Chapter 6 Practice Questions France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the Protestant takeover of the French government End of the religious wars Revocation of the Edict of Nantes St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre Seven Years’ War

Chapter 6 Practice Questions During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with a. A large military presence for protection b. Decades of salutary neglect Higher taxes passed by parliament Stronger parliamentary direction All of the above

Chapter 6 Practice Questions The reason France needed to control the Ohio River Valley was to Stop Spain from extending its empire Help win the War of Jenkins’s Ear Stop the Indian attacks on its outposts Link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley Be able to put more of its settlers there in order to increase farm production

Chapter 6 Practice Questions In his first military command in the French and Indian War, George Washington Won a decisive and hard fought battle at Fort Duquesne Was defeated at Fort Necessity and allowed to retreat Received strong support from the British Helped to force the French out of Nova Scotia Turned his twenty years of military experience to great success

Chapter 6 Practice Questions In the colonial wars before 1754, Americans Functioned as a unified fighting force Received more support from France than Britain Demonstrated an astonishing lack of unity Were not involved in combat Rarely involved Indians in the fighting

Chapter 6 Practice Questions Arrange the following events in order: a. George Washington surrenders at Fort Necessity, b. General Edward Braddock was defeated near Fort Duquesne, c. British troops capture Louisburg in their first significant victory during the Seven Years’ War, d. General Wolfe’s army defeats Montcalm’s on the Plains of Abraham B, A, D, C A, B, C, D D, B, C, A C, B, A, D A, B, D, C