8-2.1 French and Indian War

The French & Indian War was part of a larger war called

• The American Revolution
• The Seven Years War
• The Civil War
• The Revolutionary War

Which of the following correctly identifies the sides during the French & Indian War?

• British & French vs. Indians
• British & Indians vs. French
• British, Indians, and French vs. Spanish
• French & Indians vs. British

Who lost the French & Indian War, causing them to give up all territory in the Americas?

• British
• Natives
• French
• Spanish

What problem did the British have following the French & Indian War?

• They were defeated by the French
• The Natives were upset with the British treatment of them
• They had a large war debt
• They did not have any territory west of the Mississippi River

How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• Colonists fought to regain French power
• Increased British taxes angered the American colonists
• The Natives helped the colonists rebel against the British
• The French returned to America to fight the British for New York

What was the result of the Cherokee War?

• The British defeated and took Cherokee territory
• The French assisted the Cherokees to defeat the British
• The French defeated the Cherokees
• The colonists in the Backcountry lost their land

How did the French and Indian War lead to tension between the Cherokee and British?

• British failed to protect the Cherokee
• British failed to pay for the land they purchased
• British sold the Cherokee as slaves to the French
• British exposed the Cherokee to smallpox

During the French and Indian War, which tribe of Native Americans were South Carolinians fighting?

• Yemassee
• Edisto
• Cherokee
• Catawba

Which of the following was a result of mercantilism?

• Economic rivalry between the French and British
• Economic rivalry that ended the plantation system
• Economic rivalry that led to abolition
• Economic rivalry that led to increased tariffs

How did South Carolina benefit from the French and Indian War?

• Expansion of the indigo trade
• Collapse of the Iroquois League
• Expansion of mercantilism
• End to British rule in North America