SS 7TH GRADE TOPIC 3 LESSON 1

To gain access to the regions natural resources

Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700's?

The British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts in the north.

Why was capturing Quebec so important to the British during the French and Indian War?

Most of the forts were placed to defend French territory.

Which statement BEST explains the distribution of the French forts across North America?

France lost most of it's territory and power in North American.

What significant effect did the Treaty of Paris, signed after the French and Indian War, have on France?

It was one of the first battles of the French and Indian War.

What was the significance of the battle at Fort Necessity?

The Iroquois most likely had better knowledge and experience with the terrain and how to navigate to the woods.

In the text you read about George Washington and the Battle of Fort Necessity: Determined to carry out his orders, Washington hurried on. Indian allies revealed the French scouts were camped in the woods ahead. Marching quietly through the night, Washingt

New France had a large area of land which was in the way of British expansion westward.

What BEST explains why Britain wanted to control New France?

British colonists started moving into French territory.

What caused the French and British to go to war over the Ohio Valley?

build a fort where the rivers met.

Washington and his men were originally sent to the Ohio River Valley to___________________________________.

They would have to give up political power.

Why did the colonial assemblies refuse to approve the Albany Plan of Union?

The French now had to fight more effectively in the forest.

What factor worked against the British during the early years of the French and Indian War?

They climbed the cliff and snuck up on the French.

How were the British able to capture Quebec?

It connected the Great Lakes where they had claims and let to their own claims along the Mississippi River.

Why was the Ohio River important to the French?

The British cleared the land for farms.

What most upset Native Americans about British settlers in the Ohio River Valley?

It was near rivers that connected to the Ohio River Valley.

What was the significance of the place where the French built Fort Duquesne and where George Washington was ordered to build a fort?

protect their land from being taken any further.

Native Americans chose to participate in the French and Indian War in order to ________________________.

gained control of most of the French land east of the Mississippi River.

The Treaty of Paris was significant for the British because they ________________________________-.

French and Indian War

A war that took place from 1754 to 1763 that led to the end of the French power in North America.

Albany Plan of Union

An attempt to create "one general government" for the British colonies.

Treaty of Paris

In 1763 Britain and France signed to bring the long conflict to an end which marked the end of French power in North America.

Plains of Abraham

Quebec sat on the edge of this on top a steep cliff high above the St. Lawrence.

George Washington

Took part in the Ohio River Valley conflict and grew up on a plantation in Virginia.

makeshift

Put together quickly as a temporary substitute.

surveyor

A person who determines the size, location, or boundaries of an area of land.

skirmish

A short often unplanned battle, usually between small groups of soldiers who are part of a larger military unit.