The French and Indian Wars Trivia Quiz

Answer: Schenectady

The Indians were highly feared in America because of their relentless massacres of the inhabitants of cities. Some people say that the French and Indian Wars actually started in 1689 when Indians (who were loyal the the British) raided Montreal.

Answer: King William's War

This phase was ended with the signing of The Treaty of Ryswick in 1697. Five years later, war erupted again.

Answer: Queen Anne's War

One of the most infamous incidents of Queen Anne's War was the French and Indian raid on Deerfield in 1704.

Answer: King George's War

After years of hostility, the third phase finally began. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the third phase.

Answer: The Seven Years' War

This was the most dramatic of the four phases. It was full of action.

Answer: George Washington

Washington was sent to take over Fort Duquesne but after killing 10 French, he retreated and built Fort Necessity. The French attacked Fort Necessity and Washington had no choice but to surrender because he was low on supplies. This triggered the final phase of the wars.

Answer: Bulldog

Braddock used horrible tatics while marching to Fort Duquesne. He carved through the forest (this eventually became the Wilderness Road) in order to get there. He actually used Daniel Boone as a lumberjack. (I think he could have benefitted them in other ways).

He also had his band playing as they made their way through the forest. Braddock was killed during the retreat after the French and Indians attacked. About half of the people in the expedition were killed. Had the Indians pressed the attack instead of stopping to scalp dead soldiers, the casualties would have been much worse.

Answer: Fort Pitt

It was named after Prime Minister William Pitt. Fort Pitt was on very valuable land because it was at the junction of three rivers (Ohio, Monongahela, and the Allegheny rivers). Fort Pitt is now Pittsburgh.

Answer: Lake Champlain

The two lakes are Lake Champlain and Lake George. Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point were French until the British took both of them over.

Answer: Saint Francis

The Rangers' greatest exploit was their journey to and the destruction of the Abenaki settlement of St. Francis in 1759 and their return journey through the woods to avoid the French. This story was made famous by Kenneth Roberts in "Northwest Passage".

Answer: The Plains of Abraham

This was the descisive battle of the war. Montcalm and Wolfe were both killed.

Answer: Montreal

The capture of Montreal was the final nail in the coffin for the French.

Answer: Treaty of Paris

Various treaties signed in Paris and called the "Treaty of Paris" ended many wars including The French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

Answer: Martinique

France was forced to give up just about all of its land in America. They were allowed to keep several islands including Martinique and Guadeloupe and Louisiana west of the Mississippi as well as New Orleans. These last two were promptly given to Spain for Spanish support in the later stages of the war.

Answer: Lumber

The passing of the Stamp Act and Sugar Act made the colonies furious. The tea taxes were protested by the Boston Tea Party, which was when some radicals (called the Sons of Liberty, headed by John Hancock) dressed like Mohawk Indians and dumped tons of tea into Boston Harbor. All of this eventually led to the American Revolution.