French and Indian War Quiz Review

What two countries fought against each other in the French and Indian War?

France and England

What was the long term cause of the French and Indian War?

Who controlled the Ohio Valley

The short term cause of the French and Indian War was a dispute over what region of North America?

Fighting in the Ohio River Valley

What is the name of the French and Indian War in Europe?

The seven years war

TRUE OR FALSE: Though they tended to favor the French, Native Americans fought on both sides in the French and Indian War.

True

What key figure from Pennsylvania dominated the Albany Congress?

Benjamin Franklin

What British General, nicknamed “Bulldog,” got spanked trying to attack Fort Duquesne in 1755?

Edward Braddock

What is guerrilla warfare?

Guerrilla fighters tend to work in small groups and use ambush and sabotage to surprise stronger, more traditional forces.

Did the individual colonies accept or reject the Plan of Union – a proposal for a loose inter-colonial government – created by the Albany Congress?

reject

Describe the cartoon Ben Franklin drew that urged the colonies to accept the Plan of Union from the Albany Congress.

He drew this to encourage the colonies to support the plan of union. It also shows how even though the colonies were not united yet, they were thinking about it.

Finish this Ben Franklin quote: “There was never a good…”

war or a bad peace

The movie The Last of the Mohicans is about a massacre at what British fort?

Fort William Henry

What young Lieutenant-Colonel from Virginia started the French and Indian War with his foolish behavior in the Ohio Valley in 1754?

George Washington

What Prime Minister to King George II guided the British to victory in the French and Indian War?

William Pitt

What group of Native Americans did the Albany Congress try to bribe into supporting the British side in the French and Indian War?

Iroquois League

How did the French and Indian War affect the economics of England?

It put England in a massive amount of debt

After the Treaty of Paris, how far west did the border of England’s North American colonies extend?

The Mississippi river