The Struggle for North America

Question 1

Read this account of an incident in the French and Indian War.September 20, 1755When we came there we were attacked by a party of French and Indians, whose number, I am persuaded, did not exceed three hundred men; while ours consisted of about one thousand three hundred well armed troops, chiefly regular soldiers, who were struck with such a panic, that they behaved with more cowardice than it is possible to conceive. The officers behaved gallantly, in order to encourage their men, for which they suffered greatly, there being near sixty killed and wounded. –George WashingtonJuly 18, 1755Which of the following can be assumed after reading this passage?

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The British panicked when they were attacked.

Question 2

Which statement most accurately describes the reasons for the Seven Years’ War in North America?

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Both the French and the British wanted control of the Ohio River Valley.

Question 3

This timeline shows the settlement of North America.

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Jamestown was founded, Quebec was founded, and the Seven Years’ War was fought.

Question 4

Which of these Southern colonies had the first colonial representative body and depended on exporting tobacco?

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Virginia

Question 5

The middle colonies were founded

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for religion, profit, and strategy.

Question 6

What was the name of the contested fur-rich farmland where the French would trade manufactured goods to Indigenous peoples for fur?

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the Ohio Valley

Question 7

Which statement is the most accurate description of the middle colonies in the 1700s?

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They were home to diverse immigrants, they were a center of trade, and they eventually came under British control.

Question 8

What most accurately describes the relationship between the British colonies and Indigenous peoples in the Americas?

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British colonies wanted Indigenous peoples out of the way so the colonies could profit more.

Question 9

How did the Spanish and French differ in their treatment of Indigenous peoples?

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The Spanish forced Indigenous peoples to convert to Christianity while the French built relationships with them.

Question 10

Which countries sought control of North America during the Seven Years War?

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France and Britain

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