Lesson Y212.1

Y212.1 The development of British hegemony in America Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. Which acts enforced the economic policy of mercantilism in the American colonies?

    • Intolerable Acts
    • Stamp Acts
    • Townshend Acts
    • Navigation Acts

  2. What term describes Britain's policy of lenient colonial rule prior to 1763?

    • Imperial dominance
    • Direct rule
    • Salutary neglect
    • Virtual representation

  3. Which war ended French imperial power in North America in 1763?

    • Queen Anne's War
    • Seven Years' War
    • King William's War
    • War of Jenkins' Ear

  4. Which 1763 treaty formally ceded New France to Great Britain?

    • Treaty of Paris
    • Treaty of Utrecht
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Treaty of Ghent

  5. Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union to unite British colonies in 1754?

    • George Washington
    • John Adams
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Thomas Jefferson

  6. Which French fortress was captured by British forces in 1758 to control Quebec's access?

    • Louisbourg
    • Fort Necessity
    • Fort Duquesne
    • Fort Ticonderoga

  7. Which British general died winning the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759?

    • Henry Clinton
    • Edward Braddock
    • William Howe
    • James Wolfe

  8. Which French commander was mortally wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

    • Marquis de Lafayette
    • Marquis de Montcalm
    • Comte de Grasse
    • Comte de Rochambeau

  9. Which British politician devised the winning strategy during the Seven Years' War?

    • Lord North
    • Robert Walpole
    • George Grenville
    • William Pitt

  10. Which Native American leader led a major rebellion against British rule in 1763?

    • Chief Pontiac
    • Tecumseh
    • Sitting Bull
    • King Philip

  11. Which measure issued in 1763 forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

    • Quebec Act
    • Royal Proclamation
    • Quartering Act
    • Declaratory Act

  12. Which French fort at the Ohio River forks was a key flashpoint in 1754?

    • Fort Niagara
    • Fort William Henry
    • Fort Detroit
    • Fort Duquesne

  13. At which makeshift fort was George Washington forced to surrender to French forces in 1754?

    • Fort Crown Point
    • Fort Necessity
    • Fort Pitt
    • Fort Edward

  14. Which territory did Britain gain from Spain in exchange for Cuba in 1763?

    • Louisiana
    • Texas
    • California
    • Florida

  15. Roughly what size had the British colonial population in North America reached by 1760?

    • 500,000
    • 5 million
    • 1.5 million
    • 10 million

  16. Which cash crop dominated the export economy of Chesapeake colonies under British hegemony?

    • Sugar
    • Cotton
    • Coffee
    • Tobacco

  17. Who represented royal authority as the executive head in most British American colonies?

    • Viceroy
    • Prime minister
    • Colonial governor
    • Lord proprietor

  18. What naval tactic did Britain use to disrupt French trade and colonial troop supply?

    • Privateering fleets
    • Naval blockade
    • Commerce raiding
    • Amphibious landings

  19. Which official British institution was established in 1696 to supervise colonial commerce?

    • Admiralty Court
    • Privy Council
    • East India Company
    • Board of Trade

  20. Which territory did France secretly transfer to Spain in 1762 to keep it from Britain?

    • New France
    • Acadia
    • Georgia
    • Louisiana

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