5th- Lesson 58 Assessment

The French and Indian War began because the British and the French governments both claimed the _______ River Valley territory.

Captain William Trent and lieutenant colonel George Washington were ordered to convince local ____________ to become allies.

• Native American tribes

• Europeans

• French Soldiers

The Iroquois ended up supporting the British while other local tribes allied with the ________.

After George Washington surprised a campsite of French soldiers in southwestern Pennsylvania, he and his men hastily built a fort, Fort __________, to defend their troops.

• Necessity

• Jumonville

• Duquesne

Britain _______ start out well in the war.

• did not

• did

The war was extremely expensive, so Britain's government attempted to institute _______ on the colonists to cover the expenses.

According to the video, the Seven Years War was actually _____ years long.

• nine

• six

• five

(Read It 2)

One of the biggest effects of the war on Britain and the American Colonies was that the war:

• was very expensive

• destroyed their land

• took power away from the king

After fighting together, the colonies started to view one another as friends and fellow countrymen and to develop a common American identity.

• true

• false