Seven Years War

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Seven Years War was a global conflict that involved countries like Great Britain, France, and Prussia.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of the Spanish in the Americas?

• To establish peaceful trade relations with indigenous people
• To promote cultural exchange between Spain and the Americas
• To establish democratic governments in the colonies
• To gain access to the sugar islands and precious metals in the Caribbean and South America.

Multiple Choice

How did the colonial goals of the British and the French in the Americas differ?

• The British aimed for trade and alliances with Native Americans, while the French focused on territorial control and economic dominance.
• The British and the French both aimed for territorial control and economic dominance in the Americas.
• The British focused on trade and alliances with Native Americans, while the French aimed for territorial control and economic dominance.
• The British aimed for territorial control, while the French focused on trade and alliances with Native Americans.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the French fort near Pittsburgh that George Washington fought for and lost?

• Fort Necessity
• Fort William Henry
• Fort Duquesne
• Fort Ticonderoga

Multiple Choice

What modern-day southern state did the British acquire as a result of the Seven Years War?

• Florida
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Louisiana

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Seven Years War made Great Britain the largest empire in the world at that time.

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Pontiac's contributions to American history?

• Pontiac was a prominent leader of the Ottawa tribe and played a significant role in the Native American resistance against British colonization during the Pontiac's War.
• Pontiac was a British general who led the American forces during the Revolutionary War.
• Pontiac was a famous inventor who developed the first automobile engine.
• Pontiac was a French explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.

Multiple Choice

After the French and Indian War, British political leaders were determined to...

• 1. require the North American colonies to pay a greater share of the empire’s expenses

• end slavery in the North American colonies

• encourage colonial expansion into the Ohio Valley by moving all American Indian peoples further west

• 1. strengthen the French colonial holdings in Canada and the northwest to discourage Spanish expansion

Multiple Choice

A major consequence of the French and Indian War of 1754–1763 was the

• legal settlement of the trans-Appalachian frontier by British colonists

• imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies

• 1. shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in North America

• removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies

Multiple Choice

Identify the 2 causes of the Seven Years’ War

• Religious conflicts and economic rivalries
• Political alliances and cultural differences
• Resource scarcity and population growth
• Territorial disputes and competition for colonial dominance

Multiple Choice

Identify and explain 2 effects of the Seven Years’ War

• Decline of the French colonial empire and rise of the British Empire
• Decline of the Spanish Empire and rise of the French colonial empire.
• Rise of the French colonial empire and decline of the British Empire.
• Expansion of the Spanish Empire and decline of the British Empire.