Studies Weekly Week 11

 Why did Tanaghrisson become friends and allies with the British?

• 1. He wanted to able to trade with the British

• 1. He wanted to trick the French

• 1. He wanted to be able to take care of his village

• 1. He wanted to protect the land

Whoever controlled the _______ River would control the continent.

• 1. Mississippi

• 1. Pea

• 1. Oregon

• 1. Ohio

When did the French and Indian War end?

• 1763

• 1754

• 1756

• 1757

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

• 1. The North America War

• 1. The Treaty of Paris

• 1. The Seven Year’s War

• 1. The Ohio War

 What was the goal of the Ohio Company?

• 1. To sell land and make the company’s owners wealthy

• 1. To protect the land for the king of England

• 1. To protect the land for the Iroquois Confederacy

• 1. To protect the land for the king of France

 Who else claimed the land sold to the Ohio Company?

• 1. Virginia and King George II

• 1. Spain and England

• 1. George Washington

• 1. The Iroquois Confederacy and the French

 Who created the land speculation company called the Ohio Company?

• 1. Wealthy investors from Virginia

• 1. Wealthy investors from England

• 1. Wealthy from France

• 1. Wealthy members of the Iroquois Confederacy

 Who was Sheninjee?

• 1. A blacksmith

• 1. Mary’s husband

• 1. The chief of the Seneca tribe

• 1. Mary’s son

 Mary Jemison was sold by the Shawnee to a group of _________.

• 1. Iroquois

• 1. Sioux

• 1. British

• 1. Seneca

Why did Tanaghrisson tell the french that he was their friend and ally against the british?

• 1. He wanted to be able to trade with the British

• 1. He wanted to trick the French

• 1. This protected his family and kept the French involved in trade

• 1. He wanted to protect the land