Social Studies 4-4 quiz

secretary of state

Great Britain's fortunes improved after William Pitt came to power as ______________ and then prime minister.

Fort Duquesne

In 1758 British troops captured Fort Frontenac, the fortress at Louisburg, and _____________ in Pennsylvania.

roads

In America native American used _______ that Braddock's troops had built to raid frontier farms.

Pennsylvania

After the wars end, ______________ settlers attacked peaceful Native American villages in revenge.

1) Lake Ontario 2) Lake George

French forces from Canada captured British forts at __________ and at ____________.

General James Wolfe

Great Britain's greatest victory came in 1759 when ________________ attacked Quebec. His victory and the capture of Montreal in 1760 ended the war.

Ohio River Valley

Great Britain's victory dealt a blow to the Native Americans of the _____________, who lost their French allies.

1) Alliance 2) Pontiac's War

In 1763 Chief Pontiac formed an ________ of Native Americans which fought the British in a series of raids known as ________________.

a bitter defeat for the British

Braddock's formal style of marching was not suited to fighting in frontier country. When his army was ambushed by the French, the battle ended in _______________.

commander in chief

British colonists fought in the French and Indian War. Then general Edward Braddock, ________________, was sent to drive the french from the Ohio Valley.

William Pitt

British prime minister

General Amherst

Captured Montreal

General Wolfe

Captured Quebec

French Canada

Pitt wanted a clear path to the Western lands and to conquer _____________.

Proclamation of 1763

To prevent more fighting, the British government halted westward expansion with the _____________________.

Treaty of Paris

in 1763 the _____________ divided North America between Great Britain and Spain.

Seven Years' War

when news of the ambush reached London, great Britain declared war on France, beginning the _________________.