The French and Indian War — Quiz

Question 10 • US History

Which best identifies the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Answer

Overlapping claims by the French, the Huron, and the Algonquin resulted in the Indigenous peoples working together to drive the French off the continent.

Overlapping claims by individual American colonies were exacerbated by differing cultures in the New England, middle, and southern colonies.

Overlapping claims by the British and the Iroquois Confederacy resulted in Indigenous peoples working together to drive the British off the continent.

Overlapping claims by the French, the British, and the Spanish created fierce competition between the three European nations.

Explanation

The French and Indian War grew out of competing French and British claims to territory in North America, especially the Ohio River Valley. Spain also had colonial interests in the region, adding to the broader competition among European powers. The conflict was not primarily a war among Indigenous nations to drive the French or British off the continent, nor was it caused by disputes between the American colonies.

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