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When did the French and Indian War begin?
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1754
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The Treaty of Paris (1763) ends the French power where?
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North America
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What does Britian's Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?
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Colonists from settling west of the Appalation Mountains
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In 1765, what Act did Congress send the Declaration of Rights and Grievances to the King?
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Stamp Act
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What battles marked the beginning of the American Reveloution?
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Lexington and Concord Massachusetts
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In 1776, the Second Continental Congress issues what important document?
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Declaration of Independence
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In what year and where did the British surrender to the Americans?
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1781 in Yorktown
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What does the 1783 Treaty of Paris formaly end?
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The French and Indian war and the Seven Years' War and recognizes the United States as an independent nation.
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Who was the 22 year old commander of a small British Colony force who was ambused by a French scouting party in Pennsylvania in May 1754?
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George Washington
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Why was the war called the French and Indan War?
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The British and their American colonists waged war against the French and their Indian allies.
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How many years did the French and Indian War last?
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Nine years 1754 -1763
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Who built their settlements along the eastern seacoast during the 1600s?
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English colonists
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What regions did the French explore?
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Inland along the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.
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What vast region did the French claim as a result of their explorations?
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The region between the Appalachian Mountains and west to the Rocky Mountains.
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In what territory did conflicts arise because the French and the English both claimed some of the territory?
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Upper Ohio River Valley
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