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37 Cards in this Set
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what did the British do that offended the colonists |
they treated them like second class citizens and they believed they shouldn't have equal rights |
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who were the two leading European powers in the 18th century |
France and Britian |
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what lead to a series of wars between France and Britian |
they both wanted to establish colonies, they both wanted wealth and power |
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the British settled along what area |
Atlantic Seaboard |
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the French settled along what area |
Mississippi River and the St Lawrence River |
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Both France and Britian wanted control of what trade in the Appalachian Mountains |
Fur trade |
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What advantages did the French have |
government was strong and unified, forts were built at strategic points, well trained army, support of Indians that hated the British |
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What was the weakness of the French |
New France was a vast territory( large) with a sparsely populated settlements |
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the strongest confederation of Indian tribes in America |
Iroquis |
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who had the strongest Navy in the world |
Britain |
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greatest weakness of the British |
lack of unity among the colonies |
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Disadvantages of the British |
little cooperation between the colonies and the British Gov, each colony protected its own interests, |
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Where did the French and Indian War get its name |
because the French and Indians joined forces against the British and the colonists |
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what was the immediate cause of the French and Indian War |
struggle for control of the Ohio Valley |
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the governor of Virgina (British) sent a force under the leadership of ? |
George Washington |
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The French attacked the unfinished fort and drove the Virginians. The French completed the fort and named it ? |
Fort Duquesne |
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what is Guerrilla Warfare |
the way the Indians fought, they hid behind trees and brush, and ambused the British |
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The British used the European style of fighting. What was it? |
the dressed in full uniform and marched in rank. They marched in rows, making them an easy target |
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a council created that would have the power to raise an army, build forts, and govern Indian affairs. Both Britain and the colonies rejected it. What was it? |
Albany Plan of Union |
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Who came up with the Albany Plan of Union |
Benjamin Franklin |
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the first major British action in the war was the attempt to capture For Duquesne. Who led the soldiers. Who lost |
Edward Braddock. the British |
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the British ended up placed the war effort in the hands of the British secretary of state. Who was he? |
William Pitt |
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the British under the command of ? took the city of Quebec form France |
James Wolfe |
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The French commander that was killed during the fight for Quebec |
Marquis de Montcalm |
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who turned British weaknesses into aggressive action |
Pitt |
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what Indian chief wanted to stop the expansion of the western frontier |
Pontiac, Ottawa Indian chief |
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what forbade the colonist to go west of the Appalachians |
Proclamation of 1763 |
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act that required colonists to house British troops in barracks, stables, taverns, and empty buildings and provide them with supplies |
Quartering Act |
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act that controlled trade between the colonies and Britians rivals |
Navigation and Trade Acts |
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What writ gave British official leaders the right to search or search warrants |
writs of assisstance |
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what changed for the colonists with taxes |
they used to pay local tax and then it changed to paying the British |
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act that tried to gain money to help pay for protecting the colonies. it was a tax on imported goods |
Sugar Act |
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what required colonial businessmen and lawyers to purchase special stamps and place them on items that were taxed |
Stamp Act |
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groups that organized and held rallies to protest the Stamp Act |
Sons of Liberty |
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peaceful protests arose from an assembly commonly known as ? |
Stamp Act Congress |
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delegates from nine colonies gathered in New York and sent a petition to ? to affirm their loyalty. They insisted their right to not pay taxes to Britian |
King George III |
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most famous leader of colonial opposition |
Samuel Adams |
