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Which best identifies the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Overlapping claims by the French, the Huron, and the Algonquin resulted in the Indigenous peoples working together to drive the French off the continent.

Overlapping claims by the French, the British, and the Spanish created fierce competition between the three European nations.

Overlapping claims by individual American colonies were exacerbated by differing cultures in the New England, middle, and southern colonies.

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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Which of the following best describes the aftermath of Pontiac’s Rebellion?

The British set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Indigenous peoples, and the colonists withdrew.

The British set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Indigenous peoples, but the colonists refused to leave.

The Ottawa people regained control of their original territory, which was west of the Appalachian Mountains .

Indigenous peoples left the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to settle farther east.

What was one economic effect of the French and Indian War on American colonists?

Many shipbuilders gained wealth as a result of supplying the military.

Many farmers lost money when the military raided their crop stores.

Many colonists gained greater wealth as the British lowered taxes.

Many colonists lost money as British troops drove them from their homes.

The British government rejected the Albany Plan of Union because it believed that

the plan might hurt the economies of the colonies.

the central government should be located somewhere besides Albany.

the colonies were capable of protecting themselves.

the plan was unnecessary and might lead to colonial independence.

Who successfully led the British Parliament during the French and Indian War?

Edward Braddock

George Washington

William Pitt the Elder

Benjamin Franklin

As a result of French and Indian War

Spanish settlement could expand throughout Florida.

French settlement could expand east of the Mississippi River.

Indigenous settlement could expand eastward.

American colonial settlement could expand westward.

Leading up to the French and Indian War, the British were

victorious at the battle at Fort Oswego.

victorious at the battle at Fort William Henry.

defeated at the battle at Fort Duquesne.

defeated at the battle at Fort Ticonderoga.

Which of the following marked the end of the French and Indian War?

the Proclamation of 1763

the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

the Treaty of Paris

the Battle of Quebec

Look at Benjamin Franklin’s political cartoon from 1754.How does the cartoon depict the American colonies?

as united under British rule

as subject to attack from outside forces

as separate and in danger of destruction

as sneaky and cunning

How did the Treaty of Paris affect Indigenous peoples living on the land Britain claimed from France?

The British government would not prevent settlement of Indigenous lands.

The British government refused to protect Indigenous peoples living on the land.

The Albany Plan of Union was adopted, which Indigenous peoples resented.

The Proclamation of 1763 was adopted, which Indigenous peoples resented.

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