The French and Indian War: Causes and Outcome

Read the passage about the French and Indian War. Who were the main European powers involved in the conflict over North America in the mid-1700s?

• Great Britain and Spain

• Great Britain and France

• France and Portugal

• Spain and Portugal

According to the passage, what was the main reason for the conflict between Britain and France in North America?

• Religious differences

• Control of trade and land

• Disputes over gold mines

• Naval supremacy

Fill in the blank: The French and Indian War began in ________ and ended in ________.

True or False: The French and Indian War improved the relationship between Britain and its colonies.

• True

• False

Explain each participant's motivations in the French and Indian War.

FRANCE

GREAT BRITAIN

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES

 NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS

Explain what each participant gained or lost from the French and Indian War's outcome.

FRANCE

GREAT BRITAIN

THE THIRTEEN COLONIES

 NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS

According to the passage, farming didn’t become the main way of making money in the New England colonies because

• farming is not possible in port cities.

• people were too busy building ships.

• the climate was too harsh.

• there was too much lumber

“Puritan culture emphasized the need for self-examination and the strict accounting for one's feelings as well as one's deeds.”

 

Based on the sentence above, what does it mean when Puritans “emphasized the need for self-examination”?

During what century did Puritans seek purity from religious control?

 

What does Puritan mean?