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French + Indian War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the main area of dispute between the French and British | The Ohio River Valley |
| The Ohio River Valley was... | the main area of dispute between the French and British |
| Why were the French fighting in the French and Indian War | They wanted to continue the lucrative beaver pelt trading with the Native Americans |
| What side of the war fought because they wanted to continue the lucrative beaver pelt trading with the Native Americans | The French |
| Why were the British fighting in the French and Indian War | They saw wealth and opportunity beyond the Appalachian Mountains along with vast farming lands |
| What side of the war fought because they saw wealth and opportunity beyond the Appalachian Mountains along with vast farming lands | Britain |
| Why were the Native Americans fighting in the French and Indian War | They wanted to maintain their lifestyle, land, and have a sense of agency over their future |
| What side of the war fought because they wanted to maintain their lifestyle, land, and have a sense of agency over their future | The Native Americans |
| The Ohio River Valley is the land.... | between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River |
| Who were the Lenape, Shawnee, and Seneca Nations | Native American Nations who lived in the Ohio River Valley along with the most powerful nation (Iroquois), and had a population of 175,000 |
| Whose actions started the conflict of the French and Indian War | Britain's; George Washington's |
| George Washington's actions started... | the conflicts of the French and Indian War |
| Why did George Washington go into the woods with the Half King? | The Half King had informed Washington about a group of French soldiers that were camping in a nearby woods. |
| What did the Half King inform Washington about | a group of French soldiers that were camping in a nearby woods. |
| Why did the British create Fort Necessity | They were frantic and needed to make a fort for protection against the coming, superior French forces |
| How were the British so easily overtaken | They had the low ground and the French were able to hide and fire from the cover and safety of the trees |
| Who killed Jumonville | The Half King |
| Who was blamed for Jumonville's death | George Washington |
| What was Jumonville that made his execution the start of the war | A diplomat |
| How did the British surrender in the Battle of Fort Necessity | The French gave them a chance by making them sign a document |
| How did Washington's signing of the surrender document start the war | Although the document had stated that they surrendered, it also stated that Washington admitted to have killed Jumonville |
| Why didn't Washington fully understand the document | It was written in French and he didn't understand French |
| What were the objectives of the Albany Congress | to persuade the nations of the Iriquois Confederacy to form an alliance with the British + to unite all the colonies under one colonial government |
| to persuade the nations of the Iriquois Confederacy to form an alliance with the British + to unite all the colonies under one colonial government were the objectives of... | The Albany Congress |
| Was the Albany Congress successful | No |
| What was Ben Franklin's role in the Albany Congress | He was a publisher and created the "Join or Die" artwork which meant to persuade the colonies to unite or fall to the French |
| What was the purpose of "Join or Die" | To make the colonies want to unite with each other under one colonial government, or lose the war |
| To make the colonies want to unite with each other under one colonial government, or lose the war was the purpose of... | Join or Die |
| What was the Albany Plan of Union | The plan stating that all the colonies should unite together against one colonial government + all refused |
| What forts were located at the Forks of the Ohio | Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt (after the French burned Fort Duquesne down and British captured it) |
| Which fort came first at the Forks of the Ohio | Fort Duquesne |
| Which fort came second at the Forks of the Ohio | Fort Pitt |
| What rivers were present at the Forks of the Ohio | Alleghany + Monongahela met up and spilled into the Ohio River. |
| Who was the commander in chief of the British forces in North America | General Braddock |
| What was Braddock's objective | He wanted to quickly regain control of the Ohio River Valley by building a road + taking a large British force through the Appalachian Mountains + forests + assumed it would be easy to capture |
| Who wanted to quickly regain control of the Ohio River Valley by building a road + taking a large British force through the Appalachian Mountains + forests + assumed it would be easy to capture | General Braddock |
| What were the British surprised by during the Battle of the Monongahela | their surroundment of French forces and Native Americans all around them |
| Guerilla Warfare | A tactic suited for their environment that consisted of a small group attacking a portion of the army and retreating back to safety repeatedly |
| What happened to General Braddock after the Battle of the Monongahela | He was shot and died days later |
| What were Washington's actions during the Battle of the Monongahela | Nearly died from getting his horses shot under him + gained military leadership to lead the forces out the rear end |
| What was the turning point of the war | Pitt’s strategies and appointments towards the war |
| How much money did Pitt convince the Parliament to spend during the war | Pitt convinced the Parliament to provide them with practically unlimited funds |
| What was the capital of New France | Quebec |
| James Wolfe was... | The British general who led the attacks |
| The Plains of Abraham were.... | The fields where the final battle took place |
| Who won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham | Britain |
| What was clear after the results of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham | Both sides knew that Britain was going to overall win the war |
| What year was this Treaty of Paris signed | 1763 |
| What new land did Britain claim | All of France's occupied area of Canada, all lands east of the Mississippi River, Florida |
| What new land did France claim | Allowed to regain control of some Caribbean islands |
| What did France give to their allies, Spain | land west of the Mississippi River + Louisiana + Cuba |
| What were the main side effects for Britain after the war | Their territory of North America increased drastically + Britain went into a great debt |
| What side of the war had their territory of North America increase drastically + went into a great debt | Britain |
| What effect the war have on the British colonists | Gained valuable military experience + learned to cooperate in unity + started to view themselves as Americans |
| What effect did the war have on France | Lost most of their land in North America |
| What side of the war lost most of their land in North America | France |
| What were the main side effects for the Native Americans after the war | Continued to lose land and got mistreated by the British. |
| What side of the war continued to lose land and got mistreated by the British. | The Native Americans |
| What did Britain due to all of the remaining French forts | They occupied them |
| How did the British treat ALL of the Native Americans after the war | Regardless of the side each of the nations were on, Poorly; looked at them as “conquered people” + took away trading rights and they had to go to them to trade |
| What did Chief Pontiac convince many Native American nations in the region to do after the French & Indian War? | To rebel against the unfair treatment that the British put them through |
| What was the result of Pontiac’s Rebellion (aka Pontiac’s War)? | The Native Americans got to occupy the Ohio River Valley, and all bad treatment was revoked |
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