French and Indian War Interactive
Scavenger Hunt |
Click on the interactive map at the top of the page to answer the questions.
Find the introductory description of The French and Indian War. In Europe, the French and Indian War was known as The ____________ Years War.
What famous American hero was forced to surrender Fort Necessity to French forces during the French and Indian War?
Before Fort Duquesne was built, English settlers had built a small fort on the forks of the Ohio River known as Fort __________________ _________________.
The French occupied Fort Duquesne until _________________ (enter a year).
After the French were forced to abandon Fort Duquesne, they burned it to the ground. When the British arrived, they rebuilt the fort and renamed it Fort ________.
The English and French thought the Ohio River Valley was important to their ________ trades.
The Battle of Quebec was fought on a flat area known as the Plains of ___________________.
The Ohio River is formed at present-day ____________________, Pennsylvania.
The major French strongholds of Quebec City and __________________ were both located on the St. Lawrence River.
After the British defeated the French at Louisbourg, they could attack the French in Quebec using the ________ ________________________ ____________.
The British victory at Lake George was their first important victory over the French. Two years later, however, the French reclaimed the area in the Battle of Fort _____________________ _____________.
The events of the Battle of Fort William Henry, located at Lake George, were depicted in The Last of the ___________________, a famous novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
The British victory at Fort Niagara meant control of the eastern _____________ _______________.
After the Siege of Montreal, the French and English signed the Treaty of _________________, ending the war.
As a result of their defeat, and the loss of Montreal, the French were forced to leave North America. They also agreed not to build any military establishments in ______________.
In the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (at Quebec City), British General James ______________ was mortally wounded.
After the loss of Quebec City, French forces attempt to reclaim it in 1760 at the Battle of _____________ __________.
The Battle at Ticonderoga is often referred to as the Battle of Fort _______________.
At the Battle of Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga), over _______________British soldiers were killed or wounded.
The Battle of Thousand Islands lasted for eight days, until the French ran out of _____________________.
Click on "Return to Start". As a result of the French and Indian War, ______________ was given the Louisiana Territory by the British in compensation for their loss of Florida.
The British hoped to take Fort Beausejour from the French to gain control of the isthmus of _________________.
Which of the following battles occurred first?