Social Studies Grade 5 v2

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b. Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie c. Tanaghrisson the Half-King d. Captain Adam Stephen

2. Open response: How did the land of Ohio County lead to the French and Indian War? (Answers will vary but may include that the British, French, and Iroquois Confederacy all claimed the same land; that the Ohio Company had invested in the land and would lose their money if the French took over; the Iroquois Confederacy used the land and its resources to live and trade, and the resources were being taken by the settlers.) 3. Which was not one of the major empires that dominated North America in 1750? a. Spanish Empire b. French Empire c. Iroquois Confederacy d. British Empire 4. Labeling: Look at the map. Which group controlled the starred areas? Label each area with the correct group. French ; Iroquois; British; Spanish 5. Fill in the blank: In 1750, whoever controlled the Mississippi River would control North America. Distractors: the Great Lakes; the Appalachian Mountains; the Allegheny River 6. How did George Washington become responsible for an assassination that lead to the French and Indian War? a. by acting as a spy a. the Great Lakes region b. the Louisiana Territory c. La Baye des Puants d. the Ohio Valley 8. Open response: What was trading like between the Iroquois Confederacy and the French and British? (Answers will vary but may include that the Iroquois Confederacy traded with both; that the French would come to the tribes in their villages while the British had the tribes come to them in their settlements; that the trade made the confederacy dependent on European goods; etc.) 9. Who did Tanaghrisson the Half-King help during the French and Indian War? a. the British b. the French c. the Spanish d. no one 10. True or false: Another name for the French and Indian War is the Seven Years’ War. 11. b. by building forts for defense c. by following his commander d. by signing a surrender document 7. What was the area of land drained by the Mississippi River called?

Clash of Empires | Week 17

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