Topic 4 Lesson 2: Rivalry in North America

Which groups of people occupied the Ohio River Valley in the early to mid-1700s?

• the British, the French, and Native Americans

•  Native Americans and the French

• Native Americans and the British

• the French and the British

Which group of people first built forts in order to claim or protect land rights in the Ohio River Valley?

• the British

• Native Americans

• the French

• the Spanish

What did the Albany Plan of Union propose?

• a unified colonial council for defense

• a suspension of westward colonial expansion

• a declaration of independence from Great Britain

•  an alliance with the Iroquois Confederacy

Which development during the French and Indian War ultimately led to colonies being taxed?

• The colonies received aid from rogue French militias, who then demanded repayment

• The Iroquois Confederacy joined forces with the colonies and demanded repayment.

• The head of the French government sent troops to help the colonial militias.

• The head of the British government sent troops to help the colonial militias

Which was an immediate consequence of the French and Indian War for Native Americans?

• The Iroquois Confederacy made a treaty with the British.

•  The British began to pay Native Americans for the use of their land as a gesture of peace

• More colonists began to settle on Native American lands.

• The Native Americans declared war against the French and the British in retaliation.

Why did the British establish the Proclamation of 1763?

• to expand their colonies into newly acquired territory

•  to restore peace with Native Americans west of the Appalachians

• to promote fur trade between Britain and France

• to force colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War