Duel For North America (New France And French/Indian War) 1608-1763
This quiz includes US history from the year 1608 through 1763. It includes these wars: King William, Queen Anne, War of Austrian Succession/Jenkins Ear/King Georges War, French and Indian War, Cheif Pontiac's Uprising. This quiz is very particular on details. There are 24 multiple choice/fill in the blank followed by 4 essay questions.
- 1.What was not a reason why New France was late in colonization?
- A.
Foreign wars
- B.
Religious turmoil
- C.
Internal wars between colonies
- D.
Domestic strife
- 2.What was the Edict of Nantes?
- A.
Granted limited toleration to French Protestants
- B.
Banned all Catholics from New France
- C.
Caused the collapse of the New France empire
- D.
Issued religious wars to break out all over the empire
- 3.Name the first establishment on the St. Lawrence River.
- 4.Who was earned the title "Father of New France"?
- A.
William Pitt
- B.
General Braddock
- C.
Samuel de Champlain
- D.
Robert de la Salle
- 5.Name the Indian tribe that Champlain befriended.Hint: They were enemies with the Iroquois.
- 6.What type of government did New France have?
- A.
Democratic
- B.
Autocratic
- C.
Republic
- D.
They didn't have a government
- 7.What was New France's valuable resource?
- A.
Fish
- B.
Silk
- C.
Wood
- D.
Beaver
- 8.The efforts of the Jesuits, French Catholic missionaries, who tried to convert Indians to Christianity, ________, but played a vital role in _______________.
- A.
Failed, exploration
- B.
Failed, befriending the indians
- C.
Succeeded, exploration
- D.
Succeeded, befriending the indians
- 9.To thwart English settlers pushing into the Ohio Valley, Antoine Cadillac founded ________.
- 10.To check Spanish penetration into the region of the Gulf of Mexico, Robert De La Salle founded _______________.
- 11.Which fortified post did the French establish to block Spain?
- A.
Quebec
- B.
New Orleans
- C.
Montreal
- D.
Acadia
- 12.Which two of the following were fighting during King William, and Queen Anne's war?
- A.
French and Spanish
- B.
French and Indians
- C.
French and English
- D.
Spanish and Indians
- 13.After the peace treaty of Utrecht, what was England awarded with?
- A.
Acadia
- B.
Newfoundland
- C.
Hudson Bay
- D.
All of the above
- 14.What started the war of Jenkins ear? (Also known as the War of Austrian Succession or King George's War)
- A.
The placing of Jenkin's ear in a locked box
- B.
A great depression in New France
- C.
Other foreign was breaking out
- D.
Smuggling in the Carribbean
- 15.What French fortress was first captured by England, but then given back to France?
- A.
Louisbourg
- B.
Montreal
- C.
Quebec
- D.
Fort Necessity
- 16.What area were the French and English fighting over?
- A.
Quebec
- B.
Montreal
- C.
Ohio Country
- D.
All of the above
- 17.Who was in command of over 150 militia men to secure Virginia's claim to Ohio River Valley?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
John Adams
- C.
Abraham Lincoln
- D.
George Bush
- 18.Why did the British uproot thousands of French Acadians and place them as far south as Louisiana?
- A.
They thought the Spanish would kidnap them
- B.
They feared a stab in the back from them
- C.
They wanted to extend their empire
- D.
All of the above
- 19.Which congress summoned by the British government had the purpose of keeping the Iroquois loyal to the British and to unite the colonists?
- 20.Who published the "Join or Die" cartoon?
- A.
Benjamin Frankiln
- B.
George Washington
- C.
William Pitt
- D.
All of these people helped to publish this
- 21.
- 22.Who is William Pitt, and what did he do to improve General Braddock's original plan? Explain how he captured Montreal and Quebec.
- 23.What three things did the French and Indian war do to the colonials?
- 24.What was Chief Pontiac's uprising and what proclamation ended it? What did the proclamation saY?
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