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French and Indian War

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the 4 groups involved in the French and Indian War.

a)

British, French, Spanish, Dutch

b)

French, Colonists, Natives, Dutch

c)

British, French, Colonists, Natives

d)

French, Natives, Dutch, Spanish

2.

During what time period did the war occur?

a)

1754-1763

b)

1752-1776

c)

1764-1776

d)

1753-1764

3.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

French vs. Indians

b)

British vs. French

c)

British and Indians vs. French and Indians

d)

Indians vs. British

4.

Where did the French and Indian War take place?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

America

d)

Africa

5.

What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?

a)

Control of land and trade with Native Americans

b)

Land and Slaves

c)

Gold

d)

Claim to land in Europe

6.

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

7.

Why do you suppose the Indians helped the French?

a)

The French forced them to fight because the Indians were enslaved by them.

b)

The British attacked the Indians first, and the French decided to help the Indians.

c)

The French and Indians cooperated with one another often; traded with one another and taught each other many techniques for survival.

d)

The French were fighting the Indians in the war.... The Indians didn't help the French at all.

8.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who was sent to western Pennsylvania to fight the French?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
9.

Why was George Washington sent to western Pennsylvania?

a)

To trade with the French

b)

To make the French leave the disputed territory

c)

To fight American Indians

d)

To mark a border between New France and the British 13 Colonies

10.

What was one advantage the English had in the beginning of the French and Indian War?

a)

The soldiers wore red uniforms

b)

There were more English colonists than French colonists to help fight the French.

c)

They had many Iroquois Indians come and help them fight

d)

They had lost forts to the French in North America

11.

What was one advantage the French had at the beginning of the French and Indian War?

a)

The French had more Native Americans on their side to help them fight

b)

The French had more colonists in North America than the English to help them fight

c)

The French did not know the land as well as the British

d)

The French had lost forts in North America to the English

12.
Benjamin Franklin's famous "Join, or Die" political cartoon was drawn to do what?
a)
to get the colonies to support the Albany Plan of the Union and unite the colonists against France
b)
to get colonists to join the French and fight Britain
c)
to tell the French to get out of North America
d)
to get colonists to join the Boston Tea Party
13.

The lawmaking sector of British government

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Westminster Palace

c)

Parliament

d)

Senate

14.

What was the turning point of the French and Indian War?

a)

The British lost the first battle in the woods in western Pennsylvania

b)

The British took over France's Fort Duquesne in the Ohio River Valley

c)

The British stopped wearing red uniforms

d)

British Prime Minister William Pitt began spending more money to win the war

15.

Who was victorious in the French and Indian War?

a)

Colonists/Native Americans

b)

Dutch/French

c)

Native Americans/French

d)

Colonists/British

16.

This treaty ended the French and Indian War

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of France

d)

Treaty of London

17.

What the result of the French and Indian War

a)

France lost almost all of its territory in North America to the British

b)

France took over all of Canada

c)

Native-Americans succesfully kicked out the British and French from North America

d)

France defeated the British