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Unit 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The British colonies were expanding. They wanted to spread West, but the ______ had claimed that territory.

a)

Minions

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Americans

2.

George Washington had to ______ Fort Necessity

a)

Surrender

b)

Tear Down

c)

Sell

d)

Buy

3.

The French and Indian War was fought between

a)

Russia and the 13 Colonies

b)

Spain and France

c)

France and Britain

d)

France and Indians

4.

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Versailles

5.

What was one major result of the French and Indian War?

a)

France gained Florida

b)

Britain gained control of Canada

c)

Russia gained Louisiana

d)

Spain took over the 13 Colonies

6.

Who was a young officer during the French and Indian War that later became a U.S. President?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

7.

What was the Proclamation Line?

a)

a line along the Appalachian Mountains, prohibiting British colonists from settling west of the line in North America

b)

A line dividing Florida from South Carolina

c)

a line along the Tigris River, prohibiting the French from settling west of the line in North America

d)

A form of sentence punctuation

8.

What was a major consequence for Britain after winning the French and Indian War?

a)

Increased national debt

b)

Loss of all colonies

c)

Alliance with France

d)

Gaining Alaska

9.

What was the Quartering Act?

a)

A tax on Tea

b)

Colonists had to give room and board to soldiers

c)

Colonists had to rent rooms filled with boards to soldiers

d)

A tax on stamps

10.

What was one reason Britain began taxing the American colonies after the French and Indian War?

a)

To fund new colonies in Africa

b)

To build the Panama Canal

c)

To pay off war debts

d)

To support the French army

11.

What was Franklin's purpose in drawing the Join or Die cartoon?

a)

to encourage colonists to boycott British goods to protest taxes placed on them by Parliament

b)

to persuade the British to abandon mercantilism and continue the policy of salutary neglect

c)

to encourage the colonies to work together and support the Albany Plan of Union

12.

What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War

a)

disputes over ownership of the Ohio River Valley between Great Britain and France

b)

Native American territorial rights established in 1926