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Robert de LaSalle

Explored the length of the Mississippi River

Louisiana

Vast region named by Robert de LaSalle in honor of his king

F

T/F France succeeded at colonizing their possessions in the New World

England and France

Two colonial empires who fought over America from the 1680s to the 1760s

Iriquois

Indian Tribe who refused to side with the French

T

T/F The French had great relations with the Indians

War of the League of Augsburg

King William’s War was known as what in the colonies

King William’s War

War That lasted from 1689-1697

War of the Spanish Succession

The Queen Anne’s War was known as what in Europe

Queen Anne’s War

War That lasted from 1702-1713

War of the Austrian Succession

King George’s War was known as what in Europe

King George’s War

War that lasted from 1744-1748

Seven Year’s War

The French and the Indian War was known as what in Europe

French and Indian war

War That lasted from 1754-1763 in the colonies

1682

LaSalle claimed Louisiana in

Pre war owners

The peace treaty of King Williams war returned land to

Queen Anne’s war

War where England won decisive victories and claimed much of French Eastern Canada

F

T/F The French and Indian war began in Europe

George Washington

The conflict that began the French and Indian war started with whom

Fort Duquesne

Fort where the first skirmish of The French and Indian War began

Guerilla Warfare

Sudden surprise attacks by small hidden groups

Lack of unity

The chief British disadvantage

Albany Congress

Attempted to establish political unity when it met in New York

Benjamin Franklin

Proproses the Albany Plan

Braddock

After General ________ dies at fort Duquesne George Washington assumes command

William Pitt

Became the leader of the English Government

Marquis de Montcalm

French commander who orchestrated a series of victories against the British

General James Wolfe

Talented British General who died during the attack on the French Canadian capital, Quebec

Battle of Quebec

Battle led by Montcalm and Wolfe at the high cliffs above the St. Lawrence River

George Washington

Built Fort Necessity

Pittsburgh

Modern day _____________ is located in Fort Duquesne

George III

Came to the British throne in 1760

Treaty of Paris

Treaty that ended the French and Indian War

Treaty of Paris

Treaty that ended the French and Indian War

Pontiac

Brilliant Ottawa chief who led the Indians against the British from 1763-1766

Treaty of Paris

Treaty that ended the French and Indian War

Pontiac

Brilliant Ottawa chief who led the Indians against the British from 1763-1766

Power of the purse

Meant that salaries for royal officials military appropriations and taxes has to be approved by elected officials

The Proclamation Line

Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians

The Proclamation Line

Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians

George Grenville

British Prime Minister who enforces the Sugar Act

The Proclamation Line

Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians

George Grenville

British Prime Minister who enforces the Sugar Act

Sugar Act

Act that taxed imported goods such as sugar molasses and coffee

The Stamp act

The first internal tax on the colonies

Internal tax

Tax on items produced and consumed within the colonies

Internal tax

Tax on items produced and consumed within the colonies

Sons of Liberty

The stamp act caused a growing body of opponents to the British rule who called themselves

Samuel Adams

Led the sons of Liberty in Boston

Samuel Adams

Led the sons of Liberty in Boston

Quartering Act

Officially subjected the colonies to a standing army in peacetime and required the colonists to house and fees them

Patrick Henry

Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who became the Voice of the Revolution

Stamp Act Congress

Delegates from nine colonies formerly denounced the Stamp Act at the

Stamp Act Congress

Delegates from nine colonies formerly denounced the Stamp Act at the

Declaratory Act

Law that stated that Parliament could pass any law regarding the colonies that it wanted

Charles Townshend

Head of the British Treasury

Townsend Acts

Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea

Townsend Acts

Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea

Boycotts

Refusals to buy goods

Townsend Acts

Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea

Boycotts

Refusals to buy goods

No taxation without representation

Became the rallying cry for many colonists

Paul Revere

Famous Boston silversmith

Paul Revere

Famous Boston silversmith

John Adams

Defended the British Soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in Court

Boston Massacre

Murder of the colonists in Massachusetts in 1770