French and Indian War

Why were Great Britain and France fighting each other?

• To control the Ohio River Valley

• To trade cash crops

• To colonize Asia

• To protect their forts

Who led the British soldiers to safety after General Braddock was killed?

• George Washington

• Edward Braddock

• Louis Montcalm

• William Pitt

What did William Pitt want to control?

• St. Lawrence River and Niagara River

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

What was the outcome of the Battle of Quebec?

• British defeated the French and took control of the St. Lawrence River

• French defeated the British and captured Fort Pitt

• British and French signed the Treaty of Paris

• British gave up their claim to land in the Ohio River Valley

What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?

• No more colonists were allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonists had to pay taxes on certain goods

• British soldiers would stay along the frontier to enforce the proclamation

• Colonists could smuggle goods without consequences

Why did Parliament think the colonists should pay taxes?

• Because the colonists were helped by Britain's victory over France

• Because the colonists were smuggling goods

• Because the colonists wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Because the colonists were fighting against Native Americans

What did the British government send officials to the colonies to do?

• Make sure the colonists paid their taxes

• Capture Fort Duquesne

• Enforce the Proclamation of 1763

• Search for smuggled goods

What were the new taxes that the British government imposed on the colonists?

• Taxes on sugar and molasses

• Taxes on cash crops

• Taxes on forts and rivers

• Taxes on Native American lands

Who was the British king who issued the Proclamation of 1763?

• George III

• Edward Braddock

• James Wolfe

• Louis Montcalm

What was the conflict called that broke out among Native Americans, settlers, and British soldiers?

• Pontiac's War

• French and Indian War

• Seven Years' War

• Treaty of Paris