What was the Proclamation of 1763?
C. an imaginary line drawn on the Appalachian divide to settle land disputes between colonists and Native Americans
[The proclamation was made by King George III of England.]
From 1690 to 1750, the English and _________ in North America fought a series of almost nonstop wars that dealt mainly with the balance of power in Europe.
D. the French
[These are sometimes referred to as the French and Indian Wars--in the plural. In the singular, "The French and Indian War" references a final struggle that occurred between the British and French for colonial control of territories, fought from 1754 to 1763.]
After the French and Indian War, the English saw the American colonists as
D. very ungrateful people.
[England imposed taxes on the colonies to help pay for the war, and this caused irritation to the colonists.]
The old policy of _________, which meant that England would govern its colonies as little as possible as long as they turned a profit, was discontinued after the French and Indian War.
D. salutary neglect
[The term originated from a speech given in Parliament in 1775 by Edmund Burke.]
