Topic 3.2 - The Seven Years' War

Put the events in the proper category

Groups:

(a) Causes of the Seven Years' War

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(b) Effects of the Seven Years' War

• Attempts to consolidate control over the colonies

• American colonists threatened Indian autonomy

• British colonial expansion threatened French-Indian trade networks

• Imperial efforts to raise revenues

• Colonial rivalry between France and Britain

• Britain expanded its territorial holdings greatly

• Attempts by Britain to stop westward expansion (Royal Proclamation of 1763)

Put the following events relating to the Seven Years' War in chronological order

• George Washington clashes with French forces in the Ohio River Valley

• The British capture Montreal, ending French military presence in North America.

• The Treaty of Paris: France ceded Canada and lands east of the Mississippi River to Britain. Spain ceded Florida to Britain.

• Pontiac's rebellion ends in defeat after the Native American alliance fails to drive the British out of the Great Lakes region

• Britain adopts new policies toward the colonies such as limiting western expansion, new taxes, and consolidating imperial control

What is the message of this woodcut by Benjamin Franklin?

• The colonies must unite to coordinate their defense in the French and Indian War

• The colonies should collectively resist the oppressive policies of Great Britain

• Slavery should be abolished in all 13 colonies

• American colonists should join the imperial navy

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) in North America?

• Intensified competition between the French and Indians

• Intensified competition between France and Spain over colonies

• Intensified competition between Spain and Britain over colonies

• Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

Who won the 7 Years War?

• Great Britain

• France

• The American Colonists

• Spanish