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chapter 6 (us)

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Benjamin Franklin
(join or die) negotiater in france; important in albany congress great thinker, inventor etc.
proclamation of 1763
said that colonists could not move west of the appalaichan mtns.
james wolfe
led the expidition against quebec; brilliant military though slight and sickly
"salutory neglect"
period of time in which england was too busy with internal affairs to pay attention to colonists
Ohio River Valley
area that british & french fought over; france had it then in 1749 gwash was sent there to "claim" it
Fort Necessity
french surrounded gwash here after he won at f duquesne; had to surrender
Louisiana
created by robert de la salle, tried to stop spanish penetration into the gulf
New France
Canada
militia
was very unorganized; used primitive form of guerilla warfare; generally considered disgusting by british
French and Indian War
french vs. colonists (+ indians) began in ohio river valley showed the lack of colonial unity (review more)
Deerfield Massacre
indian allies of the french massacred ppl in this place in MA
Treaty of Utrect (1713)
peace terms; french & spanish beat bad, british got Acadia (nova scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay
marquis de montcalm
leader of the french on the battle on the plains of abraham killed
Seven Years' War
what french and indian war b/came; britain and prussia vs. france spain austria russia
War of Jenkins Ear
british captain had this body part cut off by spanish; created war in caribbean and GA
Albany Congress
intercolonial congress here that attmpted to get colonial union for the french and indian war; franklin a leader
Quebec
french speaking canadian province on the St. Lawrence river; eventually lost to Great Britain
treaty of paris (1763)
end of quebec battle; french lose all colonies in america, kept caribbean islands and cuba; spanish got LA and british got FA
Albany Plan of Union
plan for home rule by benjamin franklin
Samuel De Champlain
leader in Quebec (father of new france); became friends w hurons causing them to be enemies with iroquois
plains of abraham
where two armies faced off in Pitt's war on Quebec; both commanders killed
Edict of Nantes
issued in France guaranteeing limited toleration for protestants in 1598
New Orleans
capital city of the state formed by robert de la salle
Huguenots
another name for protestants in France; 10,000 killed on St. Bartholomew's Day
Fur hunting
important trade in canada led mainly by coureurs de bois
George Washington
highly moral and upstanding leader who was not a military genius but led the colonial army
Cajuns
ppl who lived in Acadia who were kicked out; moved to LA and became this
Robert de la Salle
ambitious frenchman who went down the Missippi and created the colony of LA; later couldnt find it
Nova Scotia
Acadia
Fort Duquesne
gwash attacks this in order to gain ohio valley, kill leader; french return with reinforcements and gwash retreats
Coureurs de bois
"runners of the woods"; canadians who lived in france that hunted beaver and didnt follow typical society rules
Huron
tribe of indians that champlain befriended causing them to go to war with the iroquois
pontiac's rebellion
indian man who saw the precarious position of indians and led several indians in an attempt to drive the british out of Ohio Country (biological warfare)
William Pitt
"great commoner", brought the end of salutary neglect; told us ppl he would reimburse them for the f & i war; attacked louisburg, then quebec
King George's War
war of jenkins ear merged with this one; also called war of austrian succession in europe (france and spain vs england)
"Bulldog Braddock"
british military leader who is incompetant and old; hated colonists style of fighting (in french and indian war)
Jesuits
labored zealously to save the indians for christ; played vital roles as geographers and explorers
King Louis XIV
sun god; took huge interest in creating colonies abroad unlike other earlier French kings
King William's War and Queen Anne's War
british colonists vs french (indians w both); mostly guerilla warfare bc franch and england didnt think colonies imp enough for troops

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