“This is the Country, which the French have many Years envied us, and which they have been long meditating to make themselves Masters of: They are at length come to a Resolution to attack us. . . in one of the best of those Colonies, Virginia; and in that part of it which lies on the River Ohio. . . . The French however if they find their Way to the Coast of Virginia, will easily over-run the provinces, because each Province considers itself as independence of the Rest, and the Invaders from Canada all act under one Governor; to unite 13 Provinces which fill an Extent of 1600 Miles is not easy. . . . Canada must be subdued.”
The Maryland Gazette, 1755
Which of the following was an immediate result of the conflict described in the excerpt?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) British colonists could expand their colonies to present-day Missouri
A
British colonists could expand their colonies to present-day Missouri
(Choice B) Britain began practicing salutary neglect as a reward for the colonies’ victory in the war
B
Britain began practicing salutary neglect as a reward for the colonies’ victory in the war
(Choice C) Spanish territory in North America was reduced to that of present-day Mexico
C
Spanish territory in North America was reduced to that of present-day Mexico
(Choice D) France lost major territorial claims in colonial North America
D
France lost major territorial claims in colonial North America
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The immediate result of the conflict described in the excerpt is best reflected by:
(Choice D) France lost major territorial claims in colonial North America.
This choice refers to the outcomes of the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War), which concluded with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, resulting in France ceding much of its North American territories to Britain.
