French and Indian War

What region of land were the British and French in disagreement over?

• The Hudson Bay area

• The Ohio River Valley

• Nova Scotia

• Newfoundland

Who were the main participants opposing each other in the French and Indian War?

• Spain versus France and Native Americans

• Native Americans versus France

• Britain and Native Americans versus France

• Britain versus France and Native Americans

How was the relationship different between the French and Native Americans compared to the English and Native Americans?

• They were more like business partners.

• They fought each other all the time.

• They made them French citizens.

• The took their land from them.

What Native American group was the most powerful in the East at the time of the French and Indian War?

• Cherokee

• The Iroquois Confederacy

• Seneca

• Powhatan

Who did Virginia Governor Dinwiddie send with a message to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley?

• General Braddock

• Nathaniel Bacon

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

George Washington was sent into the Ohio River Valley where he built a fort named?

• Fort Necessity

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Pittsburgh

• Fort Allegheny

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

• To plan an attack on Fort Duquesne.

• For the British to join with the Native Americans against the French

• For colonies to unite under a central government and prepare for war

• For the New England colonies to unite with the Iroquois to fight the French

The British sent General Braddock to address the situation in the Ohio River Valley along with 1,400 troops. How was this group unprepared?

• They brought too many unnecessary supplies with them.

• They were not accustomed to the fighting methods of the Native Americans.

• They did not have enough weapons with them.

• There were not enough soldiers to handle the situation.

Secretary o State William PItt takes over the war effort in the colonies. One key decision that he made to win the war was to...

• Have the colonist do all of the fighting.

• Allow only British soldiers to fight.

• Take on the same fighting tactics as the Native Americans in every situation.

• He made the decision that Britain would pay for war and spent whatever was needed to win.

Later, Prime Minister PItt decided to do what to cover the large war debt?

• Raise taxes in Britain only.

• Tax the colonists.

• Sell military weapons to other countries to raise money.

• Make the French pay for the debt.