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What “world war” brought an end to French
power in the New World?
French and Indian war
 King George’s War
 King William’s War
 Queen Anne’s War
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French and Indian war
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What event sparked the French and Indian
War?
A force commanded by George Washington clashed
with the French near the forks of the Ohio River
 The colonists called the Albany Congress
 The British attacked Quebec
 The French refused to honor the Treaty of Utrecht
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A force commanded by George Washington clashed
with the French near the forks of the Ohio River
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What advantage did the French have over the
British throughout the French and Indian War?
Stronger Indian allies
 Larger population in North America
 Better fleet
 Popular support for the war
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Stronger Indian allies
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What was Britain’s chief disadvantage during
the French and Indian War?
Lack of money
 Lack of sufficient ships
 Poorly trained soldiers
 Lack of colonial unity
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Lack of colonial unity
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Why was Franklin’s Albany Plan a failure?
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The colonists were suspicious of Franklin.
The colonists feared centralized government.
Not enough delegates showed up at the Albany
Congress.
The King outlawed the Albany Congress.
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The colonists feared centralized government.
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Who were the Acadians?
Indians who allied with the British
 Indians who joined Pontiac against the British
 Canadians who joined the French Army
 French settlers who were forcibly removed from
Nova Scotia
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French settlers who were forcibly removed from Nova
Scotia
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The British three-part plan to win the Seven
Years’ War included all of the following except
to
Leave fighting in Europe to its ally, Prussia
 Leave fighting in America to the colonists
 Use its fleet to isolate the French colonies
 Replace old, incompetent commanders
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Leave fighting in America to the colonists
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the key campaign of the French and Indian
War was the capture of
Fort Duquesne
 Louisburg
 Montreal
 Quebec
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Quebec
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Why was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
important
The American colonists proved their military skills
 The British capture the French Canadian capital
 The French stopped the British invasion of Canada
 Pontiac’s rebellion was crushed
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The British capture the French Canadian capital
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What peace treaty brought an end to the French
and Indian War?
Albany Congress
 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
 Treaty of Paris
 Treaty of Utrecht
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Treaty of Paris
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One of the major reasons that the colonies were
taxed after the French and Indian war was that
the British
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Wanted to punish the colonies for failing to help
during the war
Wanted the colonies to rebel
Needed money to pay for the war
Wanted to ruin the colonial economy
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Needed money to pay for the war
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What important fort did the French build on
the Ohio River at the outset of the French and
Indian War?
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Fort Duquesne
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What colonial Congress attempted
unsuccessfully to unite the colonies during the
French and Indian War?
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Albany Congress
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ British Commander who was badly defeated
by French Forces
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A) Edward Braddock
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ talented French leader during the French and
Indian War
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D) Marquis de Montcalm
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ talented British general who died capturing
Quebec
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F) James Wolfe
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ British king who antagonized the colonists
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B) George III
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ Indian chief whose confederacy devastated the
frontier
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E) Pontiac
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ colonial commander who fought the first
skirmish of the French and Indian War
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I) George Washington
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ proposal to unite the colonies against France
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G) Benjamin Franklin
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ Prime minister of Great Britain who won the
Seven Years’ War
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H) William Pitt
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A) Edward Braddock
B) George III
C) Louis XIV
D) Marquis de Montcalm
E) Pontiac
F) James Wolfe
G) Benjamin Franklin
H) William Pitt
I) George Washington
J) guerilla warfare
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___ surprise attack by a small, hidden group
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J) guerilla warfare
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T/F The frontier fighting between the French
and British followed a strict European code of
honor.
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False
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T/F The British army proved its value to the
colonists by soundly defeating Pontiac.
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False