Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Pontiac's Rebellion?

  • It was a failure.
  • After the Great War for Empire, Pontiac rebelled because of the continuing encroachments on his people's lands by English-speaking settlers.
  • Pontiac called on the Indians to repudiate all European ways and return to their native traditions.
  • In the peace settlement of 1763 that Pontiac eventually signed with the British, whites were barred from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

ANSWER: In the peace settlement of 1763 that Pontiac eventually signed with the British, whites were barred from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

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