The French and Indian War

Master the French and Indian War! Understand its impact and connection to the Revolution.

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer using your French and Indian War notes and reading packets. The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from about 1753 to 1763. In 1753, prior to the outbreak of the war, Britain controlled the 13 colonies up to the Appalachian Mountains, but beyond lay New France, a very large, sparsely settled colony that stretched from Louisiana through the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to Canada. In the early 1750s, French expansion into the Ohio River Valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia. French fur traders desired to control this area so they could trade with the Native Americans who originally lived there. The French had constructed a number of forts in this region in an attempt to strengthen their claim on the Ohio River Valley. British colonists also desired to move into this territory because they were running out of space in the 13 colonies. After man years fighting the British win the French land. Use the map to describe two ways the French and Indian War changed and impacted North America. Use complete sentences. Match the words with the correct fighting side. British Expansion Iroquois Won George Washington Secretary of State William Pitt French Fur Traders Huron Other Tribes Camouflage Lost When did the war officially start? 1756 1700 1750 1753 Who calls this war the Seven Years' War? Americans British Indians What change led to the turning point of the war for the British? (Check all that apply) The British Secretary of State sent more money to the colonists to fight. The British began building forts in the Ohio River Valley. The British entered into an alliance with the Native American tribe called the Iroquois. The French began losing the help of different Native American Tribes. What war does the French and Indian War eventually lead to? The Cold War World War II The American Revolution The Seven Years' War Why did the French and Indian War lead to the war chosen in the previous question? The British Parliament told them they couldn't expand West past the Appalachian Mountains. The British Parliament wanted to tax the colonists who just won the war for them to take care of the war debt. The British Parliament sent more people to live in the colonies. The British Parliament stopped sending goods to the colonies.