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French & Indian War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was involved in the French & Indian War? | British vs. French and Indians |
| What other name is given to the French & Indian War? | Seven Year War |
| What was the war over? | French and British believed the Ohio Valley belonged to them because of early exploration and settlement. |
| What did the first French troops do? | They drove out the British that had settled in the Ohio Valley and began to build forts on the the border to protect their claims. |
| What did George Washington do for the British? | He was a messenger, bringing a decree that the French should leave the Ohio Valley. Later, he was sent with troops to attack the French. |
| What happened to the first British fort? | The French attacked and destroyed the fort before it was finished. They then built a bigger fort, Fort Duquesne. |
| What was Fort Necessity? | The makeshift fort built by George Washington for protection for his troops against the French. |
| What was the start of the French and Indian War? | When Fort Necessity was attacked by the French. George Washington surrendered to the French. |
| At first, who was winning the war? | French because the British were not prepared for the "sneak attack" fighting that was used by the French and Indians. |
| How did the British change the war? | They expanded the war to Europe making the French weaker so they would have to send troops from America to fight in Europe. |
| Where was the final battle of the war located? | the British defeated the French in Quebec, Canada |
| How did the French and Indian war end? | The signing of the Treaty of Paris |
| What is a treaty? | A written aggrement between warring parties to end the war. |
| Was the Treaty of Paris an end to fighting in America? | No, the Indians, led by Chief Pontiac, were not happy with the settlers on their lands so they attacked British forts. |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? | King George III gave lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Indians to stop the fighting. |
| Did the Proclamation of 1763 bring peace in America? | No, the colonists were mad because they were forced off lands they had settled and weren't allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains; they couldn't move freely in America. |
| Describe America pre war | Spain claimed Florida and parts of the southwest; British claimed land along the Atlantic coast; French claimed lands west of the British lands and parts of Canada; Unclaimed land between French and British called the Ohio Valley |
| Describe America post war | Spain claimed lands west of the Mississippi River; British claimed lands east of the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains |
Created by:
Mrs. Swiander
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