Chapter 1: Lesson 5

1. The French and Indian War broke out over disagreements about land claims in which area?

• Great Lakes

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River Valley

2. Why is Fort Necessity important in understanding the French and Indian War?

• It made the British understand that American Indian allies were out of reach.

• It caused American Indian groups to join together to beat the French and British.

• It showed the British that the French would not give up a land claim without a fight.

• It prompted the Iroquois to join the war on the side of the British to try to keep their

  land.

3. Which conclusion can you most likely draw about Major George Washington at the start of the French and Indian War?

• He realized that it would not be a quick war for the British to defeat the French.

• He knew that he was too inexperienced to help the British defeat the French.

• He thought it would be impossible to push the French out of the contested region.

• He determined that American Indian allies were needed if the British were going to win

  the war.

4. Cayuga Indian leader Logan did not want to sign a __________ with the Europeans because he did not trust them.

• treaty

• declaration

• constitution

• proclamation

5. What effect did the Proclamation of 1763 have on the relations between colonists and the British?

• It supported their relations because colonists knew that British soldiers would protect them.

• It strengthened their relations because it kept colonists safe from potential American Indian attacks.

• It caused tension in their relations because colonists moved west to settle on American Indian land.

• It weakened their relations because Britain passed this law without colonial

  representation in Parliament.

Many Native American tribes would ______, or be a military partner, with the French during the French and Indian War.

• ally

• treaty

• reflect

• persuade

The French would ______, or convince, Native American tribes to join the fight against the British.

• ally

• treaty

• reflect

• persuade

The name French and Indian War would _______, or show, that the French and Indians were fighting together against the British.

• ally

• treaty

• reflect

• persuade

A _________, or a formal agreement between countries, was signed in Paris in 1763 to mark the end of the war.

• ally

• treaty

• reflect

• persuade