French and Indian War Quiz

a leading voice seeking to unify the colonists around the common cause of defense

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Edward Braddock

• William Pitt

the new head of the British government whose focus to win the war in North America

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Edward Braddock

• William Pitt

young British soldier sent by the Governor of Virginia to demand the French leave the Ohio Country

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Edward Braddock

• William Pitt

British General that was defeated and killed in Battle at Fort Duquesne

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Edward Braddock

• William Pitt

first step in uniting the colonies to work together

• Albany Plan of Union

• Treaty of Paris of 1763

document that ended the French and Indian War

• Albany Plan of Union

• Treaty of Paris of 1763

British fort that they would be the site of the first battle of the French and Indian War

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Necessity

French fort constructed as a way of controlling access to the Ohio River

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Necessity

In the 1600s and early 1700s, Britain followed the practice of salutary neglect which meant that

• they strictly enforced all laws related to their North American colonies

• they loosely enforced all laws related to their North American colonies

• they attempted to sell their colonies to the highest bidder, which ended up being Portugal

• they did not allow the colonies to trade at all

1Which of the following European nations claimed land in North America prior to the start of the French and Indian War?

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• All of these