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The Road to the Revolution Booklet Study Guide

The Road to the Revolution Booklet Study Guide. Answers to Events A - E Packet Pages 2-4. A. French & Indian War. Who won? British (and their colonists) Why was the war fought? Over the land in the Ohio River Valley/Great Lakes area. Both the French and British wanted it

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The Road to the Revolution Booklet Study Guide

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  1. The Road to the Revolution Booklet Study Guide Answers to Events A - E Packet Pages 2-4

  2. A. French & Indian War Who won? • British (and their colonists) Why was the war fought? • Over the land in the Ohio River Valley/Great Lakes area. Both the French and British wanted it What great problem did the war create? • When the colonists wanted to move onto this land, the Indians attacked them • Britain had a lot of debt What victory was the key to overall victory for the British? • The Battle of Quebec Who was dispatched to the PA backwoods to stop the French? • George Washington Which side did the majority of the Indians support? • The French What was the war called in Europe? • The Seven Years War

  3. B. Treaty of Paris What was the land settlement? (Who got what?) • France lost their land in North America • Britain got all land East of the Mississippi River • Spain got all land West of the Mississippi River What does graft mean? • corruption

  4. C. Pontiac’s Rebellion Why did it occur? • The Indians were upset with British traders and settlers moving onto their land Where did it occur • Throughout the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley How successful was it? • At first, it was successful • When they put Fort Pitt under siege, British sent more soldiers • British won the Battle of Bushy Run and the Indians signed a peace treaty

  5. D. Battle of Bushy Run Who was fighting? • The Indians (Pontiac’s Rebellion) had Fort Pitt (British) under siege. Britain sent more soldiers. How did the British win? • A disciplined, Indian style fighting Where did the battle take place? • About 20 miles east of Fort Pitt What did Bouquet build? • The flour bag fort

  6. E. Proclamation Line of 1763 What did it prohibit and why? • The colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains • To prevent any more fighting with the Indians • British wouldn’t send more soldiers to defend the colonists, too expensive • It was disrupting trade Where were no settlements allowed? • All the land west of the Appalachian Mountains What did it create? • An Indian Reservation on the land between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains

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