Unit 4 Topic 1 Assessment Study Guide

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?

• disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

• violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

What two groups were primarily responsible for fighting in the French and Indian War?

• French and the Indians

• British and the Indians

• French and Spanish

• French and British

Which of the following were a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt and King of England issues the Proclamation of 1763

• 1. The colonists were given their independence and

  2. The British government stayed totally out of colonial politics.

• 1. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachian Mountains and

  2. France had to pay for both their war debt and Britain’s

• 1. France had to pay for both their war debt and Britain’s

  2. King of England issues the Proclamation of 1763

what was Benjamin Franklin trying to rally support for?

• The colonies should join together for better defense against the French & Indians

• The extinction of snakes

• To convince colonists that joining together would result in death

• Separation of the colonies would be economically beneficial

What officially ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Fountainbleu

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Coercive Acts

Who officially won the French and Indian War?

• Indians

• Spain

• British

• French

Which of the following best explains what happened to land claims in North America following the French and Indian War?

• Spain received all land west of the Mississippi River through the Treaty of Fontainebleau;France lost their land claims in North America except for a small section in the Caribbean;Great Britain will control all land east of the Mississippi River.

• 1. Native Americans were given their own land to create reservations which would prevent future issues with colonists;Spain received all land west of the Mississippi River through the Treaty of Fontainebleau

  2. Great Britain had to give up Florida to Spain because they lost and needed to repay them.

• 1. France lost their land claims in North America except for a small section in the Caribbean.

  2. Great Britain will now control everything in North America including all of Canada.

  3. Great Britain will control all land east of the Mississippi River

Following the French and Indian war, what were Pontiac's primary reasons for leading a rebellion against the British? (Select two answers)

• 1. The British had promised them all of the land west of the Mississippi River if they helped them during the war and then gave that land to Spain.

  2. The British had broken lots of promises to the Native Americans, continued to take their lands, and many Native Americans had grown too dependent on what the British could give them.

• 1. The British had broken lots of promises to the Native Americans, continued to take their lands, and many Native Americans had grown too dependent on what the British could give them.

  2. He believed it was time for Native Americans to go back to their traditional ways.

• 1. The French told him that the British had plans to destroy his village and then sell that land to colonists for a high price.

  2. The French asked him to distract the British so they could attack the more northern forts in the Ohio River Valley. 

Which evidence best supports your answer to the previous question?

• "I love them not, they know me not, they are my enemies and the enemies of your brothers."

• "You had no need of gun nor powder, nor the rest of their things, and nevertheless you caught animals to live and clothe yourselves with their skins..."

• "...but when I saw that you inclined to the evil, I called back the animals into the depths of the woods,..."

• "I do not forbid you, for all that, to suffer amongst you the children of your father."

The British promised the Indians that they would not move west of the Appalachian Mountains, but they broke this promise. What is the name of the Indian chief that led the rebellion against the colonists that killed 2,000 settlers?

• Pontiac

• Powhatan

• Squanto

• Pocahontas