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French and Indian War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main source of income for the French was fur trading.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The ______ trade contributed to war.
a)
steel
b)
fur
c)
cotton
d)
fish
3.
What was one cause of the F & I War?
a)
Land
b)
Freedom
c)
Money
d)
Slavery
4.
When and where did the French and Indian War begin?
a)
The war started in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.
5.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
6.
Who did the Natives form an alliance with during the French and Indian War?
a)
The British
b)
The Colonists
c)
The British and the Colonists
d)
The French and the British
7.
Which group of Native Americans fought with the British?
a)
Huron
b)
Algonquin
c)
Iroquois
d)
Ottawa
8.
Why did they Iroquois resist joining the British at first?
a)
The Iroquois did not want to help anyone else win their land.
b)
The Iroquois were too powerful and wanted to win the war themselves.
c)
Iroquois leader Hendrick said that the British and French were quarreling about land.
d)
Great Britain was not a true ally or friend to the Iroquois.
9.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
10.
George Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
12.
The French and Indian War was caused over trading rights in the Ohio River Valley.
a)
True 
b)
Falso
13.
Why did the British and French dispute the Ohio River Valley?
a)
 The British thought the French did not want the land
b)
They both believed they had a right to this land
c)
The French believed it was owned by the Native Americans
d)
The Native Americans believed it belonged to the British
14.
What two factors helped the British begin winning battles in the late 1750s?
a)
The British got more soldiers, and the Iroquois helped them.
b)
The British forces began winning battles against the French and they had more soldiers.
c)
The British  joined the Iroquois forces.
d)
The Iroquois hoped that joining forces would help them maintain control of their land.
15.
What ended the French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Treaty of Versialle
d)
Proclamation of France defeat 1763
16.
How was the land divided after the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
a)
Britain got it all when they won the French and Indian War.
b)
The Native Americans got half and Britain got half.
c)
Spain got everything west of the Mississippi and Britain got most of New France.
d)
Spain got half and Great Britain got half.
17.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France
b)
England
18.
Which was not a territory lost by France when the French and Indian War ended?
a)
Canada
b)
Ohio and lands west of the Appalachians
c)
Mexico
19.
The trade route between Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies that brought slaves to the West Indies and the Americas.
a)
The Slave Trade
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Devil's Den
d)
The Slave Codes
20.
Which effect of European colonization most likely caused the Native American population of Florida to decrease?
a)
the loss of the large bison population
b)
the building of missions on Native American lands
c)
the introduction of diseases that were unfamiliar to Native Americans
d)
the practice of forcing Native American children to learn European ways oflife