French and Indian War 1
Both
When did the war end?
1763
This group of Native American's had a particularly large role in the war. They were extremely powerful and sided with the British.
Iroquois
Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
King George III
What land did Britain gain as a result of the war?
The Ohio River Valley
Who was the war between?
French and British
Why didn't the colonies have one large army?
They were separate colonies!
Both the French and British wanted the Ohio River Valley because more land means more of this.
Power
Colonists were settled on the __________ of the Appalachian Mountains
East
True or False:
Native Americans lost many lives and a lot of land during this war.
True.
Where did this war take place?
Ohio River Valley
What ended the war?
The Treaty of Paris
Who was the person in the Virginia militia who started the French and Indian War?
George Washington
What lands did the French lose as a result of losing the French and Indian War?
All of Canada, lands east and west of the Mississippi River.
Why did Britain raise taxes in the colonies after the war?
They believed they colonists should help pay back the massive war debt.
Who won the war?
The British
Why was the Ohio River Valley valuable?
For fur trade and fertile land
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763
To give Native Americans their own land and stop the conflict between colonists and Natives.
Why did the colonists feel more united after the French and Indian War?
They had a shared experience.
Fought against a common enemy.
Their shared anger with Britain over new policies and taxes.
Seven years
What did the Europeans call this war?
The Seven Years War
What was the boundary separating the Colonists and the Native Americans?
Appalachian Mountains
For the first time the colonists started calling themselves this instead of British.
Americans