GW Mistakes
What was wrong with Fort Necessity geographically?
It was on low ground so it flooded easier and ruined their ammo and guns.
Who were the Acadians and what happened to them?
Descendants of French people expelled from Canada when they refused to pledge loyalty to Great Britain.
What was the secret treaty that ceded Louisiana from France to Spain?
Treaty of Fontainebleau
Where was the first battle of the French and Indian War fought?
Ft Necessity 1754
Louisiana became a Spanish colony in 1762 with the ----- of Fontainebleau.
Treaty
Braddock appointed Washington to the rank of -----, and he was given command of 450 soldiers.
colonel
What was Benjamin Franklin's purpose for creating the Join or Die (snake) cartoon?
to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War
Possible answers: Good, beneficial, alliance
France and Spain formed an ----- in August 1761.
Alliance
What location was strategically important for controlling the Ohio River?
Fort Duquesne
Competing claims over which area were central to the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
Braddock wanted to march his army along it in ----, almost like a parade.
Formation
What mistakes did George Washington make in 1754?
(3 possible answers, 500 points for each correct answer)
He built a makeshift fort on low ground.
He brought too few soldiers to fight the French and their allies.
He signed a statement taking responsibility for fighting against the French.
Why was Edward Braddock an ineffective leader during the French and Indian War? (2 possible answers, 1 correct is 500 pts and 2 correct is 1,000)
He was unfamiliar with the North American terrain. He was unwilling to take advice from the colonists.
William Pitt became the British ----- in 1756, things turned around.
Prime Minister