The French and Indian War: People, Places, Events
Name: __________________________________________ Period: ________________
Timeline Directions: Using your packet p. 130-135 and atlas p. 28 find the dates and
who won for the events below. Then place them correctly on the timeline. Place French
victories above the timeline and British victories below.
Example: French victory at Ft. William Henry
1. French fur traders destroy British post at Pickawillany
2. General Washington surrenders at Ft. Necessity
3. French and Indians defeat British at Ft. Necessity
4. General Braddock killed in battle near Ft. Duquense
5. British force out 6,000 Acadians
6. William Pitt becomes Secretary of State
7. France loses Battle of Quebec
8. French surrender Montreal
9. Pontiac’s Rebellion
10. Treaty of Paris ends the war
Date:
1757
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Winner:
French
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1752
1754
1756
1758
1760
1762
1764
1.Who won most battles at the beginning of the war? Why?
2.What are two events that seemed to turn the tide in favor of the British? Why?
3. If the French wanted to go back in a time machine and change one event in hopes of
winning the war, which should it be? Why?
Map Questions: Use the map on p. 28 of the Atlas to answer the following questions.
1. How and why did water routes play such an important role in this war?
2. What made controlling Ft. Duquense/Ft. Pitt so important to both sides?
3. What natural feature made moving the British Army from the Atlantic coast to the
Ohio R. valley so difficult?
4. What country controlled most of the land in the 13 colonies along the Atlantic Ocean?
5. What country controlled most of the land in what is now Canada?
6. Why did the French loss at the Battle of Quebec lead quickly to the surrender of
Montreal?
People: Fill in the blanks below to find the names of important people in the French and
Indian War
1. General Marquis de ___________________ led the French to early victories, but lost
and surrendered at the Battle of Quebec.
2. French fur trader __________________________ led 250 Native Americans in an
attack on trading post at Pickawillany.
3. General ____________________________ led British forces until his death in 1755.
4. _________________________________ became British Secretary of State in 1757
and sent more money and soldiers to help turn the tide of the war.
5. British General _______________________ bravely led his army to victory at Quebec.
6. Ottawa war leader _____________________ organized a rebellion against the British.
7. British officers invited Native Americans to talk and gave them
________________________________ blankets as gifts.
8. King George and the British issued the ___________________________________
that forbade colonists to settle West of the Appalachian Mountains.
9. The colonists were angry with the British at the end of the French and Indian War
because they thought they had the won the right to ____________________________.
10. The British were angry with the colonists because they did not want to pay for
______________________________.