The French and Indian War
(1) 10 Multiple Choice.
(2) 10 Matching.
(3) Chronology (place events in the order in which they happened).
(4) 2 / 3 essays.
Essay topics: French and Indian War, Democracy in the colonies, Albany Congress.
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| 1156449214 | Edward Braddock | A general that had attempted to invade Fort Duquesne in 1755 but he and most of his men were killed by a suprise attack from the Native Americans. This was the general that Washington served under. | 1 | |
| 1156449215 | James Wolfe | A British general that had coordinated a strategic attack on the French by lining up on the plains of Abraham and won the battle over Quebec which ended the French and Indian War. | 2 | |
| 1156449216 | William Pitt | The prime minister of England in 1756 | 3 | |
| 1156449217 | What was the Albany Plan Of Union? | It was based on the belief that the colonies would have a better chance against the Native Americans and the French if the colonies are bound together.It was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. | 4 | |
| 1156449218 | Why was the Albany Plan of Union shot down? | Two reasons (1) The colonists were afraid of loosing their individual government power (2) The king feared that it would give the colonists a sense of rebellion and power. | 5 | |
| 1156449219 | mercantilism | an economic system based on trading to make money through taxation of imports and exports but usually imports. | 6 | |
| 1156449220 | Why was mercantilism significant to Britain? | England set up this system to use the 13 colonies to produce money. The establishment of the colonies was for the sake of having a source of raw materials and also a market of manufactured goods for Britain to cater the demand of exotic goods. | 7 | |
| 1156449221 | Who was John Hancock? | A trader in Boston who was outraged by the taxes so he joined the Patriots. | 8 | |
| 1156449222 | Why did British Parliament pass the Navigation Acts on the colonists? | Britain did not want the colonists to buy Dutch ships because the money they spent of the ship goes to the Dutch. They wanted the colonists to buy British ships, so the British can get money for ships. | 9 | |
| 1156449223 | What kind of trade did North America have with the West Indies and Africa? | North America trades rum with Africa. Africa supplies slaves to the West Indies and the West Indies gives molasses and slaves. (Triangular Trade) | 10 | |
| 1156449224 | What caused the British government to loosen their control on the colonies? | The Glorious revolution in 1688 in England (When William and Mary took power from James II, and wrote the first bill of rights) | 11 | |
| 1156449225 | What happened as a result to Britain leaving the colonists to fend for themselves? | The colonies began to rely on self-government run by a representative assembly. Each colony had their own government and their own way of living | 12 | |
| 1156449226 | What were the four nations colonizing North America? | Spain, France, England and the Netherlands | 13 | |
| 1156449227 | Describe Spain as a colonizing nation. | Spain had taken control of most of South America, Central America, California, Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and fought for Florida but lost Florida after the French and Indian War to the British but later on given land on the west of the Mississippi. | 14 | |
| 1156449228 | Describe France as a colonizing nation. | France (1) gone through difficult internal problems so they were behind in colonization and exploration. (2) colonized North American territories around Ohio. (3) focused on turning a profit rather than permanent settlement. (4) began to establish trading outputs trading fur with the Native American tribes | 15 | |
| 1156449229 | What caused disputes between French colonists and British colonists? | The French and British colonists were crossing borders from Virginia. | 16 | |
| 1156449230 | How did the French and Indian War begin? | The growth of the English colonies made a clash with France inevitable.For some time the English and the French stayed far enough apart as to not bother each other. But with the English expanding westward and the events after the Glorious revolution. Not long after, the two leading colonial powers in North America were at war. | 17 | |
| 1156449231 | What did the Europeans call the French and Indian War? | The 7 years war | 18 | |
| 1156449232 | Why did Lt. George Washington build Fort Necessity? | On March 28, 1754, a small group of French soldiers were captured by the British interrogated them and found out that the French and Native Americans would attack Virginia. So George Washington had built Fort Necessity to protect Virginia. | 19 | |
| 1156449233 | What plan did William Pitt devise to win the war? | He needs to capture the following places to win the war: (1) Fort Niagra- hoping to cut the French off from the Great Lakes because they wanted to limit the French which would the British an advantage. (2) Lake Champlain- establishing forts around the Lake to ambush French ships coming through . (3) Quebec- one of the key areas of French Canada if attacked would end the war which was captured in September 13, 1759. | 20 | |
| 1156449234 | Where and When was the Treaty of Paris signed? | In 1763, Paris | 21 | |
| 1156449235 | What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris? | The terms of the Treaty of Paris (1) France had to surrender Canada to the English which includes lands east of the Mississippi. (2) Spain gave up Florida but were given land west of the Mississippi. | 22 | |
| 1156449236 | What happened to France after the French and Indian War? | France was finished as a new world power, the only land they had were land in the West Indies specifically Haitian lands. | 23 | |
| 1156449237 | What were the problems after the war? | The three problems they had after the war: (1) Native Americans- They were still there in North America after they sided with the French. (2) Settlement of the New Land- new lands from the French need protection and protection costs money and after the war Britain had suffered from a great postwar debt. (3) Post War Debt- 75 pounds sterling to 135 pounds sterling was the debt after the war and had increased by 50% within seven years of the war. | 24 |
