French and Indian War

In 1753, Great Britain sent a young general named __________ into the Ohio River Valley with a letter that demanded that the French had to leave the area.

• King George III

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

In March 1754, Washington was sent, again, to the Ohio River Valley, but this time he had ___ soldiers with him, and a mission to build a British fort.

• 250

• 130

• 150

• 230

Once again, Washington was surprised, this time by a group of French soldiers who had been hiding in the woods, so he returned with his men to the area where they had built a small log fort, named Fort ______.

• Duquesne

• Virginia

• England

• Necessity

The British seemed unable to fight against the French and their allies, and it appeared as though _________ would lose more battles in what was named The French and Indian War.

• Duquesne

• Quebec

• Pennsylvania

• Great Britain

The Iroquois helped the British win a crucial battle in _____, the capital of New France.

• Duquesne

• Quebec

• Virginia

• Ohio

In 1763, both sides signed the Treaty of _____ and the war was officially over.

• France

• Virginia

• Paris

• England

The ______ and other Native American tribes lived on land that was now under British control, and colonists were anxious to start settling it for themselves.

• Iroquois

• Quebec

• Pontiac

• Ottawa

In 1763, Pontiac, and Ottawa tribe leader, gathered his ______ to attack the British and scare them into leaving the area by attacking settlements and forts. This became known as “Pontiac’s Rebellion.”

• colonists

• warriors

• allies

• boss

British leaders didn’t want to begin another war, so King George III issued the Proclamation of ___, which stated that no British colonist could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• 1863

• 1761

• 1762

• 1763