History Unit 2 Quiz (French and Indian War)

When did the French and Indian War occur?

1754-1763

This was the ____ and final war between England and France

4th

How many years did the war between England and France last?

seven years

List the characteristics of France
Religion:
Did not_____
Sent by ____
______ people

Catholic
develop
Gov
70,000

List the characteristics of England
Religion:
Major _____
Chose to ____
___ million

Protestant
cities
come
3

Which Indians tribe hated the French?

Iroquois

Name the French Strengths:
_____ relationship with the Indians
_____ to fight like the Indians _____/_____
Able to take advantage of _______ disunity
Why did Indians all themselves with France?

close
trained hit run
colonial
wanted land

Top French commander

Marquis Montcalm

Did colonial men care about the fighting?

yes

What weapon did the French use?

Bayonets

Name England's strengths
____ size of army
____ navy
____ to protect their homes and families

larger
strong
fighting

Top two commanders for England

George Washington
Edward Braddock

In 1754 the governor of Virginia ordered how may militia
/Washington and to scout out the French from the disputed Ohio valley

150 Virginia militia

During their first encounter with the French They killed who about 40 miles from Fort Duquesne?

French Commander

Why is it called Fort Necessity?

Because Washington quickly built it to defend from the French

T or F Washington resigned from his battle and signed a paper in French?

True

All of the early battles were on by who?

French

In Fort Ticonderoga how many died?

200 British

Fort Duquesnse 1000 British casualties out of 1500 including

General Braddock

Acadians moved from ____ to _____

Novia Scotia to New Orleans

1 rule

don't shoot other side's officer

T or F
George Washington was told he would be father of many nations and was saved by divine power beforehand

True

Albany Plan

Ben Franklin realized one reason for the poor start to the war for the colonies was the disunity of the colonies

3 conditions Albany plan

1. President to appointed by king
2. Each colony represented in congress
3. Representation determined by how much money the colony contributed to the war effort

New prime minister was?

William Pitt

Pitt's plan

1. Let Prussia (Germany) do most of the fighting in Europe
- Allowed them to fight in America
2. Make better use of the British Navy
3. Replace old commanders with young energetic leaders

Replacement for Braddock was?

James Wolde

____ defeated the French at all the forts where Braddock had lost earlier
Then he prepared to capture the French capital in the new world. Quebec

Wolfe

The British won their war by fly ____ Flags.

French

The plains of Abraham

was the spot of the final battle for control of North America

Britain defeat France in half an hour but ____ and ____ were killed

Wolfe and Montcalm,

Results of the war

1. France had lost everything in North America
2. England incurred a huge debt
3. Colonists had to house British soldiers
4. Colonists saw the British could be defeated militarily

_____ was the cause of the revolution

taxation

British went from protection to _______

explotation

Proclamation line-

- colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains