The Road to Independence - The French and Indian War

The Road to Independence -  The French and Indian War

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Front Back
When did the French and Indian War begin?
1754
The Treaty of Paris (1763) ends the French power where?
North America
What does Britian's Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?
Colonists from settling west of the Appalation Mountains
In 1765, what Act did Congress send the Declaration of Rights and Grievances to the King?
Stamp Act
What battles marked the beginning of the American Reveloution?
Lexington and Concord Massachusetts
In 1776, the Second Continental Congress issues what important document?
Declaration of Independence
In what year and where did the British surrender to the Americans?
1781 in Yorktown
What does the 1783 Treaty of Paris formaly end?
The French and Indian war and the Seven Years' War and recognizes the United States as an independent nation.
Who was the 22 year old commander of a small British Colony force who was ambused by a French scouting party in Pennsylvania in May 1754?
George Washington
Why was the war called the French and Indan War?
The British and their American colonists waged war against the French and their Indian allies.
How many years did the French and Indian War last?
Nine years 1754 -1763
Who built their settlements along the eastern seacoast during the 1600s?
English colonists
What regions did the French explore?
Inland along the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.
What vast region did the French claim as a result of their explorations?
The region between the Appalachian Mountains and west to the Rocky Mountains.
In what territory did conflicts arise because the French and the English both claimed some of the territory?
Upper Ohio River Valley