Chapter 6 Review Sheet – Roark
What was the goal of the Ohio Company? Started by Lawrence and Augustine Washington the Ohio company goal was to secure wilderness tracts to be resold later on the exploding Anglo- American population seeking fresh land.
What was George Washington’s first (and quite delicate) assignment? He was sent by Robert Dinwiddie as a messenger in 1753 to warn the French that they were trespassing on Virginia land.
What did the French and Indians do to Fort Necessity? During the French and Indian war at Fort Necessity the French and Indians injured and killed a third of George Washington’s men.
How did the Iroquois feel about the French military presence around the Great Lakes? They figured that the French military presence would serve as a deterrent against the colonist westward expansion therefore benefitting them.
Who turned the Seven Year’s War around in favor of the British? The man that turned the Seven Years’ war in the British favor was William Pitt simply because he treated his men as allies’ not just subordinates.
How did Great Britain feel about the way the Americans fought in the French and Indian War? They felt that the colonist did not provide adequate support against the French and Indians and that they had to do all the work.
How did Indians feel about gifts? To Indians gifts cemented social relationships, symbolizing honor and establishing obligation.
What was the Proclamation of 1763? The proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, ensured that the Indians land would be respected, limited trade with the Indians, and was worded carefully to say that it was reserved for Indians as their hunting grounds but never said that it belonged to them.
How did the Sugar Act toughen enforcement policies? It did so by not allowing the British to act as impromptu customs officers, boarding suspicious ships and seizing cargo that was in violation, Smugglers if would receive severe punishments.
What was supposed to have a stamp according to the Stamp Act? Put in place to make money and what was supposed to have a stamp was paper used for official documents, newspapers, pamphlets, court documents, licenses, wills, ship’s cargo lists and on receipts of tax to show that you paid.
What were the Virginia Resolves? Patrick Henry presented a series of resolutions against the Stamp Act that were debated and passed one by one and became known as the Virginia Resolves.
What lessons were learned by the actions of the Sons of Liberty in Boston in August, 1765? Sons of Liberty were some people that were going against the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty in 1765 orchestrated a peaceful protest that worked. What was learned from this demonstration was that stamp distributors were unpopular, Governor Bernard learned that without the police his power is limited, the demonstration leaders learned that street actions was effective, hundreds of men learned what the Stamp Act was and was proud they could influence their government in a major way.
What radical potential did the Stamp Act Congress advance? Taxes were gifts from the people and only the peoples representatives could give. No taxation without representation.
What did Richard Henry Lee say about the Stamp Act in the Westmoreland Resolves? Because the colonies could was not represented in the British House of Commons and had taxed forced upon them Richard Henry Lee saw this as the British forcefully turning them in to slaves. No taxation without representation.

What did the Declaratory Act state? In return for the repeal of the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act came to be which asserted Parliament’s right to legislate for the colonies.
What were the Townshend Duties? The Townshend duties were taxation through trade duties which was put in place to raise money.
What did John Dickinson write in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania? We are slaves in a system of taxation without representation.
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