Chapter 6 Vocab

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Huguenots

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Groups of French Protestants (1560-1629) . Protestantism was accepted by many members of nobility,intellectual classes, and the middle class. There were royally protected but towards the end of the of reign of King Francis 1, they were persecuted. It still continues to grow.

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Edict of Nantes

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Issued by King Henry IV of France (April 13, 1598), granted Calvinist Protestants of France substantial fights in a nation still considered Catholic.

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Couriers de Bois

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Independent, unlicensed fur traders and trappers who played an important role in early trade and expiration of later 17th cent New France.

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Voyageurs

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A boatman employed by the fir companies I'm transporting goods and passengers to and from trading posts.

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King William's war

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The first Sox colonial wars fought between New France and New England along with their respective NA allies.

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Queen Anne's War

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The second war between France and NA

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King George's War

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The third war fought between the French and NA.

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Acadians

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French residents of Nova Scotia many of whom were uprooted by the Brits in 1755 and scattered as far south as Louisiana, where their descendants became known as "Cajuns".

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French and Indian War

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North American war (1754-1763) between France and GB.

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Albany Congress

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Meeting of Representatives of seven Brits North American colonies in 1754, designed to discuss better relations with the Indian tribes and common defensive measures against the French.

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Regulars

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Trained professional soldiers, as distinct from militia or conscripts. During the F&I war, the Brits generals, used to commanding experienced regulars, often showed contempt for ill-trained colonial militia men.

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Battle of Quebec

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Historic Brit victory(1759) over French forces on the hw outskirts of Quebec. The surrender of Quebec Marlin the beginning of the end of the French rule in North America.

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Pontiac's Uprising

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Bloody campaign lead by Ottawa Pontiac to drive the Brits out of Ohio Country. It was stopped by the Brits troops who retired to distributing blankets infected with smallpox to put down the rebellion.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Prohibited settlement beyond the Appalachian mountains. It contributed to rising resentment of Brit rule in the American colonies.

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Louis XIV

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King of France(1643-1715); during his reign it marked the expansion of French influence in Europe and my the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles.

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Samuel de Champlain

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French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec.

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Edward Braddock

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A Brit soldier and Commander in chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War.

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William Pitt

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A Brit Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame leading Britain during the F&I War.

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James Wolfe

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Brit Army officer, known for his trained reforms but remembered for his victory one the French in Canada.

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Pontiac

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Was an Odawa war chief who lead the Pontiac's war, an AI struggle again Brit military occupation of the Great lakes region.