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Pre Revolution
French and Indian War
Question | Answer |
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War? | Proclamation of 1763 |
Before the French and Indian War, which country controlled the Ohio River Valley? | France |
Before the French and Indian War, George Washington was sent to do what job? | George Washington was sent to survey the Ohio River Valley for the Governor of Virginia. |
What is a militia? | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies. |
George Washington was assigned as a lieutenant by the Virginian Governor to do what? | To go to the Ohio River and build a fort to keep the French out. |
Washington and his men found the French already there, but what did Washington and his men do? | They established a nearby fort called Fort Necessity. |
What was the goal of the Albany Plan of Union? | To unite 11 of the colonies to fight the French and the Indians. |
Eventually the British sent a commander to help defeat the French. What happened when the British began their fighting against the French? | General Braddock, the British commander, was killed and nearly 1000 were killed with him. |
As a result what did the British do? | The British declared war on France on teh European continent. |
The British appointed General Pitt to take over the war efforts. | Pitt spent massive amounts of money to win the war on the American continent. |
What did the British Parliament do to pay for the war? | Began to raise taxes that the coloniists were forced to pay. |