Week 11 American Foundations

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

• agricultural goods

• manufactured goods

• ships

• military training

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

• horses

• Europeans

• waterways

• agriculture

Why did Mary Jemison and her husband, Sheninjee, decide to leave their home in the South? How far did they travel to get to the Genesee River in New York?

Why was it important for the French to be kept out of the Ohio Country?

What did Europeans call the French and Indian War?

Why was Jumonville's death an important event?

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

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

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

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

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

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

• May 10, 1754

• June 15, 1754

• July 4, 1754

• Aug. 23, 1754

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

• domestication

• speculation

• homesteading

• investing

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

• importation dependency

• trade dependency

• trade inversion

• exporting inversion