HIUS 221 Week 3 Mindtap Assignments solutions complete answers

HIUS 221 Week 3 Mindtap Assignments solutions complete answers 

 

Quiz Shifting Territorial Claims in North America

Indicate whether each statement about the conduct and outcome of the Seven Years' War is true or false.

Statement
True
False
Under the Treaty of Paris, Britain gained control over the French-speaking territory of Quebec.
 
 
 
The Seven Years’ War was primarily a struggle between the British crown and the colonists living in North America.
 
 
 
British colonists heavily protested the 1763 Treaty of Paris.
 
 
 
Under the Treaty of Paris, France gained control of two islands in the Caribbean and lost control of all of its territory in North America.
 
 
 
 

Statement
True
False
The main players in the Seven Years’ War were Britain, France, and Germany.
 
 
 
After the Treaty of Paris, Britain became the dominant European power in North America.
 
 
 
France retained control of Quebec under the Treaty of Paris.
 
 
 
The Seven Years’ War was primarily a struggle over who would control land in North America.
 
 



 

Statement
True
False
Before the Seven Years’ War, France and Spain controlled most of North America.
 
 
 
Overall, the Seven Years’ War was profitable for Native Americans.
 
 
 
Native American tribes often didn’t know which country was the larger threat, and many tribes changed sides over the course of the war.
 
 
 
Under the Treaty of Paris, Spain kept undisputed control of former French lands east of the Mississippi River.
 
 
 
 

Imagine that you are doing library research in Staunton, Virginia, and you come across a letter written by the town sheriff to his commanding British officer shortly after the conclusion of the Seven Years’ War. Unfortunately, the ink is fading and the handwriting is difficult to read. Use the dropdown menus to complete the letter.

September 1, 1764

Dear Sir,

Regrettably, I have been unable to perform the necessary actions to fulfill my duties as a law enforcement officer here in Staunton. Despite the King’s proclamation, more and more people are passing through this way and across the on their way into in the Ohio Valley. They are mighty angry there, and many good people come back injured or carrying their dead. As we previously discussed, Staunton needs additional to assist with enforcement. Without delivery of that help, I am afraid I must resign my position of sheriff, effective immediately.

Sincerely,

Louis P. Buchanan

 

Imagine that you are doing library research in Boston and come across a letter written by a soldier at Fort Detroit to his mother around the time of the Seven Years’ War. Unfortunately, the ink is fading and the handwriting is difficult to read. Use the dropdown menus to complete the letter.

May 10, 1763

Dearest Mother,

I am writing to you in a grave state indeed. I do not wish to upset you, but I have been injured in battle and fear I may not find the strength to recover. The fighting has been fierce these last few days here at Fort Detroit. The Indians have been attacking relentlessly, led, they tell me, by an Ottawa chief named. They have thoroughly rejected our way of life, although it is vastly superior and more comfortable than theirs, and they now follow the traditionalist values of the prophet they call. To be honest, I am frightened. I hear the fighting is bad throughout Indian Country of the Appalachian Mountains.

Be safe. Thinking of you brings me great comfort and I will endeavor to be strong.

Your loving son,

Thomas

 

Imagine that you are doing library research in Boston and come across a letter written by a man to his sister around the time of the Seven Years’ War. Unfortunately, the ink is fading and the handwriting is difficult to read. Use the dropdown menus to complete the letter.

September 1, 1764

Dearest Sister,

I hope that life continues to be pleasant and quiet for you and Mother in Boston. It is hard to believe it has been nearly a year since they signed the Treaty of and the fighting. I am making my way across western Pennsylvania now and will soon cross the Appalachian Mountains to seek my fortunes in the unsettled land there. There are horrible stories of men returning home injured from attacks in that area, but I am confident I will subdue them with the gun father gave me before he passed and the prayers of you and our good mother. I will write again as soon as I am able. Pray for me, Rebecca.

Yours always,

Benjamin

 

 

Imagine that you are a foreign mapmaker who’s been asked by King George III to create a map of North America after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Before you begin, you arrange a meeting with a surveyor to ask about the land, people, and shifting boundaries of North America before and after the Seven Years’ War. Use the dropdown menus to complete the conversation. (Hint: Click “Zoom” on the map to access the labels for colonies, settlements, and tribes.)

YOU: I hope you can provide some critical details about territorial claims in North America. Is it true that the Hudson Bay resided within the boundaries of Indian Country prior to 1763?

SURVEYOR: No, that is not true. The maintained their claim to the regions surrounding the Hudson Bay following the Treaty of Paris.

YOU: I stand corrected. Tell me, were there any other areas that they held before the Seven Years’ War that they also maintained afterward?

SURVEYOR: The east of the still belong to them. Beyond what they’ve maintained, they’ve gained a great deal more land than anyone else as a result of the treaty.

YOU: Which country relinquished the most territory as a result of the terms of the treaty?

SURVEYOR: The yielded all of their territory in North America, which dramatically reshaped the boundaries among the remaining European powers. Interestingly, the only borders that did not change immediately after the Treaty of Paris were those of.

YOU: Thank you very much, you’ve been most helpful.

 

YOU: I hope you can provide some critical details about territorial claims in North America. First, I understand that France controlled the settlement of before 1763, but wasn’t there another settlement?

SURVEYOR: Indeed, France also controlled , but given the terms of the Treaty of Paris, they no longer control any portion of North America.

YOU: Is that so? But what about all their territory west of the?

SURVEYOR: They ceded much of that territory to, who now control the settlements of   and New Orleans, which is located on the east bank of the river.

YOU: Thank you very much, you’ve been most helpful.

 

YOU: I hope you can provide some critical details about the European designation of Indian Country in North America. First, I understand that the eastern portion of this territory is bordered by the. Is this correct?

SURVEYOR: It is. The  River briefly runs along this eastern border before turning west through the heart of Indian Country.

YOU: What can you tell me about the size of this territory now as a result of the Treaty of Paris? Has it expanded?

SURVEYOR: Indian Country before the war, but those who control the territories that border it have changed.

YOU: I’m aware of these changes for the most part, but I’m confused about who controls the area situated east of the southeast corner of Indian Country and west of the southern tip of the   .

SURVEYOR: That stretch of land is now territory and is a point of contention between the Spanish and British.

YOU: Thank you very much, you’ve been most helpful.

 

Quiz Colonial Responses to British Economic Policies

Use the dropdown menus to complete the following paragraph.

Supported by the Navigation Acts of the mid-seventeenth century, mercantilism survived between Britain and its colonies well into the eighteenth century. Britain took advantage of its sole rights with the thirteen colonies and attempted to control the smuggling of to other countries. Between the 1720s and 1760, the colonies experienced an economic boom, which caused Britain to its North American counterparts.

 

After the Seven Years’ War, Britain the system of mercantilism, which obligated colonies to trade only with their parent nations. In the mid-eighteenth century, Britain passed a series of laws that restricted the manufacturing power of the colonies in order to encourage its subjects to goods such as clothing, dishes, and paper from the mainland. As a result of those laws and an economic upswing in the 1750s, the colonies became market for British manufactured goods.

 

Since the mid-seventeenth century and through the Seven Years’ War, Britain upheld the system of mercantilism, which stated that parent nations enjoyed trading rights with their colonies. Despite the strict enforcement and restrictive features of the Molasses and Iron Acts, the wealth of the British colonies throughout the 1750s, chiefly because trade with the West Indies and southern Europe.

 

In the following timeline, put the acts in the order in which they were passed.

1764

Sugar Act

1765

  

1767

Townshend Revenue Act

1773

1774

 

Choose the act that best fits with its intended measure or its reaction in the colonies. (Hint: Events are not necessarily presented in chronological order.)

Result or Reaction in the Colonies
Act
Taxed all tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint in the colonies and required courts to issue search warrants to look for smuggled goods
 
Caused a shortage of money and pushed the colonies to the edge of an economic depression
 
Closed Boston Harbor, replaced elected court officials with crown-appointed persons, and allowed British troops to be housed in private buildings
 
Required all publications to bear a special seal and to pay the tax that came with it
 
 

Result or Reaction in the Colonies
Act
Caused resentment among shipyard merchants about the paperwork and checks this act required
 
Led colonists to dump imported goods into Boston Harbor
 
Was enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
 
Required all publications to bear a special seal and to pay the tax that came with it
 
 

Result or Reaction in the Colonies
Act
Prohibited colonies from printing their own money
 
Secured religious freedom for Roman Catholics in the Canadian province and expanded the province’s territory into the Ohio Valley
 
Sparked widespread boycotts of British goods and eventually led to British occupation of Boston and the Boston Massacre
 
Lowered the tariff on molasses and increased measures to enforce the tax in courts and shipyards
 
 

 

Why did the British Parliament’s passage of the Stamp Act of 1765 anger American colonists?

American representatives in Parliament supported passage of the act.

Parliament forced the colonial legislatures to author the act that would later be passed in Parliament.

Their power to tax, which had been traditionally reserved for the colonial legislatures, had been assumed by Parliament and implemented without their consent.

 

Which of the following actions did colonists not take in protest of the Stamp Act of 1765?

Some colonies sent delegates to a congress to create a unified declaration that articulated their rights and grievances over Parliament’s action in passing the Stamp Act.

Colonists negotiated with government agents to lessen the financial burden of the Stamp Act before it was repealed by Parliament.

Ministers and colonial legislators used their pulpits and assemblies to oppose the Stamp Act and blame Parliament.

 

True or False: The Sons of Liberty, one of Parliament’s greatest adversaries against the Stamp Act, had initially been established to rally support for England in its Seven Years’ War against the French.

True

False

 

True or False: English leaders felt that the Stamp Act was just, for the colonies had benefitted from Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War.

True

False

 

Which statement best describes the Stamp Act of 1765?

The act taxed colonists a certain amount of money per British soldier stationed in the colonies.

The act required colonists to place a tax on all stamps used for letters sent through the mail.

The act required colonists to pay a tax on all printed material, including legal documents and playing cards.

 

True or False: Parliament’s repeal of the Stamp Act was interpreted by colonists as proof of waning British power over the colonies.

False

True

 

Quiz Changing American Ideas and the Concept of Liberty

Use the dropdown menus to determine the significance of each event.

Event
Significance
Beginning in 1640, various legislatures establish petty school systems.
 
In 1687, Isaac Newton discovers his universal laws.
 
In 1690, John Locke publishes “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
 
After 1720, newspapers become more available in America.
 
 

Event
Significance
Beginning in 1640, various legislatures establish petty school systems.
 
In 1687, Isaac Newton discovers his universal laws.
 
In 1690, John Locke publishes “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
 
After 1720, newspapers become more available in America.
 
 

Event
Significance
Beginning in 1640, various legislatures establish petty school systems.
 
In 1687, Isaac Newton discovers his universal laws.
 
In 1690, John Locke publishes “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
 
After 1720, newspapers become more available in America.
 
 

Determine whether each statement is true or false.

Statement
True
False
All thirteen colonies except Georgia sent delegates to the first Continental Congress.
 
 
 
Native Americans and African Americans joined the loyalists in attempting to subvert the Revolutionary governments.
 
 
 
The Coercive Acts isolated port towns and reestablished the colonists’ obedience to the British government.
 
 
 
 

Statement
True
False
American revolutionaries called themselves Whigs.
 
 
 
To help build a greater militia, the Continental Congress increased the importation of slaves.
 
 
 
Americans who continued to agree with traditional British rule called themselves loyalists.
 
 
 
 

Statement
True
False
The first order of business for the Continental Congress was independence from Britain.
 
 
 
Instead of isolating the colonies, the closing of major ports by the British only brought people closer together in their resolve against British rule.
 
 
 
The American revolutionaries restricted trade with Britain in order to harm them financially and force cooperation with their demands.
 
 
 
 

Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph.

In spring 1776, support for independence from the British crown increased, causing the Continental Congress to appoint a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. The principal author for this draft was, tasked with outlining the reasons for wanting to completely separate from the government of King George III. After identifying many of the king’s major, the Continental Congress declared that the thirteen colonies would now be called the United States of America.

 

In early 1776, published the pamphlet Common Sense, which outlined the argument for. Support for this notion increased by spring of the same year, causing the Continental Congress to appoint a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence.

 

In the beginning of 1776, Thomas Paine published the, outlining the argument for independence from the British king. Support for this notion increased by spring of the same year, causing the Continental Congress to appoint a committee to draft.

 

Quiz The Common People

Select the statement that describes each group’s role or actions during the Revolutionary War.

Group
Statements
African Americans
 
Native Americans
 
Women
 
Loyalists
 
 

Group
Statements
African Americans
 
Native Americans
 
Women
 
Whigs
 
 

Group
Statements
African Americans
 
Native Americans
 
Women
 
Tories
 
 

Quiz The War

Imagine that you find the diary of a soldier who served in the Continental army during the first few years of the Revolutionary War. Unfortunately, due to the age of the document, a few of the words are difficult to read. Select the correct response from each dropdown menu to complete the diary entry describing the early battles of the American Revolution.

April 19, 1777

Dear Diary,

I am weary from the last couple years of fighting but feel that the Continental army is steadily gaining the upper hand against the British forces. Since our first battles with the redcoats in, which took place two years ago this very day, our militias have developed into formidable fighting forces. Though the British defeated General Washington in two major battles in August and November of last year, which earned the invading army the support of local, the Continental army scored several important victories over this past winter that have given the redcoats pause. Washington’s bold attack on netted nine hundred prisoners and further emboldened him to successfully take Princeton just over a week later. I certainly hope this reversal of fortune persists so we can end this war and attain independence once and for all.

 

December 26, 1776

Dear Diary,

I am exhausted yet quite invigorated by our recent campaigns! Yes, we’ve experienced some tough losses since the opening battles of the war at Lexington and Concord on, most notably the Battle of in August and the Battle of Fort Washington in November of this year, but I’m pleased to say that the Continental army under General Washington is making crucial strides. As I write this entry, I am standing guard over some nine hundred, whom we captured at Trenton earlier today, and the general is in his tent making plans for another assault sometime next week. I certainly hope this reversal of fortune persists so we can end this war and attain independence once and for all.

 

January 3, 1777

Dear Diary,

I am exhausted yet heartened by our recent campaigns! After a couple of tough losses in New York, most notably the Battle of Brooklyn Heights in August and the Battle of in November of last year, I’m pleased to say that the Continental army under General is making some crucial strides. We seem to have given the redcoats pause with the bold attack on Trenton just over a week ago and today’s successful campaign in. I certainly hope this reversal of fortune persists so we can end this war and attain independence once and for all.

 

Which of the following statements accurately describes the culmination of the Battle of Saratoga?

British general John Burgoyne surrendered to American general Horatio Gates.

American general Horatio Gates surrendered to British general William Howe.

British general William Howe surrendered to American general George Washington.

 

With whom did France sign the Treaty of Alliance following the Battle of Saratoga?

United States

Great Britain

Spain

 

After which of the following decisive battles did France decide to sign the Treaty of Alliance?

The Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Brooklyn Heights

The Battle of Fort Washington

 

Following the British defeat at Saratoga on October 17, 1777, Generals Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Charles Cornwallis initiated a new military strategy. General Clinton launched a vigorous campaign in the southern states in November 1778, bombing ports and attacking major strongholds throughout the region. The British made substantial progress in the South over the course of several years, but they ultimately lost the war in 1781.

Select the correct response from each dropdown menu to complete the timeline of the latter half of the Revolutionary War.

Dec. 29, 1778

Aug. 16, 1780

Jan. 17, 1781

October 1781

 

Though the events of October 1781 ended the fighting between the Americans and the British, which of the following formally brought the war to a close?

The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783

A provisional treaty signed one year later

The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty

 

Which American general accepted the surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown in October 1781?

Gates

Clinton

Washington

 

Which general surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown in October 1781?

Gates

Cornwallis

Clinton

 

Quiz Diplomacy and Peace

Which statement best describes the experience of many Native Americans after the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

They were treated as a conquered people and sometimes forced to relinquish their lands under threat.

They were provided with weapons to fight the Spanish.

They were awarded land in the Mississippi River Valley.

 

How did the Treaty of Paris negotiations affect former African American slaves?

All former slaves had to return to their masters.

Those who escaped before the signing of the provisional treaty were not considered property.

They were granted the same rights as white Americans.

 

What territory did the Treaty of Paris grant to the United States?

Parts of modern-day Canada

West Florida

Land east of the Mississippi River

 

Which of the following are examples of the diplomatic efforts involving the United States in its effort to alleviate threats to its growth and power? Check all that apply.

Secretary of War Henry Knox made it a policy that Native American lands were to be purchased and not forcefully taken.

The loyalist Mohawk leader Joseph Brant fought against white settlement in the Northwest.

Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay tried to open the lower Mississippi River to eastern merchants for trade.

Creek leader Alexander McGillivray offered protection to the Spanish in return for weapons.

 

What unexpected boundary challenges did the United States face during the 1780s following the Treaty of Paris? Check all that apply.

Prohibited travel within 25 miles of any Native American lands

Closure of the port of New Orleans

Lack of transport across the Mississippi River

Barred access to the Great Lakes

 

Which actions led to a breakdown of the wartime alliance between Spain and the United States after signing the Treaty of Paris? Check all that apply.

Spanish officials allied with the Native Americans to hinder white settlement in contested territories.

The Spanish maintained forts north of the Georgia–Florida border.

The Spanish forbade Americans access to major ports.

The Spanish planned to help the French conquer some of America’s new lands.