Conflicts in the Colonies

The first people to settle in the British colonies built communities and farms close to the _____________ coastline or to major rivers.

• Pacific
• Atlantic
•  Gulf
• Caribbean

Gradually, European settlers moved into the Virginia and Carolina __________ , the frontier region between the coastal settlements and the Appalachian Mountains.

• colonies
• states 
• backcountry
• regions

In the 1760's, a rising number of settlers began crossing the Appalachian Mountains because the British victory in the _____________ War had reduced the concern about Indian raids and renewed interest in settling in the westernlands.

• French and Indian
• Revolutionary
• French and British
• British and Indian

After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Britain replaced _____________ as the European power in the Ohio River valley.

• France
• Spain
• Russia
• Belguim

The British assumed that the North American territory it had won in the French and Indian War included all ______________ lands as well.

• French
• Indian
• Western
• Coastal

Chief _____________ amerged as the leader of a group of Indian tribes determined to force the British from their land.

• Wapanoag
• Little Turtle
• Pontiac
• Mercury

An unsuccessful, month-long attack on Fort ____________ resulted in the Indian warriors returning to their villages.

• Pitt
• Hayes
• Detroit
• Syracuse

The ___________ banned any further British colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, creating a dividing line between colonial and Indian lands

• Proclamation of 1763
• Treaty of Paris
• Sovereignty Law 
• Inquisition

Although the new law had strong support in the British government, many of the colonists _____________ it.

• loved
• embraced
• hated
• defied

The new law was difficult to enforce and was ignored by most people who wanted to settle or trade in the _________ valley.

• Shenendoah
• Mississippi River
• Ohio River
• Appalachian