Chapter 2 French & Indian War

What did Ben Franklin hope to achieve by drawing the Join or Die cartoon?

• he likes snakes

• to get the Native Americans to join the colonies

• unity among colonies

• he wanted the colonies to fight against Britain

This plan was suggested by Ben Franklin and called for a unifed colonial government.

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Albany Plan of Union

The Ohio Company was formed to start a ______ settlement in the Ohio River Valley.

• British

• French

• American

• Spanish

Who claimed land from Florida north to Maine with no western boundary?

• China

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

Who claimed land WEST of the Mississippi River and its tributaries?

• Great Britain

• Russia

• France

• Spain

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

• They attacked George Washington and Robert Dinwiddie's camp.

• They attacked the Native American tribes.

• They said "Who cares!" and went hunting for furs.

• They build 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 tell the French to leave immediately.

• They told Ben Franklin to make a political cartoon with a snake.

• They declared war on the Native Americans.

• They built many British forts in the area.

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

• The French decided to invade Texas.

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

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

• The colonies declared independence from Britain.

Why was Fort Loudon built?

• to encourage cooperation between the British and Cherokee

• so the British would have their own fort among all the French forts

• to encourage cooperation between the French and Indians

• so George Washington could have a nice place to go on vacation

How did Fort Loudon fall?

• It never fell, but stayed a strong British fort for the next 50 years.

• It was attacked by the French during the war.

• It burnt down in a massive forest fire.

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