2.01 The French and Indian War

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The French and Indian War Review

Answer the following questions.

1. War between the French and their Native American allies versus the British and the British colonists in North America; the war began in 1754 as a fight over territory in North America and ended with British victory in 1763
   1. The Redcoats vs The Fur Trappers
   2. French and Indian War
   3. Revolutionary War
   4. The British and French War

   Answer: b. French and Indian War

2. War among European powers (including the French and British) over European territory between the years of 1756-1763; started after French and British fighting began in America during the French and Indian War
   1. Battle of the Big Guys
   2. Seven Years' War
   3. Ten Years Pain
   4. Five Years Battle

   Answer: b. Seven Years' War

3. Powerful alliance of Native American tribes in the northeastern part of the present-day United States; sided with the British during the French and Indian War
   1. Navajo Tribal Unit
   2. Creek War Band
   3. Indian Band of Brothers
   4. Iroquois Confederacy

   Answer: d. Iroquois Confederacy

4. Colonial official in the British military during the French and Indian War; led the British forces at Fort Necessity when he was only 21 years old
   1. George Washington
   2. General Braddock

   Answer: A. George Washington

5. This Pennsylvania delegate to the Albany Conference proposed the Albany Plan of Union
   1. General Braddock
   2. Benjamin Franklin
   3. George Washington
   4. William Pitt

   Answer: b. Benjamin Franklin

6. British fort in the Ohio River Valley built to defend British troops during the first battle of the French and Indian War in 1754
   1. Fort Jackson
   2. Fort Necessity
   3. Fort Lewis
   4. Fort Benning

   Answer: b. Fort Necessity

7. Conference in Albany, NY during June of 1754; goal of conference was to convince the Iroquois Confederacy to side with the British and to prepare the
   Colonial strategy for the French and Indian War
   1. Philadelphia Meeting
   2. Albany Conference
   3. Boston Meeting
   4. New York Conference

   Answer: b. Albany Conference

8. Plan developed by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany conference; proposed a united group of colonies governed by a legislature and a governor-general; plan was never implemented, but served as a basis for the future U.S. government
   1. Albany Plan of Union
   2. New York Plan of Action
   3. Washington Plan of Action
   4. Philadelphia Plan of Union

   Answer: a. Albany Plan of Union

9. British leader during the French and Indian War; his proposals led to an expanded conflict and eventual British victory in the War
   1. George Washington
   2. Benjamin Franklin
   3. William Pitt
   4. George Braddock

   Answer: c. William Pitt

10. Commander of British troops in America; died in battle during the French and Indian War
    1. General Braddock
    2. William Pitt
    3. Marquis de Lafayette
    4. Benedict Arnold

    Answer: a. General Braddock

11. Treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War as well as the Seven Years' War; as a result of the treaty, the British gained control over French land east of the Mississippi River and Canada as well as Spanish Florida; the Spanish received French land west of the Mississippi River
    1. Treaty of America of 1760
    2. Treaty of New Friends of 1750
    3. Treaty of Paris of 1763
    4. Treaty of Neighbors of 1777

    Answer: c. Treaty of Paris of 1763

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