French and Indian War

Question 1

Who led the Virginian militia?

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

Where did George Washington establish an outpost?

Answer 2

Fort Necessity

Question 3

Which British general had the goal of driving the French out of the Ohio Valley?

Answer 3

Edward Braddock

Question 4

At which fort did the French first defeat the British?

Answer 4

Fort Duquesne

Question 5

Who is the leader of the Ottawa tribe?

Answer 5

Pontiac

Question 6

What biological weapon did the British use on the Native Americans?

Answer 6

smallpox

Question 7

What was the proclamation that forbid the colonists from settling west of the Appalachians?

Answer 7

The Proclamation of 1763

Question 8

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 fail?

Answer 8

unable to be enforced by the British; colonists kept crossing into Native American land

Question 9

What happened at Fort Duquesne?

Answer 9

the French and Native American allies attacked British and fought guerrilla warfare, which the British were not used to - led to British loss

Question 10

Who did King George II select to run his government?

Answer 10

William Pitt

Question 11

What helped the British begin to win the war?

Answer 11

the support of the Iroquois tribe

Question 12

What happened during the Battle of Quebec?

Answer 12

the British scaled the cliffs protecting Quebec and surprised the French army, winning the short battle

Question 13

Who was the general of the British army during the Battle of Quebec?

Answer 13

General James Wolfe

Question 14

Who was the commander of the French army during the Battle of Quebec?

Answer 14

Marquis de Montcalm

Question 15

What treaty ended the French and Indian War?

Answer 15

the Treaty of Paris

Question 16

What did Britain gain according to the treaty?

Answer 16

all land east of the Mississippi River in North America

Question 17

What did Native Americans fear about the British taking over the Ohio River Valley?

Answer 17

scared game away, harder to bargain with than French

Question 18

What did Native Americans do to the British after the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 18

took over eight forts, laid siege to two others

Question 19

What did the British do in response to the fort trouble?

Answer 19

used smallpox blankets and weakened Native Americans during peace negotiations

Question 20

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 needed?

Answer 20

British did not want further conflict with Native Americans

Question 21

How did the colonists take the Proclamation?

Answer 21

used it as evidence that Britain did not care about their needs

Question 22

How did the colonists react to the war debt accumulated during the French and Indian War?

Answer 22

angered by taxes, financial crisis reinforced colonists’ thought that Britain did not care for their colony

Question 23

What did the British do in the colonies to control Native Americans?

Answer 23

stationed 10,000 troops to protect Americans

Question 24

How did the colonists view the troops Britain had sent to the colonies?

Answer 24

viewed them as an army that could turn against them very quickly

Question 25

What did the British do during the French and Indian War that angered colonists?

Answer 25

cracked down on smuggling, allowed British officials to search any building or ship

Question 26

Who did King George III choose as prime minister?

Answer 26

George Grenville, a financial expert (hoped to reduce British debt)

Question 27

Why was the Sugar Act unpopular?

Answer 27

lowered the tax, but also enforced the law more than before