Studies Weekly 12: American Indians and Pontiac
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- Q1
Pontiac was an American Indian chief from which tribe?
Seneca
Shawnee
Ottawa
Wyandot
45s - Q2
Why did Pontiac encourage his people to go back to living off the land?
He thought it was funny to make the Europeans mad.
He saw how trading with the Europeans made his people dependent on European goods.
He wanted to start a war with the British.
He thought trading was bad for the land.
45s - Q3
How long did Pontiac's Rebellion last?
4 years
10 years
5 years
3 years
45s - Q4
Why couldn't the American Indians win against the British military?
There were no weapons or ammunition coming from their French allies.
Pocahontas couldn't negotiate peace between them.
Fighting amongst the different tribes of American Indians caused them to lose.
The British military dropped an atomic bomb on the American Indians.
45s - Q5
When was the Treaty of Paris of 1763 signed?
1863
1754
1764
1763
45s - Q6
How much money did the Lenape tribe sell the area of New Jersey for?
1,000 Seneca dollars
500 British dollars
1,000 Spanish dollars
1,000 Canadian dollars
45s - Q7
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson proposed:
the Proclamation of 1763
the Treaty of Paris of 1763
the Treaty of Easton
the Albany Plan of Union
45s - Q8
What did the Proclamation of 1763 allow to occur?
All land west of the Appalachian Mountains was reserved for the British colonists.
All land west of the Appalachian Mountains was reserved for the American Indians.
All trades would be conducted peacefully.
No British settlements were allowed west of the Allegheny Mountains.
45s - Q9
Which of these was not an alliance formed with American Indians during the French and Indian war?
the Proclamation of 1763
the Albany Plan of Union
the Treaty of the Appalachians
the Treaty of Easton
45s - Q10
The Proclamation of 1763 was given by:
George Washington
British King George III
British King George II
Pontiac
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