French and Indian War

Multiple Choice

What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?

• Control of land and trade with Native Americans
• Land and Slaves
• Gold
• Claim to land in Europe

Multiple Choice

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

• The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

• The French and British were both trying to claim the Ohio Country Land

• The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

• The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French

Multiple Choice

How did the French attitude towards Native Americans differ from the British attitude?

• The French treated the Indians with more respect

• The British were more generous to the Indians

• The French were more warlike and aggressive

• The British viewed the Indians as trading partners; the French viewed them as enemies

Explanation Slide...

The Haudenosaunee did not like the French. The French had attacked the Seneca nation previously in an attempt to gain control of the Haudenosaunee fur trade.

Multiple Choice

Which side did the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) join?

• French

• Their own

• Spanish

• British

Explanation Slide...

France lost the war, so they lost pretty much all their land. Even though Spain joined the war very late and didn't do much, they got the land WEST of the Mississippi River. Great Britain, the winner, go the land EAST of the Mississippi River. However- notice that the colonies (where people actually lived) ends at the Appalachian Mountains.

Multiple Choice

Why was it so important for the colonial powers to claim the waterways?

• The colonial powers wanted to build floating crops on the waterways.

• The colonial powers wanted to use the waterways to help irrigate the crops.

• The colonial powers wanted to use the waterways to fish.

• The colonial powers wanted to use the waterways for trade.

Explanation Slide...

Prevented colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains. Made colonists live where it was easier for the British to control them (and collect taxes). 10,000 soldiers sent by the King to the colonies to make sure people followed this law.

Multiple Choice

Why did Native Americans side with the French?

• The Native Americans did not want the French to take their land.

• The British and the Native Americans traded with each other.

• The Native Americans and French Traded with each other.

• The Native Americans did not want the British to take their land.

Multiple Choice

Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?

• William Pitt
• Edward Braddock
• King George II
• George Washington 

Multiple Choice

What role did George Washington have in the French and Indian War?

• He fought for the French

• He was supposed to push the French out of land claimed by Virginia

• He was the the head of the whole British Army in the colonies

• He won the first battle of the French and Indian War.

Explanation Slide...

Even though we think of George Washington as the leader of the army in the American Revolution- he started his military career as a soldier in the BRITISH army. Remember- he was a BRITISH colonist. At this point he is still loyal to the king....although he is a very young and inexperienced soldier.

Multiple Choice

Benjamin Franklin proposed ___________________ to unite the colonies.

• The French War

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Albany Plan

Multiple Choice

What did this illustration by Benjamin Franklin achieve?

• cooperation between colonies and Indians

• peace negotiations with France

• unity among colonies

• an election for a single leader for all the colonies

Multiple Choice

Which statement expresses the idea behind the "Join or Die" cartoon?

• Colonists needed to cooperate with Natives

• Colonists must work independently from one another

• The colonies must surrender because they were defeated

• To survive, the colonies must unite together against their foe

Multiple Choice

Who were the countries involved in the conflict?

• Germany and Spain

• Britain and France

• America and Britain

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

• The Nine Years’ War

• The Seven Years’ War

• The France and Britain

Multiple Choice

Why did the British lose many of the early battles?

• The British would hide behind trees.

• They did not have enough Native American allies

• The British fought in straight columns of soldiers while the French attacked from behind trees.

• The British couldn't find the French forts to fight.

Explanation Slide...

The British actually had more soldiers than the French, even though the French had more Native American allies. However, the French had always been willing to learn from the Native Americans who used the forest to their advantage. The British still fought in the traditional European method- straight lines of soldiers set up almost in a square. This method worked well in the open fields of Europe- not in the dense forest of North America.

Multiple Select

What were the 3 causes of the French & Indian War?

(Select 3)

• Britain and France were fighting in Europe. This resulted in fighting between the colonies

• The Colonists wanted support in fighting the Native Americans

• They both wanted to control the Ohio River

• The French had a good relationship fur trading with the Native Americans. Britain wanted to take over the Ohio River Valley for farming

Multiple Choice

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

• The French and British claimed the same land.
• The French and Indians claimed the same land.
• The Indians and British claimed the same land.
• The Indians wouldn't sell their land.

Multiple Choice

What Treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of British

• Treaty of French and Indian War

• Treaty of Native Americans

• Treaty of Paris

Multiple Choice

What did the British get for winning the French and Indian War?

• All the French governments money

• For the French to have to come work for the British

• All land East of the Mississippi River in North America

• All of the French Armies weapons

Multiple Choice

What did the British get for winning the French and Indian War?

• All the French governments money

• For the French to have to come work for the British

• Most of the French land in North America

• All of the French Armies weapons

Multiple Choice

What was one major result of the French and Indian War?

• All of Canada became part of the British Empire

• The United States became an independent nation

• The British took control of the entire North American continent

• The Ohio River valley was opened to settlers

Multiple Choice

Who won the French and Indian War?

• England
• France
• Indians
• Spain

Multiple Choice

What happened to land claims in 1763?

• Spain gained land east of the Mississippi River

• France gained tons of land in North America

• Great Britain controlled the land east of the Mississippi River

• Russia was a threat to the British land claims

Multiple Choice

Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
• They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
• They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
• They wanted their money back for the land.

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature above became the boundary line for the Proclamation of 1763?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• 13 Colonies

Multiple Choice

As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?

• Killed them
• Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
• Imposed taxes to pay for the war
• Paid for the war out of his own pocket

Multiple Select

How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?

• The colonies seperated during the French and Indian War.

• This was the first time the colonies united together to fight a common enemy.

• The French and Indian war provided Great Britian with a lot of wealth.

• The French and Indian war caused Great Britain to go into debt and levied taxes on the colony.

Multiple Choice

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the Native Americans?

• They were not affected by the war at all.
• The Native Americans' traditional lands were now part of the British Empire.
• The British and the Native Americans were allies after the war.
• The British and the Native Americans united to form one land.

Multiple Choice

What problem was Great Britian facing after the French and Indian War?

• They had huge amounts of land they needed to defend.

• They were in debt

• The Native Americans were angry their land was given to the British and were rebelling.

• All of these answers

Explanation Slide...

Winning the war seemed awesome for the colonists and Great Britain. They could now get rich off of the fur trade. EXCEPT Great Britain now had A LOT of land. On that land were Native Americans who had supported the French, because they did not like the British. The Natives had not been invited to the peace talks- they weren't treated as important people- and they definitely didn't trust the British. So they started to attack the British and try to push them off their land. Which meant the army had to fight and defend huge amounts of land- which is expensive.