Week 11 Studies Weekly

The Europeans offered __________ in exchange for furs, pelts, and leather.

• military training

• ships

• manufactured goods

• agricultural goods

The Iroquois relied on __________ to travel, connect, and trade.

• agriculture

• horses

• Europeans

• waterways

Why did Mary Jemison and her husband, Sheninjee, decide to leave their home in the South?

• Sheninjee was afraid that white people would take Mary away

• Sheninjee was looking for more land

• Mary wanted to be closer to relatives

• Mary thought the shopping was better

How far did Mary Jemison and Sheninjee travel to get to the Genesee River in New York?

• 400 miles

• 700 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

How did the weather contribute to George Washington’s defeat at Fort Necessity?

• It rained for so long that the ground turned to mud and the men could not run away.

•  It was snowy and cold, and Washington’s men did not have winter uniforms.

•  It rained, so the gunpowder in the muskets got wet.

• It was so hot that the soldiers were unable to fight.

When did George Washington lead his defeated men back to Virginia?

• June 15, 1754

• May 10, 1754

• Aug. 23, 1754

• July 4, 1754

Buying large tracts of land for low prices and selling smaller sections is called __________.

• domestication

• speculation

• investing

• homesteading

When people keep trading for something they cannot produce themselves, it is called __________.

• trade dependency

• trade inversion

• exporting inversion

• importation dependency

Why was Jumonville’s death an important event?

• It was not because he was a bad guy

• It sparked a series of events that set the world on a course for war.

• Jumonville was an excellent trader and his death influenced the trade industry.

• The world was afraid of him.

What did Europeans call the French and Indian War?

• the Seven Years' War

• The Civil War

• The War of 1754

• The 100 Year War