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Chapter 6, Section 2pages 163-166
Read the Read to Discover questions at the top of page 163. These are three questions you should be able to answer when you are finished reading this section.
THE FRONTIER
1.Define backcountry and explain why it is important to this timeperiod.
2.Define pioneers and explain why they were important to this time period.
3.Read Paragraph 1 on the top of Page 164. When AND why did the pioneers begin settling in large numbers beyond the Appalachian Mountains? Explain both answers.
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WHY:
4.LOOK AT THE MAP (Pontiac’s Rebellion) ON THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 164. Read the paragraph “Interpreting Maps” and answer the following questions.
a.What British forts lay along Lake Erie?
b.What British fort was not captured despite many nearby American Indian victories?
CONFLICT IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
5.After the Treaty of Paris, this European country had the most power in the Ohio River Valley. ______
6.Read the first paragraph in the section Conflict in the Ohio River Valley THEN Explain why there were problems between the British and Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley.
7.(READ Page 165-first full paragraph) Chief Pontiac followed the teachings of ______who said Indians should ______
8. Which tribes fought with Pontiac against the British?
9.READ the last paragraph on Page 165 about Pontiac’s Rebellion – Write down four important events that happened during Pontiac’s Rebellion. Place them in the order in which they happened. The last event is done for you.
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e)Indians left Pontiac and he surrendered in 1766
Read the quote from Pontiac on page 165 (History Makers Speak), then answer the following question.
10.How does Pontiac describe the White settlers? Give specific examples.
THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763 – (Page 166)
11.The British had several concerns about tensions between Native Americans and settlers moving onto the frontier. List at least two of their concerns. (Look in Paragraph 1)
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12.Who is King George III?
13.What were the terms of the Proclamation of 1763? In other words, What did it do? Explain three parts of it. READ Page 166, paragraphs 1 and 2.)
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14.Why was the Proclamation of 1763 difficult to enforce? Give at least two examples. Read the last paragraph on Page 166.)
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