Name ____________________________________
Period______
Date______________
Evidence/Analysis Task 1:
Britain and France Want Land in North America
DIRECTIONS: Read pages 228-229 in your Houghton Mifflin textbook and use the information
you read to answer the following claim. Cite where you found your information.
CLAIM:
Britain and France had their own reasons for wanting land in North America.
Choose 2 or 3 pieces of evidence from the
reading that proves this claim/focus.
(One in each box)
1.
2.
3.
What does this evidence mean?
Why is it important? (Analysis)
Name ________Answer Key______________________ Period______
Date______________
Evidence/Analysis Task 1:
Britain and France Want Land in North America
DIRECTIONS: Read pages 228-229 in your Houghton Mifflin textbook and use the information
you read to answer the following claim. Cite where you found your information.
CLAIM:
Britain and France had their own reasons for wanting land in North America.
Choose 2 or 3 pieces of evidence from the
reading that proves this claim/focus. (One in
each box)
1.
Many American Indians lived in the valley.
They traded furs with the French in exchange
for guns and other good. The French wanted to
have this trade all to themselves.
(page 228, paragraph 2, line 3-4)
2.
British colonists wanted to trade furs and farm
the land around the Ohio River valley.
(page 228, paragraph 3, line 1)
What does this evidence mean?
Why is it important? (Analysis)
This evidence means that the French wanted
to continue trading with the Native Americans
and that they were unwilling to share this
land/trade with any other nation.
This is important because it explains how the
French may have blocked the British from
entering into trade or settlement in the Ohio
River Valley.
This evidence means that the British not only
wanted to trade, but also wanted to settle the
land. The British were looking to build homes,
towns etc. and take over the land that the
French owned and the Native Americans lived
on.
This is important because it explains how the
French & Native Americans could have been
so upset. The British were trying to take over
lands that the French owned and the British
were trying to steal the land where the Native
Americans lived
3.
To the French, trade was more important than
settlement. Unlike the British, The French did
not send many settlers to North America.
(page 229, paragraph 2, line 3-4)
This evidence means that the French only had
interest in trade in the Ohio River valley. They
did not want to take over Native American
lands and build settlements.
This is important because it explains why the
Native Americans were willing to work with
the French. The French did not want to take
over Native American lands. They only wanted
to profit from trade in the Ohio River valley.