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What region of land were the British and French in disagreement over?
The Hudson Bay area
The Ohio River Valley
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Who were the main participants opposing each other in the French and Indian War?
Spain versus France and Native Americans
Native Americans versus France
Britain and Native Americans versus France
Britain versus France and Native Americans
How was the relationship different between the French and Native Americans compared to the English and Native Americans?
They were more like business partners.
They fought each other all the time.
They made them French citizens.
The took their land from them.
What Native American group was the most powerful in the East at the time of the French and Indian War?
Cherokee
The Iroquois Confederacy
Seneca
Powhatan
Who did Virginia Governor Dinwiddie send with a message to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley?
General Braddock
Nathaniel Bacon
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington was sent into the Ohio River Valley where he built a fort named?
Fort Necessity
Fort Duquesne
Fort Pittsburgh
Fort Allegheny
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To plan an attack on Fort Duquesne.
For the British to join with the Native Americans against the French
For colonies to unite under a central government and prepare for war
For the New England colonies to unite with the Iroquois to fight the French
The British sent General Braddock to address the situation in the Ohio River Valley along with 1,400 troops. How was this group unprepared?
They brought too many unnecessary supplies with them.
They were not accustomed to the fighting methods of the Native Americans.
They did not have enough weapons with them.
There were not enough soldiers to handle the situation.
Secretary o State William PItt takes over the war effort in the colonies. One key decision that he made to win the war was to...
Have the colonist do all of the fighting.
Allow only British soldiers to fight.
Take on the same fighting tactics as the Native Americans in every situation.
He made the decision that Britain would pay for war and spent whatever was needed to win.
Later, Prime Minister PItt decided to do what to cover the large war debt?
Raise taxes in Britain only.
Tax the colonists.
Sell military weapons to other countries to raise money.
Make the French pay for the debt.
What ended the French and Indian War?
General Braddock's defeat.
Capturing the French islands in the West Indies
Taking over the capital of Cuba.
Winning at Quebec and capturing Montreal.
All are true of the Treaty of Paris except...
France was able to keep a few islands in the West Indies.
France surrendered most of their land in North America and Canada.
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of France's power in North America.
France gained land west of the Mississippi River.
The end of the French and Indian War affected the Native Americans in all of the following ways except...
They had to move west of the Mississippi River.
They lost their trading partners, the French.
They had to trade with the British which they considered enemies.
The British refused to pay the Native Americans for the use of their land.
Who was Native American chief that started a war with the British after the French and Indian War but was eventually defeated?
Chief Powhatan
Chief Pontiac
Chief Joseph
Chief Tecumseh
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
To prevent more fighting between colonists and Native Americans.
To keep the colonists working on the East Coast.
To keep the Native Americans happy.
To allow the French time to leave the area.
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger some colonists?
The colonists thought their businesses would fail because so many would move west.
Many colonist had already invested in land that was west of the Appalachian Mountains, and this would keep them from using the land.
Women didn't want their husbands to move west speculating for land.
The colonists didn't want the Native Americans to be rewarded with all the land.
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