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The French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion
1. Which three countries had land claims in North America in the 1750s and 1760s?
2. Name and explain the significance (why they’re important) of the two most important rivers during the 1750s and 1760s.
3. The French and Indian War was the war in North America, the same war going on in Europe was called what?
4. By June 1763, Native Americans controlled all but three of the most important British forts. Name the forts.
5. An official announcement is called what?
6. How did the English king’s proclamation change land claims in America?
7. A struggle against a government or other authority is called what?
8. Before the start of the French and Indian War, New England sat between which two landforms?
9. Before the start of the French and Indian War, which country claimed the land known as Florida?
10. This landform served as a natural border between New England and New France land claims.
11. Pontiac’s Rebellion may not have succeeded the way Pontiac had hoped, but the king of England was still concerned. Pontiac’s Rebellion led directly to what action by the king?
12. Pontiac was a chief of what Native American nation (tribe)?
13. In May of 1763 Pontiac and his men attacked which fort?
14. By the 1750’s, as both English and French settlements expanded, what kind of tensions (disagreements) began to create conflicts between the two groups? Name: ______Date: ______
15. Over the Appalachian Mountains from New England sat New France. France had already claimed this land, which was known as what?
16. Unlike the French who originally came in search of the Northwest Passage, the English came to the New World in search of what?
17. Land owned by a country, either within or outside the country’s borders is called this.
18. How many original English colonies were there?
19. This is the far edge of a country where people are just beginning the settle.
20. About how many people settled in the English colonies between 1607 and 1750?
21. Due to disputes over land claims, the French wanted to protect the Ohio Territory and built Fort Duquesne (doo-Kane) near what present day city?
22. The clash at what “fort” marked the beginning of the French and Indian War? And, who was the English leader involved?
23. In 1760 the British captured Montreal and gained control of what river?
24. At the end of the French and Indian War, how did the Treaty of Paris 1763 change the land claims in America?
25. What treaty ended the French and Indian War?