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 _________________.