Study Questions
Discuss the importance of Indian policy in regards to the French and Indian
War. How did alliances with the Indians alter the course of the war?
How did the French and Indian War prepare the colonists for the American
Revolution?
What were the land pressures that led to the French and Indian
War?
Discuss the importance of landscape in crafting battle strategy for both the
French and the English.
What was the significance of the Battle of Quebec, both in terms of securing
victory for the British and for demoralizing the French forces?
How did the French and Indian War heighten the conflict between Britain
and the American colonies?
Discuss the effects of "Pontiac's War" and its implications for further
conflict between the British and the Indians.
Why were the British unable to attract and retain Indian allies for much of the
war?
What was the significance of the "massacre" at Fort William Henry? How
was this event used by the British and the American colonists to justify
brutality against the Indians?
Discuss the elements of successful (and unsuccessful) policy among different
English leaders: Braddock, Wolfe, the Earl of Loundoun, Pitt. What worked and
what didn't work?
