Causes of the War
True or False: Spain started the French and Indian War by attacking French forces.
False
— it was an ongoing conflict between France and Great Britain over territory.
This Founding Father drew the "Join, or Die" political cartoon during the Albany Congress.
Benjamin Franklin
This was the name of the larger global conflict connected to the French and Indian War.
The Seven Years War
After the war, Britain needed this in order to pay off its war debt.
Money
Which country held the territory that included modern-day Mexico, Florida, and the southwest at the start of the war?
Spain
This mountain range and river formed the frontier region where France and Britain had tension.
The Appalachian Mountains and the Ohio River
This British leader provided money and soldiers that turned the war in Britain's favor.
William Pitt
This general's death in an ambush finally pushed Britain to declare war on France.
General Braddock
These three countries signed the Treaty of Paris ending the French and Indian War.
Spain, France, and Great Britain
The two goals of the Albany Congress of 1754 were to gain Iroquois support AND to do this.
Build cooperation among the colonies in case war broke out.
Name one reason both France and Britain wanted control of the Ohio River Valley.
Abundant forests, animals for hunting, fertile soil, or unsettled land for new settlements.
Which country claimed the land west of the Mississippi River and its tributaries at the start of the French and Indian War?
France
Name one reason the French military dominated Britain at the start of the war.
The British didn't know the geography, had poor leadership, or the French had many Native American alliances.
Name one territory France was forced to give up after the war.
New Orleans, land east of the Mississippi River, or mainland Canada
Name two things that can be included in a Geographic Information System (GIS).
Any two of: climate, vegetation, population, natural resources, political features, human features, economic activity
France felt threatened and did three things in response to the Ohio Company moving in. Name two of the things they did.
Built new forts, captured British trading posts, and destroyed villages of Native Americans who supported Britain.
This Native American group sided with the British, unlike most other tribes.
The Iroquois Confederacy
What was Great Britain's argument for why they had claim of the Ohio River Valley?
They believed their land had no western boundary.
How did the British Parliament plan to replenish its funds after the war, and why was this significant?
By issuing new laws and taxes on the colonists
How did the Albany Congress influence the design of America's first government?
The idea of an assembly with representatives from each colony became the basis of the first U.S. government.
Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union called for these three things.
A unified colonial government, delegates from each colony to meet on shared issues, and a British royal governor to lead.
Why did most Native American tribes side with France instead of Britain?
French fur traders had built relationships with them, and they believed the French would not settle the land like the British.
Why did the Iroquois choose to support the English rather than the French?
French explorers had attacked and killed many Iroquois people.
After Britain won, how did the Treaty of Paris affect Britain's colonies in North America?
The colonies were strengthened and more secure because rivals were removed.
What document forced France to give up all of their land in North America?
The Treaty of Paris