Why did the American invasion of Quebec in 1775 fail?

the British navy relieved the winter siege in the spring

What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?

taxes to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

Who was Guy Carleton?

the British governor of Canada during and after the war

Which of these has the events (battles) in the correct chronological order?

Bunker Hill, Dec. of Independence, Saratoga, Yorktown

The Constitutional Act of 1791

split Canada into two parts, each with an assembly

Why did some people from the 13 Colonies leave and settle in Canada after the war?

As Loyalists they were treated badly by American Patriots.

Which policy was evident in the Quebec Act of 1774?

an attempt to ensure the cooperation of the French in Quebec

The Quebec Act of 1774 angered the Americans because

it prevented Americans from settling in the Ohio Valley

The Boston Massacre in 1770 came as a result of colonists' anger as a result of

British taxation of the 13 Colonies without representation

All of the following were TRUE about the new United States of America EXCEPT

it compensated (paid money) to Loyalists for property damage

During the war, the Mohawks under Joseph Brant sided with the British because

the Americans were a bigger threat to the Mohawk lands

The Continental Congress was formed in 1774 in order to

to represent the Thirteen Colonies in dealing with Britain

After the Constitutional Act of 1791, the Canadian colonists were most unhappy that

the government was not truly democratic or representative

How did the First Nations respond to the British conquest of North America?

they rebelled under Chief Pontiac

For the Americans what was the most important outcome of the Battle of Saratoga?

France declared war against Britain

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1
Why did the American invasion of Quebec in 1775 fail?
General Montgomery changed sides and helped the British
the British navy relieved the winter siege in the spring
the First Nations warriors and Canadiens surrounded them
the French navy saved Quebec
2
What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?
to help the American transition to more representative govt.
to end slavery in North America
taxes to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War
the make the colonists pay for the Boston Tea Party
3
Who was Guy Carleton?
he commander of British forces at the Battle of Yorktown
the British governor of Canada during and after the war
the American General who invaded Quebec
one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence
4
The group responsible for the Boston Tea Party was
the United Empire Loyalists
the Sons of Liberty
the Minutemen
the Mohawks
5
The creation of a large Indian territory angered which group the most?
the Iroquois
the French Canadiens
the American colonists
The British merchants
6
The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired at
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Princeton
Trenton
7
All of the following were considered "Intolerable Acts" EXCEPT
the Constitutional Act
the Boston Port Act
the Quartering Act
the Quebec Act
8
Which of these has the events (battles) in the correct chronological order?
Dec. of Independence, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga
Bunker Hill, Dec. of Independence, Saratoga, Yorktown
Invasion of Quebec, Trenton, New York, Saratoga, Yorktown
Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Declaration of Independence
9
The Constitutional Act of 1791
abolished the French language and civil law
split Canada into two parts, each with an assembly
formed a Confederation of all of British North America
ended the Seigneurial System
10
The American Continental Army was under the command of
Benedict Arnold
Brad Pitt
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
11
Why did some people from the 13 Colonies leave and settle in Canada after the war?
They were opposed to slavery.
As Loyalists they were treated badly by American Patriots.
They could get free land in the Quebec Seigneuries.
The new U.S. did not allow freedom of speech.
12
In the Proclamation Act of 1763 what were the British intentions for the French in Quebec
Genocide
Assimilation
Conciliation
Deportation
13
Of the following religions, which would NOT be considered Protestant?
Methodists
Anglicans
Puritans
Roman Catholics
14
Which policy was evident in the Quebec Act of 1774?
an attempt to end the Seigneurial system
a plan to allow Scottish merchants to control the fur trade
an attempt to ensure the cooperation of the French in Quebec
a desire to keep the American colonists happy
15
The Quebec Act of 1774 angered the Americans because
it expanded the Seigneurial system to the 13 Colonies
it prevented Americans from settling in the Ohio Valley
it put a tax on all printed paper
it allowed the French their own civil and criminal law
16
The arrival of the Loyalists worried the French in Quebec because
they feared another French and Indian war
they feared assimilation
they thought they were bring revolution to Canada
they feared genocide or deportation
17
The Boston Massacre in 1770 came as a result of colonists' anger as a result of
the Quebec Act
British taxation of the 13 Colonies without representation
the Boston Tea Party
all of these are true
18
All of the following were TRUE about the new United States of America EXCEPT
it was a Republic
It signed a peace treaty with Britain and France in 1783
it compensated (paid money) to Loyalists for property damage
it was governed under a written Constitution
19
In 1766 the British got rid of all of the taxes except the one on
rum
stamps
sugar
tea
20
During the war, the Mohawks under Joseph Brant sided with the British because
The British made better rum
the Americans had massacred his family
the Americans were a bigger threat to the Mohawk lands
The British promised his tribes a monopoly of the fur trade
21
The Continental Congress was formed in 1774 in order to
form an alliance with France against Britain
to re-negotiate the Quebec Act
to create the United States of America
to represent the Thirteen Colonies in dealing with Britain
22
After the Constitutional Act of 1791, the Canadian colonists were most unhappy that
there was no religious freedom
the government was not truly democratic or representative
the mercantilist trading policy did not help them at all
there was no more farmland available in Canada
23
The United Empire Loyalists were
Tories who emigrated to Canada after the war
persecuted by the Patriots during the war
those in the colonies who supported Britain during the war
all of these are true
24
How did the First Nations respond to the British conquest of North America?
they moved west to the prairies
they formed a military alliance with the 13 Colonies
they rebelled under Chief Pontiac
they moved on to reserves
25
The policy of Mercantilism was most evident in what British legislation?
the Quebec Act
the Navigation Acts
the Proclamation Act
the Townshend Acts
26
What war in North America was ended by the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
King William's War
the American Revolutionary War
Queen Anne's War
the French and Indian War
27
For the Americans what was the most important outcome of the Battle of Saratoga?
General Burgoyne was killed.
The British negotiated a peace treaty to end the war.
Quebec fell to the Continental Army.
France declared war against Britain
28
In which of the following places were the United Empire Loyalists least likely to settle?
Quebec City
Nova Scotia
Niagara in Upper Canada
St. John, New Brunswick
29
In 1765, colonists attacked officers of the crown, even tarring and feathering, in protest over
the Stamp Act
the Tea Act
the Proclamation Act
the Quebec Act
30
The Declaration of Independence of 1776 meant the colonial delegates wanted
to deport all Loyalists from the 13 Colonies
to establish a constitutional monarchy in the 13 Colonies
to unite with the French Canadiens to kick out the British
to create a republic

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