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French and Indian War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was it expected that the Native Americans would support the French in the war?
a)
Most French were traders and trappers, like the Native Amiercans
b)
The French did not destroy Native American land for farming
c)
The French respected and adopted Native American cultures
d)
All of the listed answers are correct
2.
After the war, who controlled most of Canada and land east of the Mississippi River? 
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britain
3.
Which answer best describes who was fighting in the French and Indian War?
a)
French against the Native Americans
b)
British against the Native Americans
c)
French allied with the British against the Native Americans
d)
French allied with Native Americans against the British and their allies 
4.
Which answer best describes the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It was a treaty that determined which European country owned which parts of North America after the French and Indian War.
b)
It was a plan to unite the 13 British Colonies as one to defeat the French for the Ohio River Valley.
c)
It was an imaginary boundary along the Appalachian Mountains that prevented colonist from westward expansion.
5.
Which answer explains why colonist were upset about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonial Governors did not want to lose their power.
b)
Colonist were unable to use the land they fought for in the war.
c)
Colonist lost trading rights with other European countries.
6.

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

b)

The French and British were both trying to claim the disputed land west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

d)

The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French

7.

Who won the French and Indian War

a)

French

b)

Native Americans

c)

British

d)

Dutch

8.

The act of working together for a common purpose or benefit is known as what?

a)

Conflict

b)

Cooperation

c)

Compromise

9.

A disagreement or battle between two groups of people is called what?

a)

Conflict

b)

Cooperation

c)

Compromise

10.

An agreement between two groups of people over a difference of opinions is called what?

a)

Conflict

b)

Cooperation

c)

Compromise

11.

Who controlled the 13 Colonies?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Native Americans

d)

Spanish

12.

How many British Colonies were there?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

13.

How was the relationship different between the French and Native Americans compared to the English and Native Americans?

a)

They were more like business partners.

b)

They fought each other all the time.

c)

They made them French citizens.

d)

The took their land from them.

14.

Who did Virginia Governor Dinwiddie send with a message to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley?

a)

General Braddock

b)

Nathaniel Bacon

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger some colonists?

a)

The colonists thought their businesses would fail because so many would move west.

b)

Many colonist had already invested in land that was west of the Appalachian Mountains, and this would keep them from using the land.

c)

Women didn't want their husbands to move west speculating for land.

d)

The colonists didn't want the Native Americans to be rewarded with all the land.

16.
The British king, King George III, issued a proclamation stating colonists could not claim or buy land west of the Appalachian Mountains.  They could not explore it or hunt on it either.  He stated that the land in this region was to be used by Native Americans only.  How did colonists feel about this proclamation. 
a)
They felt the King had the Power and Authority to issue the proclamation.
b)
They felt the King had the Power to issue the proclamation but NOT the Authority
c)
They felt the King did not have the Power OR Authority to issue the proclamation.
d)
Both answers in the blue and red box.
17.
According to the British what was the reason for the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.
b)
It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to  settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists. 
d)
It was attempt to end conflicts between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.
18.

This border stopped the colonists from going on the land that Britain won in the French and Indian War, and it was the result of Britain's inability to protect them from Indian attacks due to the debt they fell in becasue of the war.

a)

The U.S./Mexico Border

b)

The Proclamation Line of 1764

c)

The Proclamation Line of 1763

d)

The U.S./Canadian Border

19.

Why couldn't Britain expand their settlements immediately after the French and Indian War?

a)

They were tired from the seven years of fighting and did not feel like it at the time.

b)

They did not have enough colonists to support a thriving settlement.

c)

They were in debt and could not afford to send soldiers to protect the colonists from Indian attacks while they were expanding.

d)

They thought the colonies were making them enough money, so they thought they would be okay for a while.

20.
1765. Required colonists to pay a direct tax on all paper used. Colonists had to use stamped paper from London for all printed materials. 
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Stamp Act