What was the first major defeat suffered by the French in the French and Indian War?

• Battle of Fort William Henry

• Battle of Lake George

• Battle of Monongahela River

• Battle of Fort Necessity

For which two reasons did the Iroquois Confederacy eventually side with the British?

• The French had become weak.

• The British promised them land.

• The British promised them weapons.

• The French were intent on settling lands.

Why did the British colonists want to gain territory in the Ohio Valley?

• The British wanted to expand their fur trade.

• The region was a rich source of farmland.

• The British wanted to help the American Indians settle in the Ohio Valley.

• The region was connected to the southern colonies.

How did Lord Dinwiddie react when the French rejected George Washington’s demands at Fort Le Boeuf?

• He sent Captain Trent of the Virginia militia to build a fort near the Ohio River.

• He sent Captain Trent to attack Fort Le Boeuf.

• He asked British forces to attack Fort Le Boeuf.

• He led his force against the French.

Which two generals were fatally wounded in battle on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759?

• George Washington

• James Wolfe

• General Braddock

• Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

• King Hendrick

Which two statements explain why most American Indians initially supported the French in the French and Indian War?

• The French expected the American Indians to leave their territories.

• The French were mostly interested in trading furs, not settling land.

• The British did not want American Indians on their side.

• Britain wanted to take land to set up farms for British settlers.

• The French forces were more powerful than the British.

Why did the French set up trading posts in North America?

• to trade beaver furs

• to trade in rice

• to seize land for farming

• to support farmers

Identify an effect of the French and Indian War on the American Colonists.

Identify the effect of the French and Indian War on the American Indians.

Which effects of the French and Indian War and the countries or groups that were affected by them.

left with huge financial debt after the

war

American colonists

Britain

American Indians