The French & Indian War

The French and Indian War was a war between

• • the French and the British only

• • the French and the Native Americans

• • the French with their Native American allies and the British

• • the French with their Native American allies and the British with their colonists and Native American allies

The relationship between the French and most Native Americans could initially be described as

• • neutral because the French left the Native Americans alone

• • negative because the French built farms on Native American land

• • positive because the French traded with the Native Americans and respected their cultures

• • negative because the Native Americans felt the French were using too many resources like fur and wood

The French and the British were both ________ North America.

• • enemies of

• • colonizers of

• • indigenous to

• • emigrants from

The French and Indian War started as a dispute over

• Canada

• the Mississippi River

• the Ohio River Valley

• the Appalachian Mountains

The ________ nation fought with the British in the French and Indian War.

• Miami

• Huron

• Iroquois

• Anishinaabe

For the first two years of the French and Indian War, the

• • French and Native Americans defeated the British in open battle

• • two sides were equally matched, and there was no clear winner

• • British beat the French and Native Americans in every encounter

• • French and Native Americans defeated the British because they used tactics like camouflage

________ sent over more money and troops which helped the British win the war.

• • Secretary of State William Pitt

• • Captain George Washington

• • General James Wolfe

• • King George III

The British tried to repay their debt from the French and Indian War by

• • taxing American colonists

• • borrowing money from other countries

• • selling plots of land in North America to the French

• • sending more colonists to North America to collect resources

True or False: Before the French and Indian War, the Native American nations all lived in harmony with one another.

• True

• False

Someone who is camouflaged

• • can see well in the dark

• • is a highly trained fighter

• • is clearly visible to others

• • blends into their surroundings