Event's to the Revolution

According to the map 'The Colonies in the 1740's,' which symbol is used to represent forts?

• Star

• Circle

• Square

• Triangle

What region became the main bone of contention between the British and French?

• The Ohio Valley

• The Mississippi Delta

• The Great Plains

• The Rocky Mountains

Who secured legal 'rights' to some 500,000 acres in the Ohio Valley region?

• George Washington and other speculators

• Benjamin Franklin and the Pennsylvania Assembly

• French fur traders and missionaries

• The Iroquois Confederacy

At the same time that George Washington secured land rights, who were constructing forts along the Ohio River?

• The French

• The Spanish

• The British

• The Dutch

In the summer of 1754, who was sent to the Ohio country to secure Virginia’s claims?

• Washington

• Franklin

• Adams

• Jefferson

Clashes at which French fort and Washington’s Fort Necessity led to war?

• French Fort Duquesne

• French Fort Ticonderoga

• French Fort Chambly

• French Fort Carillon

After the French-Indian War, for the first time in 50 years, England was at peace.

• True

• False

Why did England accumulate a massive amount of debt after the French-Indian War?

• They spent money on building new colonies

• They spent money fighting wars

• They spent money on trade

• They spent money on exploration

Increased taxation of the colonies was seen as ________ by the British after the French-Indian War.

• justified

• unnecessary

• illegal

• unpopular

According to the British, many of the wars had been fought in the interest of the ________.

• colonies

• monarchy

• peasants

• merchants