History Alive - French and Indian War & Proclamation of 1763

Why were the colonists angered by the new taxes imposed by Great Britain?

• They had no representatives in the British government to vote on these laws.

• They did not want to pay any taxes.

• They believed Great Britain had no right to create laws and taxes.

• They wanted to be independent from Great Britain.

What was the French and Indian War?

• A war between the colonists and the British.

• A war between Great Britain and France over control of the Ohio River Valley.

• A war between the Native Americans and the British settlers.

• A war between Great Britain and Spain over land in North America.

Why did the British settlers move west after the French and Indian War?

• To farm the rich soil in the Ohio River Valley.

• To trade furs with the Native Americans.

• To escape the debts left by the war.

• To establish new colonies.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• A law that declared Native Americans could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• A law that allowed settlers to move freely to the land won from the French.

• A law that declared independence from Great Britain.

• A law that imposed new taxes on the colonists.

How did the colonists feel about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They supported it because it protected Native American rights.

• They ignored it and moved west anyway.

• They protested against it and demanded its repeal.

• They were indifferent and did not care about the law.

What was the main reason for the colonists' frustration with Great Britain?

• The new taxes imposed on them.

• The loss of the French and Indian War.

• The lack of representation in the British government.

• The attacks by Native Americans.

Why did the British government pass new laws and taxes after the French and Indian War?

• To punish the colonists for their support of the French.

• To pay off the debts incurred during the war.

• To gain more control over the colonies.

• To encourage the colonists to move west.

What did Great Britain gain from the French and Indian War?

• Control of Canada and the land between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains.

• Control of the Ohio River Valley.

• Control of the Native American tribes.

• Control of the French colonies in the Caribbean.

How did the French and Indian War impact the British national debt?

• It reduced the debt significantly.

• It had no impact on the debt.

• It doubled the debt.

• It eliminated the debt completely.

Why did Native Americans attack the British settlers after the French and Indian War?

• They wanted to drive the settlers away and protect their way of life.

• They were allies of the French and wanted revenge.

• They were forced to by the British government.

• They wanted to claim the land for themselves.