The Seeds of Conflict

At the end of the 17th century, Great Britain turned its attention away from the colonies due to its ongoing competition with which country?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• Netherlands

What was the policy called in which the enforcement of regulations was relaxed in return for the colonies' continued economic loyalty?

• Salutary Neglect

• Mercantilism

• Navigation Acts

• Colonial Compact

Who was appointed in almost every colony to serve as the colony's highest authority?

• Mayor

• Governor

• President

• Senator

Despite the beginnings of self-government, the colonists still considered themselves to be what?

• Americans

• French

• British

• Independent

At this point in history, which two countries were rivals, especially in their attempts to colonize North America?

• Spain and Portugal

• France and Great Britain

• Netherlands and Spain

• Portugal and Great Britain

In the 1750s, the French built a fort in the Ohio River Valley, land that had been previously claimed by which colony?

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

Who was sent to evict the French from the Ohio River Valley?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

Early British losses in the French and Indian War led colonists to question the competence of which army?

• French Army

• British Army

• Spanish Army

• Colonial Army

Who did King George II appoint as a new colonial leader to help lead the British to victory over the French?

• William Pitt

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

The Treaty of Paris ended the war with which provision regarding land east of the Mississippi?

• France claimed all land east of the Mississippi

• Spain claimed all land east of the Mississippi

• Great Britain claimed all land east of the Mississippi

• The colonies claimed all land east of the Mississippi