Chp 5 Test Review

In 1750, which country posed the most serious threat to the English colonies in North America?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Holland

What strategic value did the Ohio River valley have for France?

• It linked French settlements in Canada and along the Mississippi River

• It gave New France access to British-controlled river ports.

• It linked French settlements in Canada and Florida.

• It linked New France and the Atlantic Ocean.

Which European country had the strongest alliances with the Native American groups?

• Spain

• France

• the Netherlands

• Great Britain

This was a war between Great Britain and France and their Indian allies.

• the War of 1812

• Pontiac’s War

• the French and Indian War

• the Revolutionary War

What started the French and Indian War?

• Dutch merchants were caught spying in New York.

• Washington fired on French troops near Fort Duquesne.

• Pontiac raided British settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Spanish pirates raided ports in South Carolina.

Which of the following contributed to early British defeats in the French and Indian War?

• colonial acceptance of the Albany Plan of Union

• inexperienced military leadership

• a French alliance with the powerful Iroquois nations

• British failure to form any alliances with Native Americans

This proposed that the colonies unify to fight against the French.

• the First Continental Congress

• the Albany Plan of Union

• he Intolerable Acts

• the Tea Act

Why did the colonies refuse the Albany Plan of Union?

• Sympathy for the French was strong in the colonies.

• The colonies feared giving up to much power.

• British loyalists didn’t approve of it.

• It had no real power behind it.

What was William Pitt’s strategy for winning Britain’s war with France?

• to focus on victories in Europe and Asia

• to abandon plans to capture Quebec

• to use Britain’s best generals in North America

• to adopt the Albany Plan of Union

How were British troops able to surprise the French at Quebec?

• by climbing the city walls before dawn

• by climbing a steep cliff at night

• by storming the city’s gates

• by rowing into the city’s seaport