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AP®HistoryCollege BoardUS HistoryExam QuestionsPeriod 3: 1754-1800The Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War)

The Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War) (College Board AP® US History): Exam Questions

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"This land, where you live, I have made for you and not for others. Why do you suffer the white men to dwell among you? My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers. Why do you not clothe yourselves in skins, as they did? Why do you not use bows and arrows?" 

Pontiac, Speech at Detroit, c.1763​ 

What was the primary motivation behind Pontiac’s Speech at Detroit (1763)?

  • To encourage Indigenous alliances with the British against the French

  • To seek peaceful coexistence with British settlers in the Ohio Valley 

  • To urge Indigenous groups to adopt European customs and technology 

  • To resist British expansion into Native lands after the Treaty of Paris

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21 mark

"This land, where you live, I have made for you and not for others. Why do you suffer the white men to dwell among you? My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers. Why do you not clothe yourselves in skins, as they did? Why do you not use bows and arrows?" 

Pontiac, Speech at Detroit, c.1763​ 

Which of the following best explains why Pontiac and his followers viewed the British as a threat in 1763?

  • British policies restricted Indigenous trade and did not respect traditional diplomatic practices 

  • The British sought to establish total military control over Indigenous territories without negotiation

  • Pontiac and his allies wanted a fur trade network among their people, which the British did not want

  • The British reduced the selling of weapons and gunpowder to the Indigenous peoples which created resentment  

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31 mark

"This land, where you live, I have made for you and not for others. Why do you suffer the white men to dwell among you? My children, you have forgotten the customs and traditions of your forefathers. Why do you not clothe yourselves in skins, as they did? Why do you not use bows and arrows?" 

Pontiac, Speech at Detroit, c.1763​ 

Pontiac’s speech most directly foreshadowed which of the following events?

  • The signing of the Proclamation of 1763

  • The passage of the Northwest Ordinance

  • The formation of Tecumseh’s Confederacy

  • Neolin vision of the future of Indigenous peoples

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41 mark
Historic map of British colonies in North America, 18th century. Shows geographic regions, colonies, and territories with decorative cartouche.
Thomas Phin, A map of the British and French settlements in North America, c. 1755

Which of the following best explains the changes in territorial control depicted in the map after 1763?

  • King Philip’s War had weakened Indigenous resistance, allowing British settlers to expand westward 

  • The Proclamation of 1763 attempted to manage British colonial expansion into newly acquired territories 

  • The British military’s decisive victories in North America led to the Treaty of Paris

  • The Pequot War set a precedent for British territorial expansion into Indigenous lands

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51 mark
Historic map of British colonies in North America, 18th century. Shows geographic regions, colonies, and territories with decorative cartouche.
Thomas Phin, A map of the British and French settlements in North America, c. 1755

Which of the following was the most direct long-term consequence of the territorial changes depicted in the map?

  • Increased British taxation and colonial resentment leading to the American Revolution

  • The British government’s attempt to enforce the Proclamation of 1763 to limit westward expansion 

  • The continued presence of French settlers in Canada, despite British control of the region 

  • The development of stronger Spanish control over Louisiana following France’s territorial losses

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61 mark
Historic map of British colonies in North America, 18th century. Shows geographic regions, colonies, and territories with decorative cartouche.
Thomas Phin, A map of the British and French settlements in North America, c. 1755

Which group would have been most directly negatively affected by the territorial changes in the map after 1763? 

  • French settlers in Canada and Louisiana 

  • Indigenous groups living in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region

  • British settlers in the American colonies

  • Spanish colonial officials in Florida 

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71 mark
Historic map of British colonies in North America, 18th century. Shows geographic regions, colonies, and territories with decorative cartouche.
Thomas Phin, A map of the British and French settlements in North America, c. 1755

Based on the map, which of the following best explains why France was willing to surrender its North American holdings?

  • France believed it could regain its lost territories through its strong alliance with the Indigenous peoples 

  • The Louisiana Purchase allowed France to regain some of its colonies from Spain 

  • France prioritized maintaining its Caribbean colonies, which were more profitable 

  • Britain’s naval dominance severely limited France’s ability to defend and supply its North American colonies 

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