Week 11: Clash of the Empires

How did the weather contribute to George Washington’s defeat at Fort Necessity?

• It was so hot that the soldiers were unable to fight.

• It rained, so the gunpowder in the muskets got wet

• It was snowy and cold, and Washington’s men did not have winter uniforms.

• It rained for so long that the ground turned to mud and the men could not run away.

When did George Washington lead his defeated men back to Virginia?

• May 10, 1754

• June 15, 1754

• July 4, 1754

• Aug. 23, 1754

Buying large tracts of land for low prices and selling smaller sections is called __________.

• domestication

• homesteading

• speculation

• Investing

The Iroquois relied on __________ to travel, connect, and trade.

• horses

• Europeans

• waterways

• agriculture

The Europeans offered __________ in exchange for furs, pelts, and leather.

• agricultural goods

• manufactured goods

• ships

• military training

When people keep trading for something they cannot produce themselves, it is called __________.

• importation dependency

• trade dependency

• trade inversion

• exporting inversion

What did Europeans call the French and Indian War?

• the French and Indian War

• the Seven Year's War

• the American Civil War

• the Six Year's War

Why was Jumonville's death an important event?

• It sparked a series of events that set the world on a course for peace.

• It sparked a series of events that set the world on a course of protests.

• It sparked a series of events that set the world on a course for war.

• It sparked no series of events.

True/False: It was important for the French to be kept out of the Ohio Country because if the French controlled the Ohio Country, the British would not be able to become rich by selling the land.

• True

• False

True/False: Mary Jemison and her husband, Sheninjee decided to leave their home in the South because Sheninjee was afraid that the white people would come and take Mary away.

• True

• False