The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23

The English came over for agriculture and
some for freedom OF religion. They cultivated
featuring cities. They came over only to claim
the land md make prosperous colony for
England. H5,
TEE ANSWERS.
The thirteen original colonies were Virginia,
MARYLAND. Massachusetts New HAMPSHIRE Rhode
North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut,
Delaware and Georgia.
Virginia was the first colony settled. It was
settled In the year 1907 at jamestown. Georgia
was the last colony settled It was settled in
1882 at Savannah.
The causes Of the French and Indian war were:
The conflicting claims to territory, especially in
the Ohio valley. Wa between France and Eng
land. The King Of Spain died without leaving
any direct heir and the King of frances nephew,
Don John Of Austria, succeeded to the crown
THIS would have broken the balance Of power
and the Indian rayages In the colonies. The
French and Indian war took place in 1755I63
The five objective points in the French and
Indian war were Fort DuCuesne, which controlled
the Ohio valley and the rivers Monongah and
Ohio and Allegheny. The next was Louisburg,
which controlled the mouth Of the ST. Lawrence
! river. The next were the Forts Ticonderoga and
Crown Point, which controlled Lake Champlain
| and the great road from New York to Canada.
The next was Niagara, which controlled Lake
| Ontario. The last was Quebec. which was the
great French stronghold, which controlled the
| the st. Lawrence river.
4 Quebec, the great French fortress, was situated
| on the st. Lawrence river several hundred miles
from its mouth. General Wolfe with 1000 mel,
j and feet Of war vessels was ordered to capture
| 1t. For long time they failed but finally
Wolfe discovered a path leading up to the town
which was unguarded. So in the night the
| British troops hoated in rowboats down the river
| and climbed the path; they were then challenged
| and defeated the few scattered Frenchmen. They
! then had time to land their army and in the
morning they were ready for the French. Cen
! eral Montcalm, the officer commanding the
| French, then gave the English battle, but owing
I to the treachery of the governor, was defeated
and killed. General Wolfe was also killed and
4 two days later the city surrendered to the
! English.
j The results Of the war were:s France surren
dered to England all land east of the Mississippi
4 except New Orleans, and three small islands OF
4 Newfoundland. France coded to Spain all land
west of the Mississippi and New Orleans. SPAR
i traded Florida for Havana. England gained q
vast territory in the new world which with tina
! which she had proved too great for her control
4 The war cost the colonies 10000 men and $11,
900 900.
Tue war caused bond OF union between The
colonies. England granted the colonies free trade
4 during the war, which. when the war was over
England tried to renew this tax it was resisted
{ more firmly than ever. This war schooed the
colonists in the art Of war.
The revolutionary war started In ITO ant
4 ended in 17S3 This war was caused by thu
taxes put goods and by the restrictions put OF
4 trade.
which the colonists were compelled to put stamp
which were sold by England on very nearly al
! goods. These stamps differed in value from
penny to $50 All will or legal papers had t
| bear this stamp, and all newspapers had t
have d stamp on. This act was repealed In tn
next year, all except stamp on chests Of tea.
The first continental congress met in Faneui
hall in Philadelphia. This congress sent las
/ petition to the king and a memorial to parlia
ment They also enlisted 10000 minute men
They had for president John Adams.
II Patrick Henry was an Irishman, whose fathe
had been a colonial school teacher. He becam
) a lawyer and was a great orator. He was til
/ governor of Virginia during the war. He mad
| several famous speeches and reward was pu
). upon his head
England had a small tax on tea which the
81 would not remove, then the people said the
& would not drink tea. About this time a ship
J load of tea arrived from England and after sey
eral mass meetings held by the people, they de
Il clared that the tea should not land. So tn
/ night before til tea to be landed a party o
III men dressed as Indians threw the tea overboar
into the sea. For this the king said Their
j should be no trade with Massachusetts,.
QUESTIONS.
Name the thirteen original colonies, givin
time and place Of settlement of the colony set
| tied first; settled last.
J. give time and cause Of the French and II
dian War.
3-Name the five objective points OF the Frenc
and Indian War and tell why each was impor
!, tant
4 tell Of the capture of Quebec.
1 5-Give the results of the French and India
u War.
l. 6-Givc time and couse of the Revolution.
1 What was the Stamp Act?
S-Tell Of the First Continental Congress.
Il 0--Who was Patrick Henry?
1O-Tell of the difficulty in regard to tea.
4 INTERCoLONIAL WARS.
t 1--(a) To how many wars this name given
4 co. Between what colonies did they TAX
place?
S 1#(c) OF what great struggle were they part
(d) What other names are sometimes given t
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