Outline 7 Part 1 (The Seven Years War)

Question 1

Many scholars believe that the first global war was the _______.

Answer 1

7 years war

Question 2

The 7 years war was also known as the _______.

Answer 2

French and Indian War

Question 3

The 7 years war involved most of the great powers of the time. List 6 major areas affected.

Answer 3

Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines.

Question 4

Although the 7 years war consisted of many struggles, the two major opponents of the 7 years war was ______ and _______.

Answer 4

Great Britain and France

Question 5

The Seven Years’ War essentially comprised two struggles. One centered on the maritime and colonial conflict between _______ and its Bourbon enemies, _________ and _______; the second, on the conflict between ________ of Prussia and his opponents: _______, _______, ________, _______.

Answer 5

The Seven Years’ War essentially comprised two struggles. One centered on the maritime and colonial conflict between Britain and its Bourbon enemies, France and Spain; the second, on the conflict between Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia and his opponents: Austria, France, Russia, and Sweden.

Question 6

Who did the Native Americans primarly fight alongside of?

Answer 6

French

Question 7

Who became a hero after the Battle of Ft Duquense?

Answer 7

George Washington

Question 8

Why did the colonists decide to fight in the war?

Answer 8

To get more land and resources

Question 9

What was the Treaty that was signed to end the war?

Answer 9

Treaty of Paris

Question 10

There was also a ‘front’ in the West Indies where the British won major victories. Britain seized this island from France in 1759.

Answer 10

Guadeloupe

Question 11

In 1761 Spain entered the war. They soon lost this island in the West Indies to the British.

Answer 11

cuba

Question 12

By 1760 all French bases in this African country (most importantly St.Louis) were occupied by the British. What country?

Answer 12

Senegal

Question 13

France also lost most of its possessions in Southern India. The British victory at _______ in 1757 ended all French plans for a conquest of India.

Answer 13

Plassey.

also led to the control of the Carnatic Coast

Question 14

At the Peace of Paris in 1763, Great Britain obtained the following territories from France.

Answer 14

Canada, Louisiana, Cape Breton, Senegal

Question 15

At the Peace of Paris in 1763 Great Britain obtained this territory from Spain.

Answer 15

Florida

Question 16

The Europen branch of the Seven Years’ War was mainly a struggle over one specific European area. Which?

Answer 16

Silesia

Question 17

After 1753 Austria decided to make a political compromise with _______ and with this ally form a coalition against ________?

Answer 17

After 1753 Austria decided to make a political compromise with FRANCE and with this ally form a coalition against PRUSSIA?

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the Treaty of Paris?

A)France ceded all territorial possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain
B) France ceded territory in Louisiana and Florida to Spain
C) Spain received the colony of West Florida from Britain
D)All these answers

Answer 18

A)France ceded all territorial possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain

Question 19

Which of the following best characterizes the French and Indian War?

A) All these answers
B) It was the North American chapter of the Seven Year’s War fought in Europe
C) Both France and Britain recruited various Native American tribes and allies in the conflict
D) It was the last of the four major colonial wars between France, Britain, and Native American allies

Answer 19

A) All these answers

Question 20

The French and Indian War was mostly caused by:

A) The competing land claims and expansion into the Ohio Territory by both France and Britain
B) The disputes between France and Britain over claims to the Louisiana Territory
C) New France’s growing fur trade, which was expanding into British North America
D) All these answers

Answer 20

A) The competing land claims and expansion into the Ohio Territory by both France and Britain

Question 21

The Seven Year’s War led to:

A) The cessation of vast amounts of territory to Britain by France
B) The doubling of Britain’s national debt which led to increased taxes on the American colonies
C) The Proclamation of 1763, which prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
D)All these answers

Answer 21

D) All these answers

Question 22

During the seven years war, the British and their colonists defeated France and took away _____________.

Answer 22

Their lands in North America

Question 23

The world’s Imperial powers were at war over:
A) territory, resources, and trade routes
B) the island of Cuba
C) North American Indians
D) Slavery

Answer 23

A) territory, resources, and trade routes

Question 24

The conflict between Sweden and Prussia during the 7 years was was called the ____.

Answer 24

Pomeranian war

Question 25

The conflict on the Indian subcontinent was called the ________.

Answer 25

Third Carnatic War

Question 26

The conflict between Prussia and Austria was called the ________.

Answer 26

Third Silesian War

Question 27

Conflict between Great Britain and France broke out in 1754–1755 when the British attacked disputed French positions in North America and seized hundreds of ___________.

Answer 27

French merchant ships

Question 28

Rising power Prussia was struggling with Austria for dominance within and outside the __________ in central Europe.

Answer 28

Holy Roman Empire

Question 29

In 1756, the major powers “switched partners”; Prussia established an alliance with Britain while traditional enemies France and Austria formed an alliance of their own with the __________.

Answer 29

Treaty of Versailles.

Question 30

The Anglo-Prussian (Prussian and Brittish) alliance was joined by smaller German states (especially Hanover) and later ______, which therefore suffered a Franco-Spanish invasion.

Answer 30

Portugal

Question 31

The _______ alliance included Sweden, Saxony and later Spain.

Answer 31

Austrian-French

Question 32

The Russian Empire was originally aligned with Austria, but switched sides upon the succession of Tsar________ in 1762.

Answer 32

Peter III

Question 33

The war ended with the Treaty of Paris among France, Spain and Great Britain and the Treaty of ______ among Saxony, Austria and Prussia, in 1763.

Answer 33

Hubertusburg

Question 34

The war was successful for __________, which gained the bulk of New France in North America, Spanish Florida, some individual Caribbean islands in the West Indies, the colony of Senegal on the West African coast, and superiority over the French trading outposts on the Indian subcontinent.

Answer 34

Great Britain

Question 35

The War of the Austrian Succession was against these two alliances:

Answer 35

France and Prussia VS Austria and Brittian

Question 36

The War of the Austrian Succession start when King Frederick II of Prussia seized the prosperous province of _____ from Austria.

Answer 36

Silesia

Question 37

Empress Maria Theresa of Austria had signed the Treaty of ________ in 1748 in order to gain time to rebuild her military forces and forge new alliances, which she did with remarkable success.

Answer 37

Aix-la-Chapelle

Question 38

Prussia’s only major assistance came from _______, her new-found ally, whose reigning dynasty saw its ancestral Hanoverian possessions in Germany being threatened by France.

Answer 38

Great Brittain

Question 39

The ______ had the largest, most effective navy in the world, while ______ had the most formidable land force in continental Europe.

Answer 39

The BRITISH had the largest, most effective navy in the world, while PRUSSIA had the most formidable land force in continental Europe.

Question 40

At the conclusion of the war, the Brits get _________ and most of _______.

Answer 40

At the conclusion of the war, the Brits get INDIA, and most of NORTH AMERICA.

Question 41

At the conclusion of the war, the French is allowed to keep some of its ___________.

Answer 41

At the conclusion of the war, the French is allowed to keep some of its SUGAR ISLANDS.