The War
During what larger global conflict did the French and Indian War take place?
What is the Seven Years’ War?
A frontiersman raised by Mohicans, skilled in wilderness survival.
Who is Hawkeye (Nathaniel)?
Why are Cora and Alice traveling through the wilderness?
To join their father at Fort William Henry.
Hawkeye challenges authority when it conflicts with his sense of ________.
What is justice?
The film is set in the year ________.
What is 1757?
Name the two European powers fighting for control of North America.
Who are Britain and France?
The last chief of the Mohicans.
Who is Chingachgook?
What does Magua do to betray the British troops early in the film?
He leads them into an ambush.
Cora admires Hawkeye most for his ________ and ________.
What are honesty and independence (or courage)?
What fort is central to the story?
What is Fort William Henry?
What geographic region was most contested in the French and Indian War?
What is the Ohio River Valley?
Son of Chingachgook, considered the “last true Mohican.”
Who is Uncas?
What happens during the ambush in the forest?
The British column is attacked by Magua and his warriors.
Hawkeye values freedom and individuality, while European officers emphasize ________ and ________.
What are obedience and hierarchy (or duty)?
How does Major Heyward show loyalty at the end of the film?
He sacrifices himself to save Hawkeye and Cora.
Which British commander was in charge of Fort William Henry?
Who is Colonel Munro?
The Huron warrior who seeks revenge against Colonel Munro.
Who is Magua?
What is the outcome of the siege of Fort William Henry?
The British surrender to the French.
In the final scene, Chingachgook calls himself what?
What is “the last of the Mohicans”?
What happens to Uncas during the climax of the film?
He is killed while trying to save Alice.
After the war, what major territorial change occurred in North America?
What is Britain gained most of France’s North American land?
The British officer traveling with Cora and Alice who is loyal to Cora until the end.
Who is Major Duncan Heyward?
How do Magua and his warriors act after the surrender?
They massacre many retreating British troops.
The film shows Native American tribes divided between the ________ and the ________.
Who are the French and the British?
How does the film’s portrayal of the war help us understand the complexity of colonial conflicts in North America?
By showing multiple perspectives—British, French, Mohican, and Huron—and how alliances shaped outcomes.