Exploring the French and Indian War: Key Concepts and Events

The video introduces Unit 3 of the AP U.S. History curriculum, focusing on the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1800. It explains the war's causes, including territorial disputes in the Ohio River Valley and the larger context of the Seven Years' War. The Albany Congress and Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union are discussed, highlighting early attempts at colonial unity. The video also covers the war's progress, British policies that fueled colonial resentment, and the war's effects, such as the Proclamation Line of 1763 and increased taxation. The video concludes with a call to use additional resources for exam preparation.

Which two sides were actually involved in the French and Indian War?

• French and Indians vs. British

• British vs. Indians

• British and Indians vs. French

• French vs. Indians

What was the larger global conflict that included the French and Indian War?

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The War of Spanish Succession

• The Seven Years' War

Who was the young Virginian officer involved in the early conflicts of the French and Indian War?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What was the purpose of the Albany Congress?

• To negotiate peace with the French

• To form a new colonial government

• To discuss colonial defense, trade, and westward expansion

• To declare independence from Britain

What was Benjamin Franklin's proposal at the Albany Congress called?

• The Colonial Defense Plan

• The Albany Plan of Union

• The Continental Plan

• The Union Plan

What was one of the British policies that caused resentment among American colonists during the war?

• Lowering taxes on American goods

• Granting land to the French

• Allowing American colonists to govern themselves

• Impressment of American men into the Royal Navy

What treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Peace of Paris

What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 intended to do?

• Allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Forbid colonists from migrating west across the Appalachian Mountains

• Grant independence to the American colonies

• Establish new trade routes with the French

What was one major consequence of the French and Indian War for the British government?

• Loss of American colonies

• Decreased national debt

• Gain of new allies

• Increased national debt

How did the British plan to pay for the increased costs of running the colonies after the war?

• By selling colonial land

• By raising taxes on the American colonies

• By reducing military presence

• By seeking financial aid from France