Chapter 2 SS Content

Benjamin Franklin drew this political cartoon during the Albany Congress. What did he hope the political cartoon would achieve?

• an election for a single leader for all the colonies

• unity among colonies

• peace negotiations with France

• cooperation between the colonies and Indians

Choose the correct phrases to complete the graphic organizer. (Choose 2.)

• called for a unified colonial government

• called for war with the Iroquois Confederation

• created at the Albany Congress

• written by Thomas Jefferson

In 1747, the Ohio Company was formed to start a ​ (a)   settlement in the Ohio River Valley.

• British
• French

The ​ (a)   viewed the settlement in the Ohio River Valley as a threat to its interest.

• French
• British

Place the land claim under the correct country.

Groups:

(a) Great Britain

,

(b) France

• land west of the Missisippi River and its tributaries

• from Florida north to Maine with no western boundary

How did the French respond to the creation of the Ohio Company?

• They began attacking British forts in the region.

• They declared war on Great Britain.

• They encouraged their Indian allies to attack the British.

• They built more forts in the region.

How did British officials in Virginia respond when the French built new forts in the Ohio River Territory?

• They sent George Washington to present a declaration of war.

• They sent George Washington with a new plan to divide up the Ohio River Valley.

• They sent George Washington to tell the French to leave immediately.

• They sent George Washington to recruit new Indian allies to attack the French.

What was the result of the British winning the French and Indian War?

• Spain claimed the Mississippi River and all its tributaries.

• The Iroquois Confederation declared war on Great Britain.

• France gave Florida to Great Britain.

• France gave up all its land claims in North America.

How did Fort Loudoun fall?

• It was attacked by the British, and the French had to abandon it.

• It was attacked by the Cherokee people, and the British had to abandon it.

• It was attacked by the Cherokee people, and the French had to abandon it.

• It was attacked by the French, and the British had to abandon it.

Label the Maps of the American territory according to the correct time period. Write before for before the French and Indian War. Write after for after the French and Indian War.

a

b

After

Before