Chapter 4, Lesson 1 Review: What Caused the Conflict?

1A.) What was the first cause of the conflict between French and British colonies?  

• French troops took over a British fort and named it Fort Duquesne.

• The British navy blocked food shipments by blockading ports in New France.

• The British wanted to clear the land of trees, but the French wanted to preserve the forests.

• The French wanted to found a settlement at Quebec, but the British wanted to occupy that land.

1B.) What evidence from the text best supports the correct response to Part A?  

• “As the British colonists wanted more land for farming, the French feared that British farmers would cut down the trees, ruining the habitat of fur-bearing animals.”

• “By the 1750s, farmers and traders from the British colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania had begun to cross the Appalachian Mountains, moving into the lands beyond.”

• “… Louis-Joseph de Montcalm led a force of French soldiers and Native Americans in the capture of an important British post, Fort Oswego, in the Great Lake region.”

• “They [the British] renamed it Fort Pitt in honor of the British prime minister.”

2.) “Dinwiddie sent 22-year-old George Washington with a small force to strengthen a British outpost at the site of what is now the city of Pittsburgh. As Washington neared the fort, he discovered that French troops had already seized it and renamed it Fort Duquesne.” 

Using context clues, what does the word outpost mean?   

• a small camp right next to the main part of a settlement

• a camp where a settlement’s criminals are sent to jail

• a small camp far away from the main part of a settlement

• a large camp in the middle of the main part of a settlement

What event happened first?

• The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops.

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne.

• British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt.

• The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

What event happened second?

• The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops.

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne.

• British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt.

• The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

What event happened third?

• The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops.

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne.

• British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt.

• The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

What event happened fourth?

• The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops.

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne.

• British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt.

• The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

 4.) “In October 1763, news of the Treaty of Paris reached North America. The defeated French could no longer aid Native Americans in their resistance to British settlers. However, Great Britain wanted to keep down the cost of defending its American colonies. To stop British settlements in the Ohio River Valley, British King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. This official order set aside all British land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans.” 

Which sentence is evidence of British King George III’s reason for issuing the Proclamation of 1763?   

• “In October 1763, news of the Treaty of Paris reached North America.”

• “The defeated French could no longer aid Native Americans in their resistance to British settlers.”

• “However, Great Britain wanted to keep down the cost of defending its American colonies.”

• “This official order set aside all British land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans.”