Rivalry between the French and the British in North America

What was the main reason for the rivalry between the French and the British in North America in the 1700s?

• Competition for land and resources

• Religious differences

• Language barriers

• Cultural exchanges

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the name of the fort built by the French in the Ohio River valley?

• Fort Necessity

• Fort Duquesne

• Fort Albany

• Fort Washington

Who led the militia to drive out the French from the Ohio River valley?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the French's main interest in North America?

• Mining

• Fur trading

• Agriculture

• Shipbuilding

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which Native American group did the British try to make a treaty with?

• Mohawk

• Iroquois Confederacy

• Cherokee

• Sioux

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the outcome of the battle at Fort Necessity?

• The British won

• The French won

• It was a draw

• The Native Americans took control

What did the French trappers and traders often do to strengthen alliances with Native Americans?

• Built forts

• Married Native American women

• Shared land

• Traded weapons

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the reaction of the Iroquois Confederacy to the British treaty proposal in 1754?

• They accepted it

• They refused it

• They ignored it

• They countered with their own proposal

What was the main reason Native Americans distrusted the British?

• British hunger for land

• British religious practices

• British language

• British trade policies

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the French missionaries do to convert Native Americans?

• Offered them land

• Converted them to Catholicism

• Traded goods

• Built schools

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2