SS Chapter 4 Lesson 1 TEST

What was the first cause of the conflict between French and British colonies?   PART A

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

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

• 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.

What evidence from the text best supports the correct response to Part A?

• “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.”

• “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.”

• “The British renamed it Fort Pitt in honor of the British prime minister.”

• “… 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.”

“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 large camp in the middle of 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

“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?

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

• “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.”

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

Which is the correct order of events?

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• The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops; British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt; The French surrender Quebec City to British troops; French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne.

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne; The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops; The French surrender Quebec City to British troops; British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt;

• French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne; The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops; British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt; The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

• British troops recapture Fort Duquesne and rename it Fort Pitt; French troops seize a British post and rename it Fort Duquesne; The French destroy Fort Necessity, but they release George Washington and his troops; The French surrender Quebec City to British troops.

Why did French settlers fear that the British will cut down trees and ruin the habitat for fur-bearing animals?

• Sir William Johnson stayed friendly with the Iroquios.

• British settlers went across the Appalachian Mountains.

• British settlers wanted more land for farms.

• King George III did not like the French.

Who was Chief Pontiac?

• Iroquois chief who fought with the British against the French.

• Native American chief who united many tribes to attack British settlements in order to get the British to leave their lands.

• Ottawa leader know for making peace between the British and the French

Who did George Washington first fight for?

• The British

• The French

• The Spainish

• The Colonists