The Indian Wars

Who created the Proclamation of 1763?

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• Benjamin Franklin

What is the French Indian War?

• object strongly and publicly

• a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition

• (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies

In the 1750s, Britain and France went to war over what land?

• Ohio River Valley

• Appalachian Mountains

• River Bend

What is a colonist?

• a settler or inhabitant of a colony

• a consequence or outcome of something

• describing in more detail

How did white European settlers moving west past the Appalachian Mountains negatively affect American Indians? (p. 8)

• They wouldn't trade with them so new ideas were not exchanged.

• They kept stealing American Indians' crops so that they could survive.

• They caused the British to attack Indian settlements.

• They took more and more of the American Indians' lands.

Which government document, signed by the British king, prevented colonists from settling in the Indian Territory that was beyond the Appalachian Mountains? (p. 6)

• Watauga Compact

• Proclamation of 1763

• Transylvania Treaty

• Indian Removal Act

Which leader believed that American Indians should neither sell land nor trade it for goods? (p. 7)

• Dragging Canoe

• Little Carpenter

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

What was the primary cause of the Indian Wars in the United States?

• A) Disputes over land ownership

• B) Religious differences

• C) Language barriers

• D) Trade disagreements

Which famous battle marked the end of the Indian Wars?

• A) Battle of Little Bighorn

• B) Battle of Wounded Knee

• C) Battle of Tippecanoe

• D) Battle of Fallen Timbers

Who was the leader of the Nez Perce during their resistance against the U.S. government?

• A) Sitting Bull

• B) Crazy Horse

• C) Chief Joseph

• D) Geronimo