Ole Britain
_______________ ________________ was the lieutenant governor of the British colony of Virginia.
Robert Dinwiddle
The focus of the struggle between the French and British, and their American Indian Allies, was the upper __________ _____________ _____________.
Ohio River Valley
What was signed on February 10th, 1763?
Treaty of Paris
In the early 1700’s, _________________ and __________________ were creating colonial empires in North America.
England
France
New France was far _______________ than the British Colonies in total land area by much _______________ in population
Larger
Smaller
In early 1754, Dinwiddle sent 22-year-old ________________ ___________________ with a small force to strengthen a British outpost at the site of what is now __________________.
George Washington
Pittsburgh
What two tribes sided with the French during this conflict?
Algoquin and Huron
Washington and his men were allowed to return to __________________, and the French destroyed Fort Necessity. The _____________ and ____________ War had begun.
French and Indian War
British troops __________ __________, and by 1764, American Indian ________________ to the British in the Great Lakes region had ended.
Struck back
Resistance
The French troops had already seized the fort and named it Fort ___________________.
Duquesne
British losses were _____________. Some _______ of their _________ troops were killed or wounded, including nearly all the officers.
Severe
900
1400
What tribe sided with the British and why?
Iroqouis because the French were helping their enemy
The early phase of the war was marked by __________ victories. Their American Indian allies taught them how to make ____________ ___________ from behind ________ and ___________.
French
Surprise Attacks
Trees and Rocks
England, which became __________ ____________ in 1707, established ___________ colonies between the ______________ coast and the ___________________ ____________________.
13
Atlantic
Appalachian Mountains
The French had set up an outpost at ____________ in 1701. By the 1750’s, farmers and traders from the British colonies began to cross the ___________________ __________________.
Detroit
Appalachian Mountains
Washington quickly built a temporary post in the area and named it Fort ____________________. His troops launched a __________________ attack against the French on May 28th, 1754. But the French ____________________ on July 3rd, forcing Washington to ________________.
Necessity
Successful
counterattacked
surrender
Some of the American Indian allies of the French decided to ____________ British rule. The most important leader of the resistance was _____________.
Resist
Pontiac
The colonists begged the British Prime Minister, _____________ _______, for more help. Pitt convinced the British government to pour more __________, ____________, and other __________ into the conflict.
William Pitt
Money
Troops
Supplies
By the mid-1700’s, the _____________ and ____________ colonists were coming into ________________. The French _____-___________ wanted to reserve the land, while the British ______________ wanted to cut down the trees
British and French
Conflict
Fur-traders
Farmers
The French built a line of forts from _________ ________ to western _______________________. The British saw the forts as a _____________ and decided to try to drive the ______________ out.
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Threat
French
In the end, the __________ of the French and Indian War would be to _________ the colonists in opposition to British government ____________. Soon, this would lead them to fight for their own ___________________.
Effect
Unite
Policy
Independence
In 1762, _____________ organized almost every American Indian group from __________ ________________ to the lower ___________________ ___________ ____________. The plan was for each group to attack the nearest ______________ __________
Pontiac
Lake Superior
Mississippi River Valley
British Outpost
Both ______________ soldiers and American ______________ ____________ became skilled in fighting the way ________________ ____________ did in the wilderness. All of these factors changed the course of the war.
British
Colonial Militias
American Indians
______________ aided the French and, in return, France agreed to give Spain much of the _____________________ __________________. By 1793, the French were ready to negotiate a _________ ____________ with Great Britain.
Spain
Louisiana Territory
Peace
Treaty
On September 18th, the French surrendered ____________ _________. A year later, they surrendered their last stronghold, _______________. The British now controlled __________ ____________.
Quebec City
Montreal
New France