French and Indian War Quiz

What did most French colonists do for a living?

• Hunted for fur

• Farmed the land

• Worked as priests

• Traded with the British

Why did the French have a better relationship with Indigenous peoples than the English?

• They didn't steal Indigenous peoples' land

• They had more settlers

• They traded European goods

• They respected Indigenous cultures

Who presented the Albany Plan and what was its aim?

• William Pitt, to train a militia

• Benjamin Franklin, to raise money for defense

• George Washington, to unite the colonies

• George III, to organize the government

How did George Washington become a hero in Virginia?

• By negotiating a peace treaty

• By capturing Fort Duquesne

• By defeating the French at Quebec

• By leading the colonial forces

What is the relationship between the French and Indian War and the Seven Years' War?

• They were two different conflicts with no connection

• The Seven Years' War was a part of the French and Indian War

• They were separate wars fought at the same time

• The French and Indian War was a part of the Seven Years' War

What were the elements of the traditional European style of combat in the French and Indian War?

• Using Indigenous allies for support

• Bright red coats and lining up in columns

• Guerrilla warfare and hit-and-run tactics

• Ambushing the enemy at night

What was the turning point in the Seven Years' War?

• The Battle of Quebec

• The ambush of the British army

• The capture of Fort Duquesne

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris?

• Britain gained all French territory in North America

• Spain gained all French territory in North America

• Britain gained all Spanish territory in North America

• France gained all British territory east of the Mississippi

How did Chief Pontiac respond to France's loss in the French and Indian War?

• He joined forces with the French

• He signed a peace treaty with the British

• He united Indigenous societies against the British

• He surrendered to the British

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• To prevent clashes between settlers and Indigenous peoples

• To establish British control over the Ohio River valley

• To encourage westward expansion of the colonies

• To divide the colonies into separate territories