Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except
a. supply Britain with products such as tobacco, sugar and ships' masts.
b. become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible.
c. furnish ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy.
d. provide a market for British manufactured goods.
e. refrain from exporting woolen cloth.
b
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Vincennes and Kaskasia were American victories:
A) in the South. B) at sea. C) on the Great Lakes. D) in the western Ohio country.
In the early 19th century, the "Burned-Over District" referred to an area of:
A) Pennsylvania. B) Massachusetts. C) New York. D) Virginia.
How did British officers´ attitudes toward American militiamen during the French and Indian War shape postwar relations between the colonies and Britain?
a. Colonial militiamen, impressed with the seeming invincibility of the British regulars, encouraged fellow colonists to be more deferential to British authority. b. British officers roundly praised the skillful fighting ability of colonial troops, encouraging warmer relations between colonists and the British authorities. c. British officers were distressed by the militiamen´s closeness with the Indians, leaving a lasting residue of mutual suspicion. d. The colonists took British officers´ criticisms to heart and lost confidence in their own military capability, delaying an armed movement for colonial independence. e. The contemptuous and snobbery of British officers towards the colonial "amateurs" rankled America´s militia forces, inspiring ill feelings among the colonists towards the British after the war.
The Union victory at Shiloh opened up the heart of the slave South to Union invasion.
a. true b. false