Chapter 2 Self Quiz

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1. According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, North America was under the authority of which nations?

France and England correct incorrect

Spain and Portugal correct incorrect

Spain and England correct incorrect

France and Spain correct incorrect

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2. Which of these was NOT a European nation competing for control of North America in the 1600s?

the Netherlands correct incorrect

France correct incorrect

Portugal correct incorrect

Spain correct incorrect

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3. Which of these were rivals of the Five Nations and allies of the French?

Hurons correct incorrect

Iroquois correct incorrect

Mohawks correct incorrect

Yamasees correct incorrect

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4. In the second half of the seventeenth century, the English fought three wars with the _________.

French correct incorrect

Spanish correct incorrect

Swedish correct incorrect

Dutch correct incorrect

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5. Which of these was the focus of the French North American empire?

trade correct incorrect

settlement correct incorrect

slaves correct incorrect

rivalry with Spain correct incorrect

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6. French territory in North America was linked by _________.

forts and connecting highways correct incorrect

waterways correct incorrect

a system of mounted messengers correct incorrect

Roman-style roads correct incorrect

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7. The "middle ground" theorized by Richard White is best understood as _________.

the "no-man's land" between two hostile forces correct incorrect

an area between two hostile forces in which both agree to establish no settlements correct incorrect

an area between two cultures, in which neither dominates and peace prevails correct incorrect

a contested area between two rivals, in which they play out their conflict correct incorrect

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8. From about 1600 to about 1750, relations between the British colonies were generally _________.

hostile correct incorrect

minimal correct incorrect

conflictual correct incorrect

strong correct incorrect

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9. As in other colonies in this period, relations with Indians in the Carolinas was strained primarily by _________.

the spread of disease correct incorrect

Spanish alliances with Indian groups correct incorrect

unremitting Indian attacks correct incorrect

Europeans' westward expansion correct incorrect

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10. In the eighteenth century the British increasingly fought _________.

at sea correct incorrect

through third parties correct incorrect

with the support of the French correct incorrect

using Indian tactics correct incorrect

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11. Which of these triggered the European conflict known in the colonies as "King George's War"?

rivalry over the slave trade correct incorrect

the aggressive expansion of Spain correct incorrect

a succession crisis correct incorrect

a worldwide depression correct incorrect

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12. Which of these came to be the focus of Anglo-French conflict in the eighteenth century?

the Atlantic seaboard correct incorrect

Louisiana correct incorrect

the Ohio Valley correct incorrect

the Appalachians correct incorrect

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13. The Albany Congress is significant because it _________.

laid the foundations for the United States correct incorrect

coordinated colonial war efforts during the Seven Years' War correct incorrect

led to the defeat of the French correct incorrect

was an early attempt at cooperation among the British colonies correct incorrect

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14. Which of these was critical to the French defeat at Lake George?

cannon correct incorrect

colonial troops using new fighting tactics correct incorrect

Indian allies correct incorrect

British regular forces correct incorrect

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15. Which of these explains why the Acadians moved to Louisiana when they were driven from their homeland?

It was held by France. correct incorrect

It was nearby. correct incorrect

Louisiana welcomed British refugees. correct incorrect

The territory was then unoccupied. correct incorrect

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16. Like King George's War, the Seven Years' War _________.

ended with a clear French victory correct incorrect

was over control of the slave trade correct incorrect

was unusually bloody and ended in stalemate correct incorrect

began in the colonies, and merged with a global European conflict correct incorrect

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17. Which of these was a key weakness of the colonial militias?

They refused to fight with traditional weapons. correct incorrect

They supported aggressive expansionism. correct incorrect

They were loyal only to their colony. correct incorrect

They favored Indian fighting methods. correct incorrect

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18. Which of these was key to the early British strategy in the Seven Years' War?

Florida correct incorrect

adoption of colonial military formations correct incorrect

American-born officers correct incorrect

inland waterways correct incorrect

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19. Which of these best summarizes the outcome of the Seven Years' War?

a game-changing British victory correct incorrect

a victory for France and the British colonies correct incorrect

the defeat of European control of North America correct incorrect

a stalemate correct incorrect

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20. Which of these did the French hope to control in order to link their disconnected North American territories?

the Ohio Valley correct incorrect

the Atlantic coast from New York to the Carolinas correct incorrect

the Mississippi correct incorrect

Spanish North America correct incorrect