WorksheetsThe French and Indian War
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What was the French and Indian War? Fill in the blank: The French and Indian War was a global conflict from _______ among European nations, mainly Britain and France, that began in North America over disputed territorial rights to the Ohio River Valley, with further conflict erupting in Europe in 1756.
1754-1763
1775-1783
1492-1502
1812-1815
Who helped Washington in his surprise attack on Fort Duquesne in May 1754?
American Indians hostile to the French
British soldiers
French allies
Spanish troops
What happened after the French responded with a much larger force in July 1754?
Washington forced the French to surrender
Washington was forced to surrender
The war ended
The Albany Plan of Union was created
These skirmishes later became the opening shots of the _________
French and Indian War
American Civil War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A plan to end the French and Indian War
A plan put together in 1754 by Benjamin Franklin to create a more centralized colonial government that would establish policies regarding defense, trade, and territorial expansion, as well as facilitate better relations between colonists and American Indians
A treaty between the French and the British
A military alliance between the colonies and American Indians
American Indians adopted different strategies during the French and Indian War, including:
Forming alliances with either the French or the British
Remaining completely neutral and uninvolved
Only supporting the British throughout the war
Refusing to interact with any European powers
Which American Indian nations allied themselves with the French during the French and Indian War?
The Delaware, Huron, Miami, and Shawnee nations.
The Iroquois, Cherokee, and Creek nations.
The Sioux, Cheyenne, and Comanche nations.
The Navajo, Apache, and Hopi nations.
What was the main reason the Delaware, Huron, Miami, and Shawnee nations allied with the French during the French and Indian War?
They hoped that a French victory would stop the more numerous British colonists from invading their settlements in the Ohio River Valley.
They wanted to gain access to British trade goods and weapons.
They were promised land by the British if they switched sides.
They had a long-standing rivalry with the French and wanted to defeat them.
What strategy did the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy use during the French and Indian War?
They tried to play one power against the other hoping to win concessions from the British in return for their military support.
They immediately allied with the French and fought against the British.
They remained completely neutral and refused to interact with either side.
They supported the British unconditionally from the beginning of the war.
What are Guerrilla Tactics?
Tactics deployed by irregular forces in a conflict, raids on supply lines, assassinations, and attacks on civilian supporters of an enemy.
Formal military strategies used by national armies in open battlefields.
Diplomatic negotiations between warring countries to achieve peace.
Economic sanctions imposed to weaken an enemy's resources.
As the French and Indian War expanded into a global conflict, what was it known as?
The Seven Years War.
The Hundred Years War.
The War of 1812.
The Napoleonic Wars.
The Royal Navy forced young colonial men living in port cities into military service via _________?
impressment
indentured servitude
conscription lottery
voluntary enlistment
Men in the Royal Navy faced which of the following hardships?
High wages and good food
Low wages, bad food, harsh punishment, rampant disease, and a high possibility of death
Luxurious mansions
No punishment
Throughout the war, British military officers also quartered their troops in homes of colonists because there were not enough public buildings to seize, and harsh winters made camping in tents _________.
intolerable
enjoyable
comfortable
preferable
British officers were put up in luxurious mansions while their troops stayed in ________ homes.
modest
grand
ornate
palatial
With the aid of colonial troops, British forces recaptured the fort at Louisburg on Cape Breton Island, a key to France’s defense of Canada. Then British troops, with Washington’s aid, once again seized Fort Duquesne and renamed it ________.
Fort Pitt
Fort Henry
Fort York
Fort George
The British won ________ and control of Canada, albeit at the cost of many lives by 1759.
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
The Peace of Paris was signed in which year to end the French and Indian war?
1759
1763
1776
1783
What was the significance of the Peace of Paris?
It ended the French and Indian war
It started the American Revolution
It established Fort Pitt
It gave control of Quebec to France
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
An act that allowed colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
An act of Parliament following the end of the French and Indian War that restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains generating widespread resentment in the colonies
A treaty between France and Britain
A law that encouraged gift giving to American Indians
Fill in the blank: British victory encouraged thousands of colonists to move farther west, into lands once controlled by France and currently occupied by ________, inflaming already strained relations.
American Indian nations
Spanish settlers
British loyalists
French traders
British traders often either deceived American Indians outright or ignored American Indian trading practices such as gift giving and restrictions against trading with enemies.
True
False
What was the policy of Salutary Neglect?
Strict supervision of colonial affairs by Britain
Relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs as long as the North American colonies produced sufficient raw materials and revenue
Complete independence for the colonies
Heavy taxation without representation
The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonial governments to provide _______ and housing for British troops in the colonies.
food
weapons
money
land
The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to increase revenue and encourage the importation of molasses from the British West Indies by:
Increasing the tax on molasses
Cracking down on the smuggling of French molasses into the colonies even as the tax on it was cut in half
Allowing free trade of molasses
Banning molasses imports entirely
Why did British leaders believe that regaining political and economic control in the colonies could help resolve England's financial crisis after the French and Indian War?
Because they faced an economic depression in England and believed that increased control over the colonies would help generate more revenue.
Because they wanted to expand their territory into the colonies for settlement.
Because they believed the colonies were planning to ally with France against England.
Because they thought the colonies would become independent without stricter control.
What is the term for the following definition: 'A 1764 act of Parliament preventing colonial assemblies from printing paper money'?
Currency Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
What is the term for the following definition: 'Correspondence network designed to rapidly circulate concerns and reports of protest and other political events to leaders and colonial assemblies in the aftermath of the Sugar Act'?
Committee of correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
What is the name of the 1765 act of Parliament that imposed a duty on all transactions involving paper items such as newspapers and wills?
Stamp Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
What term describes the British claim that every member of Parliament represented the interests of all British citizens, so that the colonists did not need the right to vote for members of Parliament?
Virtual Representation
Direct Democracy
Popular Sovereignty
Actual Representation
What was the name of the loosely organized society throughout the colonies whose goal was to assure colonial support for resistance to British taxation?
Sons of Liberty
Daughters of the American Revolution
Loyalists
Continental Congress
Which group worked with the Sons of Liberty to assure colonial resistance to British taxation?
Daughters of Liberty
Loyalists
Redcoats
Parliament
What were the Virginia Resolves?
A series of statements by the Virginia legislature dedicated to resistance to British taxation without representation in Parliament or colonial control over taxation
A group of colonial merchants protesting British goods
A British law enforcing taxes on tea
A treaty between Virginia and Britain
Fill in the blank: The Stamp Act Congress consisted of ___ delegates from nine colonies who petitioned Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
27
13
45
19
Who gave intense and emotional political speeches in Boston as protests turned violent, inspiring mass demonstrations?
Samuel Adams
Andrew Oliver
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Fill in the blank: On August 14, 1765, the Boston Sons of Liberty hung an effigy of stamp distributor ___ on a tree and called for his resignation.
Andrew Oliver
Thomas Hutchinson
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Fill in the blank: Parliament eventually repealed the Stamp Act in ______ and the Sugar Act in ______.
March 1766; April 1766
April 1765; May 1766
March 1767; April 1768
February 1766; March 1766
What was the Declaratory Act of 1766?
An act that repealed the Stamp Act
An act stating Parliament’s authority to pass any law, including direct taxes, on its American colonies
An act that imposed new taxes on tea
An act that ended the American Revolution
What were the Townshend Acts?
A) A series of acts of Parliament in 1767 that instituted an import tax on a broad range of items including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
B) A series of acts that abolished taxes on imported goods
C) Laws that promoted free trade between colonies
D) Acts that banned the import of tea
Who published a series of letters attacking the Townshend Acts in 1767 and 1768?
Samuel Adams
John Dickinson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Fill in the blank: In February 1768, ______ wrote a circular letter reminding colonists of the importance of the boycott, and the Massachusetts Assembly made sure it reached other colonial assemblies.
Samuel Adams
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
British army regiments were sent to enforce the law after the Townshend Acts were passed.
True
False
To provide substitutes for boycotted goods, women produced their own shirts and dresses and brewed ______ teas to replace British products.
herbal
spiced
fruit
black
Some women organized spinning bees in which dozens of participants produced yards of ______ cloth.
homespun
imported
silk
linen
Women also boycotted by refusing to drink ______.
tea
coffee
milk
juice
What was the Boston Massacre?
A protest against tea taxes
A clash in Boston in March 1770 between colonial protesters and British soldiers that led to the death of five colonists
A meeting to organize spinning bees
The production of homespun cloth
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
An act of Parliament in 1773 that aimed to reduce the financial debts of Britain the British East India Company by providing the company with a tea monopoly in the British American colonies leading up to widespread colonial protests.
A law passed in 1773 that banned the import of all foreign goods into the American colonies.
A treaty signed in 1773 between Britain and France to end colonial disputes in North America.
A tax imposed in 1773 on all printed materials in the American colonies.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest against British tax policy organized by the Sons of Liberty on December 16, 1773 consisting of about 50 men disguised as American Indians who boarded British ships and dumped about 45 tons of monopolized tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor.
A celebration of the end of the Revolutionary War held in Boston in 1783 where tea was served to the public.
A meeting between British officials and colonial leaders to discuss trade agreements in Boston.
A peaceful demonstration in Boston where colonists handed out free tea to protest high prices.
Fill in the blank: Acts of Parliament passed in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, which closed the port of Boston until residents paid for the damaged property, are known as the _________.
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Navigation Acts
Fill in the blank: The 1774 act of Parliament that extended the boundary of Quebec to areas of the Ohio River Valley, revoked the Proclamation of 1763, and placed rule between the Ohio and Mississippi River under the control of a Royal Governor is called the _________.
Quebec Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Who were the Patriots during the 1770s?
American colonists who favored the movement for independence during the 1770s
British soldiers stationed in the American colonies
French allies who supported the British
Native Americans who sided with the British
What was the Continental Congress?
An assembly convened in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to the Intolerable Act
A British law passed to tax the colonies
A treaty signed between France and Britain
A military alliance formed during the Civil War
What was the general background of the delegates at the Continental Congress?
White and relatively wealthy
Recent immigrants from Asia
Native American leaders
Enslaved African Americans
What did all of the delegates at the Continental Congress agree on regarding the colonies?
That the colonies must resist further parliamentary violations of their liberties
That the colonies should immediately declare independence from Britain
That the colonies should accept all British taxes without protest
That the colonies should dissolve all local governments
Who spread propaganda against the British, gathered and stored weapons, and organized and trained local militia companies?
The Sons of Liberty and other patriot groups
The Loyalists
The British Redcoats
The French Merchants
Who were freed by some northerners and agreed to enlist in the militia?
Enslaved Black Americans
Indentured servants
Native Americans
British loyalists
Where were British soldiers headed, intending to confiscate guns and ammunition and perhaps arrest patriot leaders?
Lexington (and neighboring Concord)
Philadelphia
Yorktown
Charleston
On what date did the first shots run out on the village green of Lexington?
April 19
May 10
March 5
July 4
What is a Minuteman?
A British soldier
A member of a colonial militia group, consisting mainly of farmers, trained for local defense in case of British attacks
An American Indian warrior
A representative in the Second Continental Congress
Borrowing guerrilla tactics from American Indians, colonists hid behind trees, walls and barns while shooting at the British as they marched back to Boston, killing ___ and wounding ___.
killing 71 and wounding 200
killing 50 and wounding 120
killing 100 and wounding 300
killing 30 and wounding 80
What was the Second Continental Congress?
A) A colonial militia group
B) An assembly of colonial representatives that served a national government beginning in May 1775 and lasting the duration of the American Revolution
C) A British military unit
D) A battle during the American Revolution
What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Victory for Britain allowed them to maintain control of Boston for nine more months but heavy losses emboldened the patriot militiamen
The colonists won and took control of Boston
The battle ended in a stalemate
The British retreated from Boston
What was the Continental Army?
The army created by the British Parliament
Army created by the Second Continental Congress after the battles of Lexington and Concord began the Revolutionary War in 1775
Army of French allies
Army of Canadian patriots
What were Washington's two goals during the early stages of the Revolutionary War?
Drive the British out of Boston and secure the colonies from attack by British forces and their American Indian allies in New York and Canada
Capture New York and Canada
Negotiate peace with the British and French
Free all enslaved people
What event destroyed the reinforcements sent to aid the patriots after they captured Montreal?
A) A British attack
B) The spread of smallpox
C) A hurricane
D) Lack of supplies
In March 1776, Washington surprised the British with a ________ that drove them from Boston and forced them to retreat to Nova Scotia.
bombardment
treaty
blockade
parade
What was Dunmore’s Proclamation?
A law banning trade with France
A proclamation issued by the royal governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, who offered freedom to all enslaved Black Americans and indentured servants held by patriots in exchange for joining the British army
A declaration of independence
A peace treaty with Native Americans
Fill in the blank: The January 1776 publication of ________ by Thomas Paine bolstered their case.
Common Sense
The Federalist Papers
Poor Richard's Almanack
The Rights of Man
Which of the following did Thomas Paine use in 'Common Sense' to provide a rationale for independence?
Only Enlightenment ideas
Only biblical references
Both biblical references and Enlightenment ideas
Neither biblical references nor Enlightenment ideas
Who argued that sovereignty resided in the people, who submitted voluntarily to laws and authorities in exchange for protection of their life, liberty and property?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Niccolò Machiavelli
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A document listing colonial grievances and outlining the philosophical foundations for declaring independence of the colonies from Great Britain.
A treaty that ended the Revolutionary War between the colonies and Great Britain.
A set of laws that governed the colonies under British rule.
A speech delivered by George Washington to the Continental Congress.
No more than half of American colonists actively supported the patriots.
True
False
Perhaps a fifth of American colonists actively supported the British.
True
False
What term is defined as 'a colonial supporter of the British during the Revolution'?
Loyalist
Patriot
Minuteman
Continental
Both Britain and the colonists sought which group as allies during the American Revolution?
French
American Indian
Spanish
German
Who helped enable British success early in the conflict?
French
Native Americans
Spanish
Patriots
As the war continued, British forces and their American Indian allies fought bitter battles against which groups all along the interior?
Loyalists and Redcoats
Patriot militias and Continental forces
French and Spanish
Cherokee and Creek
Each side destroyed property, ruined crops, and killed civilians during the American Revolution.
True
False
In the south, how many patriot troops laid waste to Cherokee villages in the Appalachian Mountains in retaliation for the killing of white intruders along the Watuga River?
1,000
3,000
6,000
10,000
Tenants, small farmers, and enslaved people joined the loyalist cause in defiance of the patriot elite, which included ________ and wealthy plantation owners. Fill in the blank.
landlords
merchants
artisans
soldiers
Who did British authorities harass, and who did patriots routinely fine and imprison for refusing to support the revolution?
Quakers
Puritans
Loyalists
Anglicans
The Continental Army suffered desperate shortages of ________ from the beginning of the war. Fill in the blank.
supplies
soldiers
horses
maps
How many coats and vests did women in Connecticut produce in 1776 alone?
1,000
500
2,000
5,000
On August 27, 1776 British forces killed or wounded more than how many patriots in the fiercely fought battle for Long Island?
1,500 patriots
500 patriots
3,000 patriots
5,000 patriots
Did the patriots win any battles from July to December of 1776?
No, the patriots did not win a single battle from July - December of 1776.
Yes, the patriots won several major battles during this period.
Yes, the patriots won the Battle of Saratoga in this time frame.
Yes, the patriots captured New York City during these months.
Why did Washington hope the British would accept American independence?
He hoped the British would accept American independence once they saw how difficult it would be to defeat the colonies.
He believed the British wanted to form an alliance with the colonies.
He thought the British would benefit economically from American independence.
He assumed the British were too busy with other wars to care about the colonies.
Who followed the European tradition of suspending battle during the winter months?
Howe
Washington
Cornwallis
Burgoyne
What did suspending battle during the winter months allow the patriots to do?
Regroup, repair weapons and wagons, and recruit soldiers.
Surrender to the enemy forces.
Abandon their cause and return home permanently.
Form alliances with foreign nations.
British forces remained strong, and Washington’s troops were devastated by ______ throughout the remainder of winter. (Fill in the blank)
smallpox
influenza
malaria
typhus
Washington's army numbered less than ______.
5000
10000
20000
15000
What was the result of the Battle of Saratoga?
The British won and advanced to New York
The Americans surrendered to the British
The British General John Burgoyne’s forces surrendered
The French joined the war
The Battle of Saratoga was a key Revolutionary War battle fought at Saratoga, New York.
True
False
According to the passage, what did growing numbers of women do during the Revolution?
They fought in battles
They banded together to assist one another, help impoverished families, and supply troops with clothes, food, bandages, and bullets
They became political leaders
They moved to other countries
Name two types of supplies that women provided to troops during the Revolution.
clothes, food, bandages, bullets
jewelry, paintings, statues, books
musical instruments, carpets, curtains, lamps
toys, games, puzzles, dolls
The wives of patriot leaders formed voluntary associations during the Revolution.
True
False
What problems continued to plague the Continental Army?
Recruitment, discipline, wages, and supplies
Food shortages and disease
Lack of leadership
Poor communication
Who took charge of drilling soldiers in the Continental Army?
Baron Von Steuben
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Fill in the blank: Only after the patriot victory at ______ in October 1777 did the French king agree to an alliance.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Trenton
In February 1778, Franklin secured an agreement that approved trading rights between the U.S. and all ______ possessions.
French
Spanish
British
Dutch
How did British leaders respond to the alliance between France and the Patriots?
They declared war on France
They increased trade with France
They surrendered
They ignored the alliance
