C4L4 Rivalry in North America

By 1700 (pre French and Indian War), the major powers in North America were the

• British and French

• British and Spanish

• French and Spanish

• French and Dutch

In the 1700s, which of these caused tension between the French and British in North America?

• The British built a chain of forts from Lake Ontario to the Ohio River.

• British soldiers began to settle west of the Appalachians.

• The British began to claim rights to the Ohio River valley.

• Native Americans began trading for furs with the British.

A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

• militia

• allies

• enemies

• assemblies

Who were the 3 groups involved in the French and Indian War?

• Spain

  Portugal

  France

• Britain

  France

  American Indians

• Britain

  France

  Spain

Answer explanation

The American Indians were stuck between the fighting between Britain and France and had to choose sides.

French and the Native Americans were allies because they had strong connections through fur trade, married Native American women, Native Americans converted to Catholicism, and the French did not want to take over their land.

• True

• False

Whose side did MOST Native Americans take during the French and Indian War?

• British

• Europeans

• French

• Dutch

The Iroquois Confederacy was:

• American settlers who tried to work for Native Americans

• a union of the 6 strongest Native American tribes

• the Native American's system of government

The British met with leaders of the Iroquois Confederacy ___________.

• to ask their advice on how to defeat the French

• to reassure the Iroquois that the British did not want their land

• to threaten the Iroquois tribes

• to ask for an alliance with the Iroquois tribes

The Iroquois Confederacy's response to Britain's proposal was:

• they agreed to become British allies.

• they decided to fight against the British.

• they did not form an alliance, but chose to remain neutral.

• they refused to acknowledge the war.

What was the name of the small post that George Washington established in Ohio country?

• Fort Albany Union

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Monongahela

• Fort Necessity