Outcomes of the French and Indian War

True or false: At the end of the French and Indian War, the Indians were not invited to take part in the peace conference in Paris.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

When the war ended, the European nations involved met in Paris to sign a peace treaty and divvy up the territories. The Native American allies of the French and the British were not invited to attend. For them, the war continued.

At the end of the French and Indian War, France kept all of its North American territory

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False: France lost almost all of its North American territory. It only got to keep two islands in the St. Laurence River.

True or False: Which of the following was not name of the French and Indian War?

• La Guerre de la Conquete

• The War of Austrian Succession

• The Seven Years War

• The First World War

Answer explanation

The French and Indian War was a global war that was fought in North America, Europe, India, the Philippines, and in three oceans.

It was called the Seven Years War, but it lasted for around nine years. It was called the French and Indian War, but it involved Spain, Germany (Prussia), Austria, as well.

True or false: The English lands in America doubled in size after they won the war.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True. The English took all of France's territory west of the Appalachian mountains, and most of Canada.

True or false: The Iroquois Indians were allies of the French during the war.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False: The Iroquois were allies to the British. The Algonquins fought on the side of the French.

Why were the English colonists in America mad at the King of England after the war?

• He gave away their territory to France.

• He stationed troops in America to prevent them from going west of the Appalachian mountains (and made them pay taxes!)

• He refused to defend them against the Indians.

• He took away Louisiana from France and gave it to Spain.

Answer explanation

When the war was over, the English colonists in America felt that they had won the right to move west, past the Appalachian Mountains, and into the Ohio Valley. The king didn't want any more conflict with the Indians and he tried to prohibit the colonists from going west.

Why did the British government put taxes on the colonists after the war was won?

• To pay for an army of soldiers left to keep the colonists from going west.

• To build roads and bridges between colonies.

• To pay for land in the west.

• To pay for a new palace.

Answer explanation

Wars are expensive and England was nearly broke after the war. They needed to pay for the war and pay the nation's debts. The king left troops to guard the western frontier to prevent the colonists from moving to the Ohio Valley and possibly starting another war with the Indians.

True or false: What did the Proclamation of 1763 proclaim?

• It proclaimed the end of the war.

• It proclaimed that slavery would end in 1763.

• It proclaimed that July 4th would be a holiday.

• It proclaimed that the colonists were not allowed to move west into the Ohio Valley.

Answer explanation

The Proclamation of 1763 angered the colonists because they had fought in the war and expected to gain the territory won from France. The King, fearing they would cause more conflicts, banned them from crossing the Appalachian Mountains into the Indians' lands.

How did the war help establish a unique American identity?

• The American colonists felt closer to their English homeland than ever before.

• The English officers and soldiers admired the way the colonials fought in the war.

• A serious cultural divide emerged between the Americans and their English cousins during the war.

• Many English soldiers married American women.

Answer explanation

After being separated by an ocean for more than a century, Americans had developed their own culture and ways of doing things. They fought differently. They chafed at the British officers having authority over them. They didn't like the way the British treated them. Most especially, they didn't like paying taxes.

True or False: a young George Washington accidentally started the French and Indian War.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

At the age of 22 or 23, young George Washington was sent to build a fort near modern-day Pittsburgh. The French had build a fort there first. Washington and his troops got in a battle at a hastily built fort they named Fort Necessity. They lost the battle and Washington was forced to sign a surrender document written in French. In it, he took responsibility for the death of a French diplomat. That is what started the war.