US History 5th Grade Studies Weekly – Unit 4 - Weeks 12-19 Test

What did King George III decree in 1763?

• colonists could move into Ohio Country until 1763

• the Ohio Company could only sell land to British colonists

• war between colonists and American Indians was forbidden

• land west of the Appalachians was reserved for American Indians

Who controlled the Mississippi River according to the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

• France

• Great Britain

• United States

• Iroquois Confederacy

___________________ were defeated in Pontiac’s Rebellion.

• American Indians

• British soldiers

• French colonists

• Spanish explorers

Who maintained control of the port at New Orleans?

• France

• Great Britain

• United States

• Iroquois Confederacy

Why did Benjamin Franklin let his family take over his printing business?

• He became too sick to work.

• He bought a ranch in the west.

• He was tired of earning money.

• He wanted to pursue public life.

The Treaty of Easton was an agreement between _________________ and __________________ .

• Dutch explorers; American colonists; French government; the British government

• French trappers; American Indian tribes; American colonists; Spanish government

Who created the “Join or Die” cartoon?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

Why were American Indian tribes upset with American colonists?

• Florida became a British territory.

• Colonists stopped trading with tribes.

• The Treaty of Easton was not respected.

• French soldiers were imprisoned on ships.

Which American Indian chief organized a rebellion against the British?

• Geronimo

• Pontiac

• Shingas

• Tecumsah

Why did the British need to borrow money?