The French and Indian War Answers

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The Albany Plan of Union would have granted the American colonies the right to

A
elect a president.
B
form assemblies.
C
impose taxes.
D
declare war.
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Look at Benjamin Franklin’s political cartoon from 1754.How does the cartoon depict the American colonies?

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as united under British rule
B
as subject to attack from outside forces
C
as separate and in danger of destruction
D
as sneaky and cunning
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Which best identifies the major cause of the French and Indian War?

A
Overlapping claims by the French, the Huron, and the Algonquin resulted in the Indigenous peoples working together to drive the French off the continent.
B
Overlapping claims by the French, the British, and the Spanish created fierce competition between the three European nations.
C
Overlapping claims by individual American colonies were exacerbated by differing cultures in the New England, middle, and southern colonies.
D
Overlapping claims by the British and the Iroquois Confederacy resulted in Indigenous peoples working together to drive the British off the continent.
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Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754?

A
Edward Braddock
B
William Pitt the Elder
C
Benjamin Franklin
D
George Washington
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Which Indigenous group was allied with the British as the French and Indian War began?

A
the Huron
B
the Ottawa
C
the Iroquois Confederacy
D
the Algonquin
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What happened to the Indigenous peoples who fought in the French and Indian War?

A
Those who allied with Britain gained land and power.
B
All Indigenous peoples gained land and power.
C
Those who allied with France gained land and power.
D
All Indigenous peoples lost land and power.
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Who gained control of lands east of the Mississippi River as a result of the French and Indian War?

A
the Algonquin people
B
Britain
C
France
D
the Iroquois Confederacy
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What was one economic effect of the French and Indian War on American colonists?

A
Many shipbuilders gained wealth as a result of supplying the military.
B
Many farmers lost money when the military raided their crop stores.
C
Many colonists gained greater wealth as the British lowered taxes.
D
Many colonists lost money as British troops drove them from their homes.
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Leading up to the French and Indian War, the British were

A
victorious at the battle at Fort Oswego.
B
victorious at the battle at Fort William Henry.
C
defeated at the battle at Fort Duquesne.
D
defeated at the battle at Fort Ticonderoga.
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The British government rejected the Albany Plan of Union because it believed that

A
the plan might hurt the economies of the colonies.
B
the central government should be located somewhere besides Albany.
C
the colonies were capable of protecting themselves.
D
the plan was unnecessary and might lead to colonial independence.

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