The Struggle for North America Answers

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?

Read this passage from a British newspaper.The French and Indians, the Number of each not known, had, as we found after, possessed the Sides and Brow of a Hill, in a circular Form, from the Extreme of which some of them fired upon one of our advanced Flank Parties. This immediately struck a general Panic; the Men could not be persuaded to form regularly; in great Confusion they fell back . . . . no Order could be restored.–The Public AdvertiserSeptember 20, 1755Based on this passage, which statement is true?

The map shows early North America.

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

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

Which statement most completely explains why the French settled in New France?

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

What kind of government did the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay create?

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

The map shows the area of The Seven Years’ War.

This timeline shows the settlement of North America.

The middle colonies were founded

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

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