History Ch. 4

PA was a popular colony during colonial times because of the many freedoms this state offered to its settlers.

• False

• True

• No

• You don't know

In the 1750's, both the English and French wanted the land in the Ohio River Valley because of the fur trading posts established there.

• True

• False

George Washington was sent to PA to tell the ______ to leave western PA in 1753.

• French

• British

• Italians

• Russians

The only battle site from the French and Indian War that is maintained by the National Park Service is________ in Fayette County.

• Gettysburg

• Fort Necessity

• Fort Pitt

• Fort Duquesne

Which country won the French and Indian War, and thereby maintained control of North America.

• France

• Indians

• British

• Russians

PA was the middle colony of the 13 original colonies, therefore it is knicknamed the what?

• Sunshine State

• Peace State

• Freedom State

• Keystone State

Author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Who convinced France to help the colonies.

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

British General killed in the French and Indian War.

• George Washington

• General Forbes

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• General Braddock

British General sent to take Fort Duquense.

• General Forbes

• General Grant

• General Braddock

• General Lee