Chapter 3 Lesson 1

Question 1

Three major powers controlling North America

Answer 1

Spain, England, France

Question 2

How did the French protect their land in North America?

Answer 2

They built forts

Question 3

What was the cause of the French and Indian war?

Answer 3

The Ohio River Valley, furs, and trade

Question 4

Why was there conflict surrounding the Ohio River Valley?

Answer 4

It had a lot of wildlife that could be used for fur and trade, and both England and France wanted it.

Question 5

Why did the Native Americans get involved in France and England’s conflict?

Answer 5

The Native Americans lived in the Ohio River Valley, but it was getting too dangerous for them to ignore the war, so they chose sides.

Question 6

Which tribes supported the French?

Answer 6

Algonquins and Hurons

Question 7

Why did the French expect the Native Americans to side with them?

Answer 7

They had a good relationship based off of trade and respect, and the French and Native Americans inter-married.

Question 8

Which tribes supported the British?

Answer 8

Iroquois (Mohawk)

Question 9

Who helped gain Iroquois support for England?

Answer 9

William Johnson

Question 10

Who did William Johnson marry?

Answer 10

Molly Brant, the sister of the Mohawk chief (Joseph Brant)

Question 11

Joseph Brant

Answer 11

A powerful ally to the British; chief of the Mohawk tribe

Question 12

Why did Washington and his men attack Fort Duquesne?

Answer 12

They were sent to build a fort in the same spot that Fort Duquesne was built.

Question 13

After attacking Fort Duquesne, which fort did Washington and his men build to protect themselves from the counterattack?

Answer 13

Fort Necessity

Question 14

The defeat of Fort Necessity

Answer 14

Washington and his men were badly outnumbered and lost

Question 15

The Albany Plan of Union

Answer 15

An attempt to form one main government for the colonies because they had to work together to defeat the French.

Question 16

Why did the Albany Plan of Union not succeed?

Answer 16

The colonies did not want to give up their powers

Question 17

General Edward Braddock

Answer 17

A British general, unfamiliar with the North American terrain, who led an attack against Fort Duquesne and lost badly

Question 18

William Pitt

Answer 18

A prime minister of England who specifically focused on winning the war against the French and succeeded

Question 19

What did the British capture soon after William Pitt became prime minister?

Answer 19

Louisbourg (Jeffrey Amherst), Fort Duquesne, Fort Niagara, Crown Point, and Fort Ticonderoga

Question 20

Who was sent to take over Quebec?

Answer 20

James Wolfe

Question 21

Who was the French general guarding Quebec?

Answer 21

Marquis de Montcalm

Question 22

Why was the fall of Quebec significant?

Answer 22

Quebec mainly supplied the French forts, and without them, the French faced a lack of supplies. By taking over Quebec, they cut off France from the resources

Question 23

What treaty was signed to bring an end to the French and Indian war?

Answer 23

The Treaty of Paris

Question 24

What did Britain get from the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 24

All French land east of the Mississippi River (excluding New Orleans) and Florida

Question 25

What did Spain get from the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 25

All French land west of the Mississippi River and New Orleans