VUS.4a-b Historical Fiction Short Story Lesson Review

Which motivation best explains why the French and British focused on the Ohio River Valley in the 1740s, as shown in the story?

• Control of river routes and the fur trade

• Desire to convert Native nations to Christianity

• Search for gold deposits rumored by Spanish traders

• Establishment of large sugar plantations

What does Fort Necessity’s hurried construction symbolize in the narrative?

• The British commitment to permanent settlement

• The improvised reality of frontier warfare

• The wealth of the Virginia militia

• The French mastery of siege tactics

Elias Reed’s feelings after the surrender—shame, relief, resolve—primarily illustrate which theme?

• The emptiness of military victory

• The personal costs of imperial rivalry

• The joy of exploration

• The superiority of European tactics

Why does the Iroquois council’s decision to pressure the Delaware to stop attacks matter to the war’s outcome?

• It restored French supply lines

• It undermined French alliances and numbers

• It forced Britain to abandon Quebec

• It guaranteed immediate independence for the colonies

The seizure of Quebec in the story functions as a turning point because:

• It cut off British trade with the Caribbean

• It convinced Spain to join the war

• It collapsed French military position in New France

• It led to a peace conference in Virginia

The Treaty of Paris (1763) in the narrative is portrayed as:

• A minor truce that changed little on maps

• The diplomatic conclusion that eliminated French power in North America

• A treaty between Britain and Native nations only

• A secret agreement that postponed all tax questions

Britain’s new taxes and troop postings after the war are linked to which immediate cause?

• The need to pay for the war and govern new territories

• A royal desire to punish printers

• A drought that raised wheat prices

• A rebellion in Jamaica

Ruth’s reading of Locke helps the couple reconsider government. Which core idea from Locke appears?

• Power is divine and unquestionable

• Rights to life, liberty, and property are natural and universal

• Only landowners should vote

• Trade is more important than law

Why does the Proclamation of 1763 anger farmers and speculators in the story?

• It bans hunting west of the Mississippi

• It forbids settlement west of the Appalachians without permission

• It requires all colonists to serve in the army

• It confiscates property from Loyalists

The character Salpa’s advice—“stitch what is cut”—most nearly calls for:

• Expanding the empire’s borders

• Using violence to force compromise

• Building laws that repair divisions created by conflict

• Abandoning the frontier to avoid tension