French & Indian War

Multiple Choice

Question #1: How did British colonists differ from French colonists in the 1700s?

• The British did not claim land for farming, but the French did.

• The British settled in only one area, while the French established thirteen colonies.

• The British settled towns and farms, while the French mostly trapped and traded.

• The French did not interact with the Native American tribes, while the British established good relationships with them.

Multiple Choice

Question #2: Who claimed the territory of the Ohio River Valley?

• only the French

• the British and the French

• the British and many Native American nations

• Native American nations, the French and the British

Multiple Choice

Question #3: Why did the British suffer many losses at the beginning of the war?

• The French outnumbered the British.

• The French army was stronger and better trained.

• The French and Native Americans used tactics like camouflage, confusing the British.

• The French and Native Americans fought battles in straight lines on open fields, confusing the British.

Multiple Choice

Question #4: (Complete the sentence) The French and Indian War...

• was a war only between the French and the Native Americans.

• was part of a larger war between Britain and France.

• took place in France and India.

• only affected North America.

Multiple Choice

Question #5: Which of the following contributed to Britain's victory in the war?

• General Pitt sending more money and troops to the colonies

• the British forming an alliance with the Iroquois nation

• a strategy of capturing French forts

• All of the answers

Multiple Choice

Question #6: Which of the following is not a way in which the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution?

• The war strengthened the ties between the colonists and the Native Americans.

• The British enacted (authorized/put into place) new taxes to pay for the war, which angered the colonists.

• The colonists became better fighters and discovered what they could do if they banded (joined) together.

• The colonists were not allowed to settle beyond the Appalachian mountains, which they felt was unfair.