French and Indian War Quiz

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.

During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?

• Mississippi River Valley
• Ohio River Valley
• Connecticut River Valley
• Pennsylvania River Valley

What is an alliance?

• A disagreement 
• A partnership
• A treaty
• A farming machine

What does it mean to be neutral?

• To take one side in war
• To switch sides in war
• To take no side in war
• To take over both sides

Why was the war called the French and Indian War?

• It was first called the French and British War.
• The British forces fought against the French and their American Indian allies or friends.
• The British tried to gain Native American allies or friends of their own.
• An Iroquois leader named Hendrick said that the British and French were quarreling.

Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?

• tariffs
• gold reserve
• mercantilism
• smuggling

On what did France base its claim of the Ohio River valley?

• The Native Americans wanted to plant their crops on this fertile ground.
• George Washington discovered this answer in May 1754.
• By the middle 1700s settlers entered the Ohio River Valley.
• The French claimed it was part of New France.

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 

How was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

• Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.
• The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.
• Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.
• Spain got half and Great Britain got half.

What is the region of fertile land and thick forests along the Ohio River?

• The Nile Valley
• The rift valley
• The Ohio River valley
• The Grand Canyon