The Road to the Revolution Booklet

Study Guide

Answers to Events A - E

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A. French & Indian WarWho 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

B. Treaty of ParisWhat 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

C. Pontiac’s RebellionWhy 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

D. Battle of Bushy RunWho 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

E. Proclamation Line of 1763What 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

MountainsWhat did it create?– An Indian Reservation on the land between

the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains