THE AMERICAN PROMISE, VALUE
EDITION: CH6 BOARD LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
True or False: Thomas Gage reversed all of Amherst's policies in the
region - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Thomas Gage, reversed Amherst's unsuccessful policies and
distributed gifts profusely
What was dubbed an unprecedented intercolonial gathering in 1754? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Albany Conference of 1754
True or False: The British captured and severely punished the Paxton
Boys - CORRECT ANSWER-False
British troops prevented a further massacre, but the Paxton Boys
escaped punishment for their murderous attack on the Conestoga
village.
,True or False: British soldiers were defeated when trying to capture
Quebec and Montreal - CORRECT ANSWER-False
When did the 7year war begin? - CORRECT ANSWER-1754
What did Horace Walpole later wrote, "set the world on fire."? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"The volley fired by a young Virginian in the
backwoods of America,"
What did Spain gain from the Treaty of Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER--
New Orleans, was transferred to Spain, giving it a vast buffer zone for
its lucrative Mexican colonies.
- Cuba was returned to Spain
What led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER-
France and Spain capitulated in 1762, and the Treaty of Paris was
signed the following year.
Which general was in charge of handling the Pontiac's War - CORRECT
ANSWER-General Amherst
, Which Fort was located in Western Pennsylvania - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fort Duquesne
True or False: General Amherst was a strong proponent of bribing the
local Indian tribes with gifts to gain their loyalty - CORRECT
ANSWER-False
It is not my intention ever to attempt to gain the friendship of Indians
by presents," Major General Jeffery Amherst declared.
Who were the Paxton Boys? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pennsylvania
vigilantes who were a counterpart anti-Indian racism among settlers to
the east and sort to exact revenge on the Indians for the Pontiac
soldiers actions
True or False: France successfully defended Martinique from British
invasion - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What was the Covenant Chain? - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1692 alliance
between the Mohawks of the Iroquois Confederacy and the New York
authorities
EDITION: CH6 BOARD LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
True or False: Thomas Gage reversed all of Amherst's policies in the
region - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Thomas Gage, reversed Amherst's unsuccessful policies and
distributed gifts profusely
What was dubbed an unprecedented intercolonial gathering in 1754? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Albany Conference of 1754
True or False: The British captured and severely punished the Paxton
Boys - CORRECT ANSWER-False
British troops prevented a further massacre, but the Paxton Boys
escaped punishment for their murderous attack on the Conestoga
village.
,True or False: British soldiers were defeated when trying to capture
Quebec and Montreal - CORRECT ANSWER-False
When did the 7year war begin? - CORRECT ANSWER-1754
What did Horace Walpole later wrote, "set the world on fire."? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"The volley fired by a young Virginian in the
backwoods of America,"
What did Spain gain from the Treaty of Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER--
New Orleans, was transferred to Spain, giving it a vast buffer zone for
its lucrative Mexican colonies.
- Cuba was returned to Spain
What led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris? - CORRECT ANSWER-
France and Spain capitulated in 1762, and the Treaty of Paris was
signed the following year.
Which general was in charge of handling the Pontiac's War - CORRECT
ANSWER-General Amherst
, Which Fort was located in Western Pennsylvania - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fort Duquesne
True or False: General Amherst was a strong proponent of bribing the
local Indian tribes with gifts to gain their loyalty - CORRECT
ANSWER-False
It is not my intention ever to attempt to gain the friendship of Indians
by presents," Major General Jeffery Amherst declared.
Who were the Paxton Boys? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pennsylvania
vigilantes who were a counterpart anti-Indian racism among settlers to
the east and sort to exact revenge on the Indians for the Pontiac
soldiers actions
True or False: France successfully defended Martinique from British
invasion - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What was the Covenant Chain? - CORRECT ANSWER-A 1692 alliance
between the Mohawks of the Iroquois Confederacy and the New York
authorities
