Which conflict highlighted Iroquois and colonial alliances against French interests in North America?

• A. The French Revolution
• B. The French and Indian War
• C. King Philip's War
• D. Pontiac's Rebellion

Answer: (C)

This item tests how Indigenous groups and European powers used alliances to shape power in North America. The Iroquois Confederacy pursued a balance-of-power strategy, aligning with colonists to safeguard their lands and trade routes. In the conflict fought over North American territories—the French and Indian War—the Iroquois joined with British colonists against French interests, helping to curb French expansion in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. The outcome strengthened British control in Canada and reshaped regional dynamics, setting the stage for later Indigenous resistance to colonial policy after the French departure, such as Pontiac's Rebellion. The other conflicts don’t fit because they occurred in different times or contexts: the French Revolution happened in Europe; King Philip's War was earlier and involved New England tribes without a major alliance against the French; Pontiac's Rebellion targeted British rule after the French role had ended, not French interests.