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43 Cards in this Set
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Which French King became interested in North America?
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King Louis the 14th
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Who was the "father of new france", and when and where did he found his colony?
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Samuel de Champlain, 1608, Quebec
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Why did the Iroquois dislike the French?
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the french allied with nearby Huron tribes against the iroquois.
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How was New France ruled?
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autocratically by the king, with no election or right to trial, etc.
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what religion was new france?
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catholic
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what was a valuable resource of new france, and who was recruited to get it?
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the beaver, Indians
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Who worked laborously to convert Indians?
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the French Catholic Jesuits
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Who founded Detroit, and what did they call it?
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Antoine Cadillac, City of Straits
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Who founded Louisiana?
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Robert de La Salle
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the first contests among europeans for control of north america and when
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King Williams War (1689-1697)
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Second war
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Queen Anne's war
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in the begining, what kind of fighting took place?
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geurilla warfare
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who allied with the french?
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spain
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Peace terms signed after the first two wars showed what/
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how badly the english had beaten the french
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what war # had a curious incident named after it? what was the name, and what happened?
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3, War of Jenkin's Ear, in the British's treaty, the British won some trading rights in Spanish America. A British captain Jenkins had one ear sliced off by a sword and this outraged britian
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What did the War of Jenkin's Ear merge with?
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the War of Austrian Succession in Europe, and became King George's war
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What land was granted to the French although the British were victorious during King George's war?
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Louisbourg
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How and when did Washington get made lieutenant colonel in command?
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in 1754, the governor of Virginia made GW lead an army from virginia of 150 men to secure the rights of an area in the ohio river valley.
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What did Washington build when protecting claims in ohio river valley?
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Fort Necessity
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Where did the Cajuns come from?
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After Washington's attack, the French set the French Acadians (the land under British control) to Louisiana
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What made the French and Indian war's start unique from the other three anglo-french wars?
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it began in america
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When did the French and Indian War begin? What else happened that Year in New York?
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1754 In albany the intercolonial congress was summoned
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T/F THe Seven YEars war was the largest war the world had seen?
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true
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What were the alliances in Europe over the Seven Years war?
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Britian and Prussia vs. France, Spain, Austria, and Russia
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How was America conquered in Germany?
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The French wasted so much money and stregnth in Germany and European affairs they could not send proper troops to America
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Who allied with Britian (Indians)
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Iroquois
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What was Franklin a leading spirit of? What did he create for it?
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the Albany Congress, a colonial home rule plan which was not adapted
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who was a stupid general asigned to capture Fort Duquesne?
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General Braddock
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What happened at Fort Duquesne?
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Before reached, a small French and Indian army attacked. Braddock was mortally wounded at GW was shot four times
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Why did Philadelphia offer rewards for indian scalps?
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the easy victory at fort Duquesne led the armies to wider their warpath, and they attacked Pennsylvania to North Carolina
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what did "Great Commoner" do?
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William Pitt, also the "Organizer of Victory", became a foremost leader in British government. He assigned young, energetic generals, and focused efforts towards Quebec and Montreal
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What was Britian's first victory of the war?
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Louisbourg
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who led the british expedition on quebec?
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James Wolfe
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who defended quebec?
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Marquis de Montcalm
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what battle ended the French and Indian war? What date?
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the battle of montreal, 1760
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What happened to lands after the war?
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French gave up Canada, and gave the Spanish trans-mississippi louisiana, plus the outlet in New Orleans. SPain turned florida over to Britian in return for Cuba
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What did the British do to the colonists during the war that was despicable because the colonists were acting as traitors?
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stopped the export of all goods from New England and the middle colonies because they were trading with french west indies and the spanish
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What made the colonies ununified
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religion, nationality, distance, geography, wealth, government
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what affect did the french and indian war have on colonists?
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after it, they felt stronger and less affectionate towards britian, expecially because the french were gone
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Pontiac?
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After the war an ottawa chief, pontiac, led french and his tribes to campaign the british out of the ohio country (because after the war, they could not negotiate with other eurpoeans but the british)
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How was Pontiac's rebellion crushed?
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blankets covered with small pox
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Proclamation of 1763
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london government prohibited settlement in teh area beyond the appalachiansSe
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The REAL dates of hte seven years war
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1754-1763
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