Clash of the Empires

The Fur Trade and Dependency:

The Europeans offered ________ in exchange for furs, pelts, and leather.

• agricultural goods

• manufactured goods

• ships

• military training

The Fur Trade and Dependency:

The Iroquois relied on _______ to travel, connect, and trade.

• horses

• Europeans

• waterways

• agriculture

Ensign Joseph Coulon De Jumonville:

Why was Jumonville's death an important event?

• It angered the Half-King

• It caused George Washington to be hanged.

• It made the British angry.

• It started a series of events that led to war.

George Washington Gets his Start:

How did the weather contribute to George Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity?

• It was so hot that the soldiers were unable to fight.

• It rained, so the gunpowder and muskets got wet.

• It was snowy and cold, and Washington's men did not wear winter uniforms.

• It rained so long the ground turned to mud and the men could not runaway.

George Washington Gets His Start:

When did George Washington lead his defeated men back to Virginia?

• May 10, 1754

• June 15, 154

• July 4, 1754

• Aug. 23, 1754

The Ohio Company Land Speculation:

Buying large tracts of land for low prices and selling smaller sections is called ______.

• domestication

• homesteading

• speculation

• investing

The Fur and Trade Dependency:

When people keep trading for something they cannot produce themselves, it is called _____.

• importation dependency

• trade dependency

• trade inversion

• exporting inversion

Struggle to Control a Continent:

The Allegheny River and the Monongahela River meet to form the Ohio River. This place is called the _______.

• Basin of the Ohio

• Split of the Ohio

• Knife of the Ohio

• Forks of the Ohio