American Revolution - History - 8th grade by Slidesgo

Open Ended

Why do you think the Ohio River Valley was so important to both the French and British?

Write one sentence explaining your reasoning.

Multiple Choice

Why was the Ohio River important to the French?

• It was essential for American Indian allies.

• It provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding.

• It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland.

• It linked their Great Lakes claims with their settlements along the Mississippi River.

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the place where the French built Fort Duquesne and where George Washington was ordered to build a fort?

•  It was in the middle of rich agricultural lands.

• It was the eastern border of the Ohio Valley.

•  It was near rivers important for controlling the Ohio Valley.

• It was an area of importance to many American Indian groups.

Multiple Choice

What most upset American Indians about British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?

• The British fought with the French.

• The British cleared the land to establish farms.

• The British hunted and trapped fur-bearing animals.

• The British charged high prices for their trade goods.

  
  

Multiple Choice

You can best infer that Native Americans chose to participate in the French and Indian War in order to

• increase their influence with the Europeans.

• protect the colonists from further conflict.

• acquire European weapons from either side.

• protect their lands from further settlement.

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was significant for the British because they

• allowed the French to maintain control of Canada.

• gained control of most of French Canada and most of the land East of the MIssippi River.

• gave Spain most of the French islands in the West Indies.

• gained the port city of New Orleans to expand trade.

Open Ended

Why did the American Indians choose sides, and how did it impact their future?

Open Ended

How did British victories under William Pitt shape the outcome of the war?

Open Ended

Explain your perspective on the conflict in 1-2 sentences based on what they’ve learned.

Poll

Which side would you be on if you were alive in the mid 1700's?

• British

• French

• Iroqouis

• Other Native Americans like the Huron and Shawnee

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

How did the French and Indian War shape the future of North America?

Open Ended

The illustration shows British troops searching a colonist's home. Explain in writing how colonists likely felt about such actions.

Multiple Choice

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

•  Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

Multiple Choice

The essential idea behind the British mercantilist system was that

• the colonies should expand trade with other nations

• taxes should be lower to encourage small business growth.

• economic growth in the colonies should benefit Britain.

•  any tax increases should be used to support colonial growth

Multiple Choice

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

How did British policies after 1763 create tension and conflict with the American colonies?

Open Ended

BELL RINGER

What is the difference between a boycott and a protest? Can one lead to the other?

Open Ended

How would you feel about customs officers searching your property without reason? Why?

Multiple Choice

Why did the colonists object so strongly to writs of assistance?

• They violated property rights under British law.

•  They restricted the right to public protests.

• They prosecuted smugglers from other countries.

• They encouraged expansion of trade with England.

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET

How did British policies after 1767 create tension and conflict with the American colonies?