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Chapter 7 - Lesson 3 - The French and Indian War ...

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  • According to the book, why were English settlers beginning to move farther west?
    Land along the coast was becoming too expensive.
  • How did the French defend their claim on the Ohio River Valley?
    They build forts.
  • Where was the key battle of the French and Indian War fought?
    Quebec
  • What Native American group eventually joined forces with the British to help fight the French?
    the Iroquois
  • Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
    King George III
  • Who won the French and Indian War?
    the British
  • In July of 1754 after George Washington and his men were defeated, where did they surrender to?
    back to Virginia
  • Identify the three groups that were all claiming the land in the Ohio River Valley.
    the English, the French, and the Native Americans
  • Why did King George the III issue the Proclamation of 1763?
    He hoped it would prevent future Native American rebellions.
  • Why was the Proclamation of 1763 not popular with many colonists?
    They wanted to settle on new lands to the west.
  • What was the French's response to the letter demanding that they leave the Ohio River Valley?
    They refused to leave.
  • What rebellion led to the Proclamation of 1763?
    Pontiac's Rebellion
  • Who was sent by Great Britain to deliver a letter to the French saying that G.B. had the rightful claim on the Ohio River Valley?
    George Washington
  • What happened to General Braddock in 1755 during a battle with the French and the Native Americans?
    He was killed and the British were defeated.
  • Who was responsible for France's claim on the Ohio River Valley?
    Robert La Salle
  • What was the name for the rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains?
    the backcountry
  • Around 1753, England became known by another name. What was that new name?
    Great Britain
  • George Washington's mission was to build a fort by two rivers. Which ONE was NOT one of those rivers? the Allegheny, the Susquehanna, the Monongahela
    the Susquehanna
  • What was the name of the war fought between the English and Metacom?
    King Philip's War
  • What fort did George Washington and his men build in a meadow in southwestern Pennsylvania?
    Fort Necessity
  • Why was George Washington unable to complete his mission of building a fort in the Ohio River Valley?
    The French had already built For Duquesne in that area.
  • What was the name of the Treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War?
    the Treaty of Paris
  • Who said that the fighting between the French and the British would lead to the destruction of the Native Americans?
    Hendrick
  • Identify the participants of the French and Indian War and tell how was aligned with who.
    The British were fighting the French and the Native Americans.
  • What was the English's nickname for Metacom?
    King Philip
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