American Revolution/French-Indian War
Research about the French and Indian War. Take notes and in the end, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- Who fought against whom in the French and Indian War?
- Why did the war happen in the first place?
- What was the result of the war?
- What was its meaning for the American independence?
- Who was an important figure in this war?
Use the following sources to gain information. You can choose if you want to work on your listening skills by choosing the audio file or the video or if you want to work on your reading skills. Of course, you are allowed to use any other sources as well.
- Website: "French and Indian War" (○)
- Audio (text from above website read out): "French and Indian War" (○+)
- Video: "What was the French and Indian War?" (●)
Now, check if you're a pro in the French-Indian War. You can choose between a quiz or a cloze text.
Cloze text
Who fought against whom in the French-Indian War? (!French vs. Indians)(!Indians vs. British + French)(British + Indian tribes vs. French + Indian tribes)(!Spanish + Indian tribes vs. French)
Why did the war happen in the first place? (!The Indians wanted their land back.)(!The British raised taxes on the Indians.)(!The Spanish left America and France and Britain fought about the "new" land.)(The French expanded South and the British expanded West.)
What was the result of the war? (The British won and gained a significant part of North America's territory.) (!The French won and gained a significant part of North America's territory.) (!The Indians won and gained a significant part of North America's territory.) (!Nobody won and the territory was divided equally.)
What was its meaning for the American Independence? (!King George III and the British were defeated, so they left America and the colonies became independent.) (!The Indians declared their independence from the colonies.)(King George III had to pay the war debts, raised taxes on the colonies to get the money and the wish for independence grew.)
Who was an important figure in this war? (!Thomas Jefferson) (George Washington) (!Queen Elizabeth I.) (!Louis XIV.)
Cloze text
The French-Indian War started in 1754 and ended in 1763.
The British wanted to expand their territory to the west but at the same time the French wanted to expand their territory to the south. That created the conflict.
The French had a much smaller army so they persuaded the Indians
to help them. After seven years of war, the British won and gained a lot of territory whereas the French
were forced to give up all of their North American territory.
As a result, King George III. had to pay a huge amount of money. So he raised taxes on the American colonies. Of course, they were angry which eventually led to the wish for independence.
