Chapter 4 Section 5

Question 1

Which Native American people joined forces with the British to drive French fur traders out of the Ohio Valley?

Answer 1

the Iroquois

Question 2

How did Braddock’s defeat at Fort Duquesne show that the British were not ready to fight a frontier war?

Answer 2

French troops and their Native American allies ambushed the British from behind trees. The British soldiers, used to fighting in neat rows, were exposed to the enemy. Braddock refused to let his soldiers break rank and fight from behind trees. Braddock’s troops were well-trained but unprepared for frontier fighting.

Question 3

The capture of which city ended the French control of Canada?

Answer 3

Montreal

Question 4

What important benefit did the Treaty of Paris grant to American colonists?

Answer 4

They gained the right to fish in waters off of the Canadian coast.

Question 5

Pontiac was leader of which Native American group?

Answer 5

the Ottowa

Question 6

How did the fur trade cause conflict between the French and the British?

Answer 6

To expand their fur trade, the French moved onto lands in the Ohio Valley that the British considered to be their territory. Britain joined forces with the Iroquois and sent troops to try to take the land back.

Question 7

How did the Treaty of Paris affect power in North America?

Answer 7

France lost all of its territory in North America. The British obtained Canada and Florida, thereby gaining control of all land east of the Mississippi River. Spain acquired New Orleans and territory west of the Mississippi River.

Question 8

Which countries gained the most territory after 1763?

Answer 8

Britain and Spain

Question 9

How did the outcome of the war impact Native Americans?

Answer 9

Settlers ignored treaties and began moving into the Ohio Valley.