Studies Weekly Week 12

In 1763, King George III decreed that __________.

• all land west of the Appalachian Mountains was reserved for American Indians

• colonists could move into the Ohio Country as long as they arrived by 1763

• the Ohio Company could only sell land to British colonists

• war between the colonists and the American Indians was forbidden

According to the Treaty of Paris of 1763, who would control the Mississippi River?

• the British

• the Spanish

• the Iroquois Confederacy

• the French

Who was defeated in Pontiac’s Rebellion?

• the African Indians

• Pontiac's soldiers

• Pontiac himself

• the American Indians

What group or nation maintained control of the port at New Orleans?

• the American Indians

• the British

• the French

• the colonists

Why did the British need to borrow money?

• Fighting the war was expensive and the war lasted seven years.

• The British were extremely poor.

• The British had paid too much in taxes over several years.

• They wanted to loan it to France.

Why did Benjamin Franklin decide to let his family run the printing business?

• His family was very eager to begin running the business, so he let them.

• He was ready to retire and travel the world.

• He no longer enjoyed the business.

• He wanted to devote himself to science and public life.

The Treaty of Easton was an agreement between __________ and __________.

• the Spanish government and the American Indian Tribes

• the French government and the American Indian tribes

• the British government and the American Indian tribes

• The British government and the African Indian tribes

Who created the “Join or Die” cartoon and published it in The Pennsylvania Gazette?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

What year was the Treaty of Paris signed?

• 1765

• 1754

• 1763

• 1776