French and Indian War

Which of the following best explains how trade networks like the ones depicted in this image were created?

• These fur trade networks were largely constructed by Dutch merchant companies that hoped to push the British out of the global carrying trade.

• These pelt trade networks were largely constructed by Spanish missionaries who hoped to convert Native American people to Catholicism.

• These pelt trade networks were largely constructed by French Coureurs de Bois & Jesuit priests who established trading centers with Native Americans.

• These Fur trade networks were largely constructed by English entrepreneurial Joint Stock Companies from London that established centers of trade throughout the Americas..

According to the above map which of the following statements fully explains the perspective of English Colonists in America.

• According to the map, American Colonists believed that British Imperial interests superseded their concern for Colonial, growth safety and security.

• According to the map, American colonists believed that it was more important to capture Montreal & Quebec than to protect settlements on the frontier.

• According to the map, Native Americans were largely wiling to trade with the English but refused to do so with the American colonists.

• According to the map, Native Americans were only willing to trade with Dutch merchants and purposefully ignored the demands of the British and French.

How does the following map demonstrate the changes Prime Minister William Pitt made to how the French and Indian War was fought?

• William Pitt focused on controlling the Ohio River Valley at the expense of capturing the fur trading cities of Montreal and Quebec City in defiance of his advisors.

• William Pitt focused the might of the British Army on capturing the fur trading cities of Montreal and Quebec City instead of trying to control lands in the Ohio River Valley.

• William Pitt made use of new naval technology that was able to destroy the walls of Quebec and force the French to the negotiation table.

• William Pitt focused the might of the British Army on the Caribbean sugar islands and therefore allowed the Colonists under George Washington to capture Montreal and Quebec City.

What is George Washington trying to say in this portrait painted by the renowned artist Charles Peele?

• Washington is campaigning to become the General of the American Revolutionary Army in the hopes of establishing his land claims in the Ohio River Valley.

• Washington is displaying his status as a Virginia planter and a proud member of the British Empire through the use of his sash taken from Gen. Braddock.

• Washington is displaying his wealth, his position as a militia colonel, and is claiming British nobility through the use of the gorget around his neck.

• Washington is displaying his loyalty to Virginia and America, while also demonstrating that he is the proverbial everyman farmer so common in Colonial America.

To what historic event does the following map refer to?

• The forced expulsion of Catholics from Canada following the defeat of France during the French and Indian War.

• The forced expulsion of Miami Indians following the defeat of Pontiac's Rebellion.

• The forced expulsion of British settlers from the Ohio River Valley.

• The forced expulsion of French Acadians by the British Army in 1755.

What is this image, created by Benjamin Franklin, attempting to get the colonists to do?

• Franklin's "Join or Die" image is urging American colonists to unite in order to protect themselves from the French & Indian Allies.

• Franklin's "Join or Die" image is urging American colonists to unite against the British who are increasing American taxes.

• Franklin's "Join or Die" image is arguing that the Americans are unable to unite because they have been cut into pieces by the French.

• Franklin's "Join or Die" image is arguing that Colonists need to create the Dominion of America in order to protect it from all enemies.

Prime Minister William Pitt changed the course of the Seven Years War by

• Doubling the British national debt via military spending and appointing military commanders based on merit rather than lineage.

• Encouraging the Iroquois Indians to attack their ancient enemies the Huron.

• Ordering George Washington to invade the Ohio River Valley and establish a base of operations there.

• None of these are true statements.

Which of the following helped the British to bring Pontiac's Rebellion under control?

• The British negotiated with the Couers de Bois to bring about peace on the frontier.

• The British demanded that the French reign in the Indian threat before they would accept ownership of New France.

• The British passed stricter laws that forbade trade between Native American and American Colonists.

• The British passed the Proclamation Line of 1763 which forbade American Colonists from settling in lands west of the Appalachian mts.

Why did Native Americans fear the defeat of both the Spanish and the French during the French and Indian War?

• They feared that it would led to the creation of large Native American Empires that would deny them their historic rights and privileges.

• They feared that they now would not be able to play the three major powers off each other and thus be forced under the thumb of England.

• They feared that with the defeat of the French the Spanish would have the ability to push north from Florida into the lands of Kentucky.

• They feared that the defeat of the French would make it more likely that they would be forced to adopt Dutch fur trading practices which favored them less.