Unit 1: Chapter 2 Quiz

Benjamin Franklin drew this political cartoon during the Albany Congress. What did he hope the political cartoon would achieve?

• an election for a single leader for all colonies

• unity among colonies

• peace negotiations with France

• cooperation between the colonies and Indians

Choose the correct phrases to complete the graphic organizer (choose 2)

• called for a unified colonial government

• called for war with the Iroquois Confederation

• created at the Albany Congress

• written by Thomas Jefferson

In, 1747, the Ohio Company was formed to start a __________ settlement in the Ohio River Valley.

The _____________ viewed this settlement as a threat to its interests.

Who owned the land from Florida north to Maine with no western boundary?

• Great Britain

• France

Who owned the land west of the Mississippi River and its tributaries

• Great Britain

• France

How did the French respond to the creation of the Ohio Company?

• They began attacking British forts in the region

• They declared war on Great Britain

• They encouraged their Indian allies to attack the British

• They built more forts in the region

How did British officials in Virginia respond when the French built new forts in the Ohio River Territory?

• They sent George Washington to present a declaration of war

• They sent George Washington with a new plan to divide up the Ohio River Valley.

• They sent George Washington to tell the French to leave immediately.

• They sent George Washington to recruit new Indian allies to attack the French

What was the result of the British winning the French and Indian War?

• Spain claimed the Mississippi River and all its tributaries

• The Iroquois Confederation declared war on Great Britain

• France gave Florida to Great Britain

• France gave up all its land claims in North America

Why was Fort Loudoun built?

• to discourage Cherokee Indians from trading with Europeans

• to discourage British pioneers from settling near Cherokee Indians

• to encourage cooperation between British soldiers and Cherokee Indians

• to encourage cooperation between French fur traders and Cherokee Indians