Causes & Effects of the French & Indian War

Why was the French & Indian war fought?

• The British were mad at the natives.
• A famous French leader was killed.
• The French and British had a disagreement about land.
• The French were mad at King George III.

Check all boxes that are true statements.

• The war was only fought between the French & Native Americans.
• The war officially lasted 7 years.
• Only the French had alliances with indigenous tribes.
• The British won the French & Indian War.

What did the British do to win the French & Indian War?

• The British borrowed a lot of money for troops and supplies.
• The British created a secret laser weapon.
• The British formed an alliance with the Spanish.
• The British formed an alliance with the Wampanoag tribes.

A young George Washington fought in the French & Indian War. Whose army was he serving in at the time?

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To help pay for the cost of the war, the British decided to ___ the colonists.

• sue
• pay
• bribe
• tax

What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

• A new tax on the colonists.
• An announcement stating that each colonist would receive 3 acres of land won from the war.
• An announcement stating that colonists couldn't move onto the newly won land from the war.
• A new law stating that colonists had to sign 1,763 forms to settle in the new land.

True or False: Even though American colonists were upset about the law, they still obeyed it.

• True
• False

An unintentional effect of the Proclamation of 1763 is that it ______ the colonists in their anger at Great Britain.

• calmed
• united
• divided
• stopped

If you were an American colonist, how would you have reacted to the Proclamation of 1763? Explain your answer with evidence.

Answer explanation

As an American colonist, I would have reacted with frustration to the Proclamation of 1763. Despite our sacrifices in the French and Indian War, Britain broke their promise to allow us to move onto the new territory!

If you were a Native American, how would you have reacted to the Proclamation of 1763? Explain your answer with evidence.

Answer explanation

As a Native American, I would have reacted with anger and distrust. The Proclamation of 1763 was supposed to protect our land from colonists' expansion, but they just ignored it and Britain isn't doing anything to stop them!