WorksheetsThe Seven Years' War/ French and Indian War and its Aftermath
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
During the 1750s, what issues arose in North America?
Colonists rebellion
Territorial problems
Famine
Religious differences
What treaty did the Albany Congress want?
one to create an alliance with Spain
one to make peace with France
one with the Iroquois Confederacy
one with the Cherokee and Chickasaw
What inspired Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan?
British Parliament
Magna Carta
French invasions from Nova Scotia
Iroqouis governing structures
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan?
to declare war on France
to repeal the Stamp Act
to create unified colonial gov.
to establish the First Continental Congress
What was the starting point for colonial reunification?
Albany Congress
Stamp Act Congress
First Continental Congress
New England Assembly
What was the Battle of Jumonville Glen?
a skirmish between British and French troops that was initially a British victory until the French rebounded
a guerilla attack on French soldiers led by a young major of the name of George Washington
a battle between the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy and British soldiers.
A French attack on the British fort, Jumonville Glen. With the British unprepared to fight back, the French easily won the battle.
Who led the British in the Battle of Jumonville Glen?
Robert Dinwiddle
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
What were the causes of the Seven Years War?
The British losses received from the Battle of Jumonville Glen
the French creating a pact with the Native Americans
the French refusal to withdrawal from frontier forts
the French captured a British fort- Fort Wildon
TRUE OR FALSE: The Seven Years War took place only in North America
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: The British received many losses in the first four years of the conflict
TRUE
FALSE
What caused the British victory in the Seven Year War in North America?
British Prime Minister William Pitt assumed command of wartime operations
General Francis Smith led an attack on the French fort, Fort Oswego
The British made an alliance with the Alonquian Native Americans
British troops took over a key French stronghold in Louisburg
After the Seven Years War, what happened to France's land in North America?
Great Britain and Spain divided up ALL of France's colonial holdings in North America in the Treaty of Paris
The land was given back to the Native Americans
The Dutch claimed part of France's colonial land alongside Great Britain
Most of their land was given to Great Britain and Spain after the war however France had a little land left in Quebec
What land did Britain and Spain receive from the treaty of Paris?
Spain: Louisiana and Texas Britain: Ontario and present day British Columbia
Spain: port of New Orleans and land west of Mississippi Britain: only land west of Appalachians except for New Mexico and California
Spain: New Mexico and California Britain: Quebec and Ohio Valley
Spain: port of New Orleans and land west of Mississippi Britain: Quebec and Ohio Valley
How did France's lost in the Seven Years War impact their Native American allies?
Britain immediately began taking over their land
They were forced into reservations in the Great Plains
they no had a European power to protect them from colonists westward expansion
They looked to create an alliance with either Britain or Spain to help receive protection
Who was Chief Pontiac?
an Ottawa chief who encouraged Ohio Country tribes to unite against British and to attack British forts+settlements
a chief of the Shawnee tribe who encouraged tribes in the Pennsylvania area to fight the Spanish
a religious leader from the Delaware tribe who grew so popular he earned the name "chief"
NONE OF THE ABOVE
The mark of the beginning of the Pontiac's War is the Ottawa attack on ______
Multiple forts in Ohio
Fort Detroit
Fort Oswega
Williamsburg
TRUE OR FALSE: The Native Americans lost Pontiac's War due to a smallpox outbreak
TRUE
FALSe
Why were the colonists were angry over “The Proclamation of 1763?”
Colonists were supposed to have the same rights as British citizens in Britain. These rights had been stated in the English Bill of Rights of 1689.
Colonists had hoped to gain more authority to govern themselves, but the opposite seemed to be happening.
Colonists felt the Proclamation of 1763 took away their right as British citizens to move where they wanted.
All of the previous choices are correct.
None of the previous choices are correct
According to the British what was the REASON for the Proclamation of 1763?
The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.
The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.
It was attempt to end conflicts/war between Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.
It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763 drew a line down the crest of what mountain range?
Sierras
Cascades
Rockies
Appalachians
Who came up with the Proclamation of 1763?
Chief Pontiac
King George III
King Charles III
Chief Montezuma
One of the effects of the proclamation of 1763 was
It made sure Native land would always be protected
It unified the colonists in their hated/dislike towards the British
It fostered better relationships between natives and colonists
It gave more land to colonists
Colonists were supposed to stay ________ of the invisible line and not go into Native territory
North
South
East
West
