WorksheetsFrench and Indian War and Cherokee War Test Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
France won some territory in North America
Spain won previously held British territory
Britain was in debt and raised taxes
Britain gained control of Canada
What was the most significant change that occurred as a result of the French and Indian War?
English territory in North America significantly increased
Spanish land claims extended deep into Canada
Large numbers of colonists gained their independence
Spanish possessions in North America were significantly reduced
The French and Indian War (1756- 1763) was part of a larger conflict between Great Britain and France called the:
War of the Roses
Thirty Years War
Seven Years War
Revolutionary War
“It was in this scene of strife and bloodshed, that the incidents we shall attempt to relate occurred, during the third year of the war that England and France last raged, for the possession of a country, that neither was destined to retain (keep).”
-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
What was the source of the “strife and bloodshed” that Cooper was writing about?
Cherokee War
The French and Indian War
The Trail of Tears
Bleeding Kansas
What was the name of the region the British and French were in competition for?
Pennsylvania
Ohio River Valley
Tennessee River Valley
Louisiana Purchase
Which European Nation had the most gains from the French and Indian War?
England
France
Russia
Natives
What European nation gained the most territory in the Western part of North America after the war ended?
England
France
Russia
Spain
Which European nation had the most loss after the end of the French and Indian War?
England
France
Spain
Russia
Who was the intended audience of this cartoon?
Colonists
The king
The French
Natives
What does each part of the snake represent?
Branches of government
different colonies
world countries
leaders in the colonies
What was the major impact of the Proclamation of 1763?
It created new opportunities for expansion of territory
It added additional wealth for colonists
It created a common opponent for all of the colonies
It reminded the colonists of their need for British leadership
Canasatego, Chief of the Onondaga Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, speech to representatives of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia 1742
They are angry with the British
They are pleased with their relationship
They think the British are good allies
They are sad that the British are withdrawing from the region
Why do the Natives feel that way?
The British honor their treaties
The Iroquois are grateful for the protection of the British
The British are disrespecting Native land claims
What was the main cause of the Cherokee War?
The Cherokee aligned themselves with the French against England
Despite a treaty, the English failed to protect the Cherokee
Carolina settlers stole horses belonging to the Cherokee
Carolina settlers forced the Cherokee to give up their land
One connection that the French and Indian War had with South Carolina that it caused the ______________ due to the British failure to protect the Cherokee.
Cherokee War
Catawba War
Seven Years War
Revolutionary War
In exchange, for fighting with the British in the French and Indian War, what did the British promise the Cherokee?
To build forts to protect Cherokee men and women
40 acres and a mule
Exclusive trading rights with the South Carolina colony
Land in exchange for the scalps of their enemies
Why did the Cherokee seize (take) horses from the colonists in Virginia?
To replace the horses they ate when they were starving
Because they were originally stolen by the colonists
To retaliate for mistreatment during military service
As a payment for enemy scalps
What did South Carolina governor Lyttleton do to cause the Cherokee War?
Caused the death of several Cherokee Chiefs
Stole Cherokee horses
Burned down several Cherokee villages to make room for backcountry settlers
Nothing, as the Cherokee started the war
When Sir Alexander Cuming went to talk to the Cherokee, what was the outcome?
The Cherokee accepted British sovereignty
The British agreed to withdraw from Cherokee land
The Cherokee thought they were equals and the British thought that the Cherokee were now British subjects
The Cherokee thought that the British officially joined the tribe and welcomed them as brothers
What was the outcome of the Cherokee War?
The Cherokee successfully defended their territory
The British won and forced the Cherokee out of Carolina
The Cherokee won, and chose new territory so they could live in peace
The British won and forced the Cherokee to follow the terms of the original treaty
What government was the Albany Plan of Union based on?
Iroquois Confederacy
The monarchies of Europe
ancient Rome
South Carolina's General Assembly
Who was responsible for writing the plan and popularizing the "Join or Die" Political Cartoon?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
