British, French & Native Relationships
What two European countries competed for land in North America?
Britain and France
This was the main area of land claimed by both Britain and France that helped cause the war.
What was the Ohio River Valley?
What country lost most of its North American territory after the war?
France
What group was upset about British settlement in the West?
Native Americans
What problem did Britain have after the French and Indian War?
A large war debt
The French claimed this large region around the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
The Louisiana Territory.
What young Virginia officer fought in the early part of the war?
George Washington
Washington built this fort, which was later attacked by the French.
Fort Necessity
Who did Pontiac and other Native Americans fight after the French and Indian War?
The British
How did Britain try to raise money to pay its debt?
By taxing the colonies
The French often built these structures throughout North America to protect their territory and trade routes.
What were forts?
Which country won the French and Indian War?
Britain
This larger worldwide conflict included the French and Indian War.
Seven Years' War
This British king issued the Proclamation of 1763. (must get the number correct)
King George III
What future conflict was partly caused by the growing tension between Britain and the colonies?
The American Revolution
This type of agreement allowed Native Americans and European powers to work together during the war.
Alliance
What treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
This British leader helped improve Britain's military effort during the war.
William Pitt
What mountains became the western boundary for colonial settlement under the Proclamation of 1763?
Appalachian Mountains
This 1764 law was one of the first major British attempts to raise revenue from the colonies after the war.
The Sugar Act
Unlike many British colonists, the French generally had fewer settlers and focused heavily on this activity with Native Americans.
What was the fur trade?
In what year did the French and Indian War begin?
1754
What year did the French and Indian War end?
1763
What British policy limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
This phrase became a major colonial complaint about British taxation.
"No taxation without representation"