Alabama History Quiz

Why did the French come to North America?

• To control the fur trade

• To find gold

• To trade weapons with Native Americans

• To claim land from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico

Who were the two French brothers sent to strengthen new French trading posts along the Gulf coast?

• Iberville and Beinville

• Alexander McGillivray and Daniel Beasley

• Red Eagle and Pushmataha

• Andrew Jackson and William Weatherford

Why were French trading posts in forts?

• To protect the French from being attacked

• To trade goods with Native Americans

• To collect taxes from the settlers

• To establish military bases

What did the British want when they arrived in Alabama?

• Land

• Fur trade

• Gold

• Control over the Native Americans

Why did Native Americans join together to fight against the British?

• They wanted to stop the British from settling on their land

• They wanted to control the fur trade

• They wanted to trade weapons with the British

• They wanted to establish their own country

What happened when Britain won the French and Indian War?

• Britain took all of France's land

• Britain formed an alliance with France

• Britain gave up its claim on North America

• Britain established trading posts along the Gulf coast

Why did the American Revolution happen?

• People did not want to be taxed without being represented in government

• People wanted to control the fur trade

• People wanted to find gold

• People wanted to establish their own country

Who gave the U.S. a small part of what is now Georgia to protect the Creek's land?

• Alexander McGillivray

• Red Eagle

• Pushmataha

• Daniel Beasley

What was the name of the group of Creek Indians who wanted war against the Americans?

• Red Sticks

• White Sticks

• Choctaw

• Chickasaw

What was the name of the war between the Creeks?

• Creek War

• French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• War of 1812