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=French and Indian War project study guide:= additional research questions By reading these five handouts, and answering these guided questions, you should have enough information to answer most of the questions of the primary question guideline.

//The Fall of Fort William Henry//:
1. By custom what did the Indians expect from the French at the battle for Fort William Henry to cement their bond but that the French did not give them? 2. What was a bigger problem that existed between the French and their Indian allies at Fort William Henry? 3. After the massacre following the battle for Fort William Henry, the Indians took between 300 and 500 prisoners to Montreal to sell back to the French. Some of these prisoners brought something with them they would give to the Indians that would have a huge impact on the Indians future. What was it exactly.

//The French and Indian War://
4. What “clash” marked the beginning of the French and Indian war and who won it? 5. Early on the English met with great frustration and failure while the French succeeded. This began to change when, in 1757, English secretary of state William Pitt began a new tactic to win the war, a tactic that almost cost the English the war! What was it? 6. One year later, in 1758, Pitt did something that may have saved the British from defeat. What was it? 7. To which general, and after what battle, did the French finally, and formally, surrender. 8. What did the colonial militias learn during the French and Indian war that would encourage them a few years later when the Revolutionary war began? 9. What was the Proclamation Line of 1763 and why was it drawn, and what did the colonists think of it?

//The French and Indian War: Struggle for North America.//
10. George Washington was General Edward Braddock’s aide and strongly advised Braddock not to do this thing. Braddock did it anyway and lost his life. What was it? 11. Once the British had won the war they decided to limit westward expansion by colonial settlers. They did not feel able to protect the settlements from Indian attacks, particularly after Pontiac’s rebellion. What was Pontiac’s Rebellion? 12. Why did British Prime Minister George Grenville favor taxing the colonies, and why did Edmund Burke disagree?

//Washington Joins Braddock’s Expedition//.
13. What were three differences between the Americans who fought in the French and Indian War, and the English soldiers who served with them?

//The Coming War//
14. You are an Indian in 1750. What are your feelings about the French? What are your feelings about the Colonists? 15. You are French in 1750. What are your feelings about the Indians? What are your feelings about the Colonists? What are your feelings about the English? 16. You are a colonist in 1750. What do you think about the Indians? What do you think about the English?