T3L1 French/Indian War Quiz

Why was the Ohio River important to the French?

• It was essential for Native American allies.

• It provided a way to ship lumber for French shipbuilding.

• It was close to an area that the British were turning into farmland.

• It connected their settlements along the Mississippi River.

Why did the Native Americans not like the British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?

• The British fought with the French.

• The British cleared the land to make farms.

• The British hunted and trapped all the fur-bearing animals.

• The British married the women.

Why was the place where the French built Fort Duquesne and where George Washington was ordered to build a fort important?

• The farming there was very sucessful.

• It was in the far east of the Ohio River valley.

• It was near rivers important for controlling the Ohio Valley.

• The Native Americans lived there.

Why did Native Americans chose to aid in the French and Indian War?

• increase their influence with the Europeans.

• protect the colonists from further conflict.

• get European weapons from both sides.

• to end slavery.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was significant for the British because they

• allowed the French to keep control of Canada.

• gained control of most of the French land east of the Mississippi.

• gave Spain most of the French islands in the West Indies.

• gained the port city of New Orleans to expand trade.

What did the British get for winning the French and Indian War?

• All the French governments money

• For the French to have to come work for the British

• All land East of the Mississippi River in North America

• All of the French Armies weapons

The French and Indian War was the North American theater for a much larger global war. What is the name of that war?

• World War I

• World War II

• Seven Years' War

• The Great War

During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?

• Mississippi River Valley
• Ohio River Valley
• Connecticut River Valley
• Pennsylvania River Valley

What did James Wolfe do that made him a hero in Britain?

• Defended a British fort against the French

• Got killed while leading a successful attack on Quebec

• Signed a treaty with the Iroquois Confederacy

• Captured Fort Duquesne from the French

Why was George Washington sent by the governor of Virginia towards the Ohio River Valley?

• To fight Native Americans

• To trade with Native Americans

• To mark a border between New France and the British colonies

• To make the French leave