NAME: ________________________________
Period: ______
DATE: ____________
The French and Indian War Slideshow Notes
Directions: Access the French and Indian War Slideshow on Mr. Bulebosh’s website and complete the
following. (Slideshow is located in the “U.S. History Slideshows & Notes” Tab on the left)
1. What are the years of the French and Indian War? __________________________________
2. What is the French and Indian War known as in Europe? The _________ __________ _____________
3. What is the name of the battle that started the War? The battle of ___________________________ ___________________.
4. The Battle of Great Meadows (July 3-4, 1754) is also known as the Battle of _________ ___________________________.
5. What was the name of the commander defeated at Ft. Necessity? ____________________
_____________________________.
6. What was the name of the fort built by the French in present day Pittsburgh? __________________
___________________________________ (at “the forks of the Ohio River”).
7. What was the goal of General Braddock’s expedition? The Capture of ___________
______________________________.
8. In Braddock’s campaign, George Washington served as: ___________________ and ____________________ (Aide de Camp).
9. As a result of the British defeat during the Battle at Monongahela (July, 1755), Gen. Braddock was
____________________________ and Washington became a ______________________________.
10. What is one of the tactics used by the natives and the colonists? ____________________________________________
Describe this tactic:
11. What is the tactic used by the British and French Armies? ______________________ ________________________
Describe this tactic:
12. The turning point in the war for the British was when William _____________________ took over wartime operations
(and eventually becoming the Prime Minister).
13. What happened to Fort Duquesne before the British could attack? It was __________________________ by the French.
14. The British renamed Fort Duquesne and renamed it Fort _________________ after _______________________________ the
British Prime Minister.
15. The Battle of __________________________ signaled then end of French hopes in the war.
Continue…
NAME: ________________________________
Period: ______
DATE: ____________
16. What happened at Bushy Run (near Greensburg / Harrison City) after the war ended (August 5/6, 1763)?
Treaty of Paris (February 10, ________)
 Signed by Great Britain, _________________, and Spain, with Portugal in agreement
 France loses New France and all claims to the territory east of the ____________________ River and
Canada. France initially keeps New Orleans
 Spain ceded _____________________ to British, but later gets New Orleans and Louisiana from France
Results of the French and Indian War:
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__________________________now largest colonial empire in the world
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The Colonists are ____________________-minded under British rule
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North America most prosperous area on earth
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The French still continue to inhabit areas around ______________ and Montreal
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The war gave control of __________ __________________to British
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Colonial officers will soon fight in the _________________________War
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________________and ______________cede control to England and never regain former possessions
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Legacy of French colonialism lives on today in French-speaking _______________
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Eastern _______________ ___________________ tribes suffered greatly and continued rapid decline