US History - 3 - Exploration & Early Settlement Quiz

Answer: Witchcraft

The individuals were brought to trial because of false tales spread by a couple of girls who had grudges against a few of these people. The Salem Witch Trials were the beginning of several such trials in the religious New England countryside. Salem was the only town to issue a death sentence.

It might be added that technically it was not a death sentence, merely a "test" to see if someone was a witch. If the individual survived their sentence they were a witch, if not they were innocent of all charges.

It was a "no win" situation for those who stood accused.

Answer: Vincennes

The outpost built on the Wabash River was the first step for the French to trade with the Indian tribes of the vast Ohio Valley. This outpost would later be taken by the colonial militia during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) led by George Washington and George Rogers Clark.

Answer: Boston

This paper printed the news and thoughts of the colonists. It was not a mirror of the king's stand on issues. In latter years, prior to the American Revolution, the king tried to shut down the press but he was unsuccessful.

Answer: All of these

Originally the colony of Virginia was given a charter for the territory to the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This expedition pushed that claim west to the banks of the Ohio River. The expedition lasted eighteen months and made peaceful contact with several tribes of the Ohio Valley that used the area as hunting grounds.

The source of the James River was found and the Shenandoah Valley was explored, opening the way for further westward movement by the colonists.

Answer: Made them Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

The Knights of the Golden Horshoe was like a fraternal organization with no rights or privileges other than a fancy title and bragging rights at the local tavern. The members were given a special medal dated and numbered and inscribed "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe". Of the fifty medals issued only about half a dozen exist today.

Answer: true

All three wars were fought between the British and French (who had been at each other's throats since 1689). The conflicts had the British attempting to take Montreal and other French territories (unsuccessfully) and the French sending the Indians after the English colonists, who eventually prevailed despite hardships and terrors. No British or French soldiers were involved in these early conflicts.

Answer: Control of Canada and the Great Lakes

Rivalry and conflict between England and France was intense in the period from 1689-1815 and spilled over into The New World (and also India).

Answer: Fort Dummer

The English built this outpost to protect the western settlers of Massachusetts from the Indian raids. Many of these raids were carried out with the connivance of the French government.

Answer: Georgia

The English settlers of the Carolinas feared the French, who were active in the territory around present day Louisiana, because of their settlement in New Orleans. The English feared the French might enlist the support of the local tribes, the Cherokee, Choctaw and Blackstick nations, to raid their frontier settlements as they were doing in the north.

The Spanish had only a toe-hold in Florida and James Oglethorpe was a key member of several expeditions into Florida aimed at taking St. Augustine from the Spanish.

Answer: All of the original settlers were from British prisons

Answer: Fort Pitt

In 1749 the small group of settlers from the Ohio Company constructed a crude stockade they named Fort Pitt. The French felt this was an intrusion into their territory and easily drove the settlers out, took control of the fort and renamed it Fort Duquesne.

Answer: Ohio River

This area was claimed jointly by both the British and French and wouldn't come under complete British control until the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. This would be the starting point of many future western expeditions, and the Ohio River would serve as a major transportation link in the east, allowing access to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Today this region is called the "three rivers area".

Answer: George Washington

George Washington was sent by the governor because he had spent the last several years surveying the land granted by the English king to Lord Fairfax and he was familiar with the territory. The governor's demand was rejected by the French, and Washington and his small band of militia were defeated by the few French soldiers and their Indian allies at Great Meadows.

This set the scene for the start of the French and Indian War.

Answer: False

In 1755 the British had begun to station regular soldiers in the colonies to defend the frontier settlers from increased Indian attacks. In Virginia a group of British soldiers and Virginia militia marched to Fort Duquesne. The British in their bright red coats proved to be easy targets in the frontier style of fighting. General Braddock and all his soldiers were killed, only the Virginians in their buckskin clothing managed to escape.

Answer: Seven Years War

General Edward Braddock found that European battle techniques did not work well in the American colonies, a lesson the British were slow to grasp. The French understood the fighting method and as a result were able to defeat the British in several key battles in upstate New York and around the Great Lakes.

However, superior British sea power and victories on the European continent and in India caused the French to sign a peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

Answer: False

The 1763 Treaty of Paris virtually ended France's colonial claims in America. They ceded all territory east of the Mississippi to England. They were allowed to keep two small islands in St. Lawrence River and the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana was secretly ceded to Spain, as the French had promised Spain cash subsidies for support in the war but were unable to pay in cash. So they paid in kind instead, by giving Louisiana to Spain.

Answer: false

The Indians did not recognize any treaty between the British and French and so continued their war agaist the colonists for another three years,destroying all the forts built by the French in the Great Lake region except Fort Pitt (Duquesne)and Fort Detroit. Several hundred settlers fell victim to these attacks before they subsided in 1766.

Answer: false

The Proclamation of 1763 made it illegal for anyone to settle land west of the Allegheny mountains. It also announced that the colonists would have to help pay for the war that was fought in their defense. The next twelve years would be a stormy period of history between England and the colonies that led to the American Revolution.

Answer: Mason-Dixon Line

The Mason-Dixon line was drawn to set exact state boundaries but it was later used to denote the North-South divide in the US.

Answer: true

This treaty, like many to follow, treated the Indians quite unfairly but they were no long term match for the powerful British army.

Answer: Treaty of Hard Labor

The treaty forced the Indians to cede a large portion of land around the upper portion of the Tennessee River Valley. This was only the beginning of a long list of indignities the Cherokee Nation would be forced to endure in the name of "peace".

Answer: false

Quite the opposite. The British imposed numerous taxes on the colonies that regulated their trade both import and export. The crown attempted to tax all printed material (Stamp Act) and force the colonists to quarter British troops. All the cries of "no taxation without representation" fell on deaf ears.

Answer: Townshend Revenue Act

A mob of irate citizens pelted a group of British soldiers with snow balls when shots rang out. The end result was that five colonists were killed. This became known as the Boston Massacre and was one of many events that would lead to the American Revolution.

Answer: Dumped three ship loads of tea into Boston Harbor

Dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest a new tax on tea was only the beginning of tough times for the citizens of Boston. The king ordered that the port of Boston closed, in an effort to collect the tax money. Instead the colonies pulled together and presented a united front.
The ships - Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beave.

Answer: true

The local governing body was locked out of their legislative building. However they met in a nearby church, Bruton Parish Church. It was here that Patrick Henry said, " ... is peace so dear as to be purhased at the price of chains and slavery ...? I know not what course others may take but as for me give me liberty or give me death!"