GMS 8th Grade SS CFA Review

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War impact France?

• France moved its fur trading posts to South America.

• France took over lands that had been controlled by Native American tribes.

• France lost control of its territories in North America.

• France made a formal alliance with the American colonists.

Despite winning the French and Indian War, what negative effect did Great Britain suffer as a result of the war?

• Most of the nation’s best generals died in the war.

• The cost of the war left the nation with a significant amount of debt.

• Angry Native American tribes continued to attack British colonies.

• Colonial demand for British goods decreased.

How did the information in this map impact the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain?

• Tensions increased because colonists wanted to settle farther west, and Britain passed laws to prevent it.

• Tensions increased because Britain failed to protect the colonists from attacks by Spanish settlers along the new border.

• Tensions decreased as colonists were able to gain more land, and Britain collected more tax revenue.

• Tensions decreased as Britain gave away free land to settlers willing to move farther west and start new colonies.

During the French and Indian War, the events that took place at Fort Loudoun are evidence of conflict between colonists and what group?

• British

• Cherokee

• French

• Spanish

Based on these maps, which statement best describes the impact of the French and Indian War on North American land claims?

• Because it lost the war, France gave up almost all of its land in North America.

• Russia gave up claims to the Oregon Territory after the war.

• The war decreased Spain’s colonial claims in North America.

• After the war, England gained France’s islands in the Caribbean Sea.

Why can the French and Indian War be considered a turning point in the relationship between Great Britain and the American colonies?

• The war caused the colonists to feel more allegiance to France.

• After the war, the colonists wanted more help from the British to protect them from attacks.

• After the war, Great Britain raised taxes on the colonists in order to pay its debts.

• The war gave the colonists more land than they could govern on their own.

What location completes this chart?

• Cumberland Gap

• Fort Loudon

• Watauga Settlement

• Wilderness Road

What was Franklin's purpose in drawing this cartoon?

• to persuade the British to abandon mercantilism and continue the policy of salutary neglect

• to encourage colonists to boycott British goods to protest taxes placed on them by Parliament

• to encourage the colonies to work together and support the Albany Plan of Union

• to persuade the people to establish a branch of the Sons of Liberty in each colony

Which individual drew this cartoon?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which are accomplishments made by Benjamin Franklin?

Select three that apply.

• inventing bifocals and the Franklin stove

• founding the colony of Pennsylvania

• writing the essay Common Sense

• authoring the Albany Plan of Union

• publishing Poor Richard’s Almanac