The French and Indian War

Which French explorer claimed the Mississippi River and all of its tributaries for the French?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Marquette

• Robert La Salle

• Louis Joliet

What were the two sides fighting each other in the French and Indian War?

• French vs Native Americans

• British vs Native Americans

• French vs British

• British vs Spanish

Why did the majority of the Native Americans side with the French in the French and Indian War?

• The Native Americans did not want the French to take their land.

• The Native Americans and the French had a good relationship due to trading with one another.

• The Native Americans did not want the British to take their land.

• The British and the Native Americans traded with one another.

Where did the French and Indian War begin?

• Ohio River Valley

• Louisiana

• Virginia

• Mississippi River

What three countries had colonies in North America at the start of the French and Indian War?

• France, Great Britain, Germany

• France, Great Britain, Spain

• Great Britain, Portugal, France

• France, Canada, Germany

Why is the French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years War?

• The part of the Seven Years War that was fought in North America is known as the French and Indian War.

• The French and Indian War lasted for seven years.

• The British did not like the name French and Indian War, so it gave it a new name.

• The French and Indian War and Seven Years War had nothing to do with each other.

Who won the French and Indian War?

• Spain

• France

• Native Americans

• Great Britain

What ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of the French and Indian War

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763

What did Spain get after the French and Indian War was over?

• All French land west of the Mississippi River

• All French land east of the Mississippi River

• New France

• Spain did not get any land

What prohibited colonists from moving to land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris

• Charter of Land

• Appalachian Mountain Compact