other restrictions were placed on Americans by the British
government?
(a) Colonies could not print their own money
(b) Smugglers trying to avoid paying various taxes were tried without juries in admiralty (naval) courts,
assumed guilty until proven innocent
34. Explain the concept of “taxation without representation”.
(a) The colonists felt that in order for Parliament to tax them, they had a right to representation in
Parliament itself; colonists felt that taxation without their consent was a violation of their basic rights
35. How did the American colonists respond to new taxes and what they saw as a violation of their
rights?
(a) Colonists responded to unfair taxation by organizing boycotts (refusal to buy) of British goods
(b) Also formed Committees of Correspondence in order to increase communication between the
colonies
(c) Formed groups such as the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, which protested the taxation policies and
harassed British tax collectors
36. List the taxes levied against the colonies by Parliament directly after the French and Indian War, and
the purpose of each.
(a) Sugar Act: placed taxes on molasses and sugar imported into the colonies
(b) Stamp Act: placed taxes on paper goods; required an official stamp to show the tax had been paid
Section 6-4: New Taxes and Tensions
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Townshend Acts_____
Writs of Assistance_____
Daughters of Liberty_____
Propaganda_____
Boston Massacre_____
John Adams_____
Tea Act_____
Boston Tea Party_____
Intolerable Acts_____
Mercy Otis Warren_____
a. Event in which Sons of Liberty dressed as native
Americans threw tons of tea into Boston Harbor in
protest of the Tea Act
b. Acts that placed duties on various imported
products such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
c. Special forms that allowed customs agents to
search for smuggled goods
d. Group formed by female colonists that supported
the boycott of British goods in the colonies
e. Information that only gives one side of an
argument
f. Event in which British soldiers fired upon an
unruly crowd in Boston, Massachusetts in 1770.
g. Act that allowed the British East India Company to
become the sole provider of tea to the colonies
h. Lawyer who defended the British soldiers accused
in the Boston Massacre
i. Also known as the Coercive Acts, these acts closed
Boston Harbor, cancelled the charter of
Massachusetts, etc.
j. Colonial playwright that criticized the British
government
Thoroughly answer the following questions, using bullets when necessary:
47. How did the American colonists respond to various taxes such as those imposed by the Townshend
Acts?
(a) Responded with further boycotts of British goods
(b) Colonial assemblies/legislatures sent letters of protest and official resolutions to Parliament
(c) Groups such as the Sons of Liberty attacked and intimidated British tax collectors
48. (a) What led to the Boston Massacre? (b) Who defended the British soldiers in its aftermath, and (c)
what was the outcome of their trial?
(a) A group of angry protestors numbering in the hundreds were harassing British soldiers in Boston;
Acting in self-defense, the soldiers fired into the crowd, who were throwing objects such as oyster
shells, clubs, rocks, and snowballs at the soldiers; Five people killed in the incident
(b) John Adams, Boston attorney who believed everyone had a basic right to a defense, defended the
British soldiers, who were accused of murder
(c) Jury found the soldiers not guilty; showed that rule of law, not emotion or personal feelings, were
still important to the colonists
49. (a) Describe the Boston Tea Party and (b) why it took place.
(a) Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans snuck into Boston harbor, threw tons of
British tea into the harbor
(b) Intended to protest the Tea Act, which placed new duties on tea and granted a monopoly for tea
imports to the British East India Company, restricting the colonists’ right to free enterprise
50. (a-e) What were the five major provisions of the so-called Intolerable Acts? (f) What effect did these
laws have on British-American relations?
(a) Boston Harbor was closed until the colony paid for the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party
(b) Massachusetts charter cancelled and its assembly was disbanded; governor given power to decide
when the colonial legislature could meet
(c) Royal officials/soldiers sent to Britain for trial where they would receive preferential treatment
(d) Quartering Act – colonists now had to house and feed British soldiers in their homes
(e) General Thomas Gage appointed as military governor of Massachusetts, placing the colony under
martial law
(f) These acts angered the colonists greatly as they were perceived as yet another violation of their basic
rights; for many, it was the “last straw” and led many to believe that more drastic action was required