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27 Cards in this Set
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The French and Indian War |
The french and the majority of native americans vs. England, Colonies, and few Natives. Part of Great war for empire Only fighting in North America 1754-1756 |
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Colonial Warfare |
Savage No rules Colonies fight like natives guerrilla ambush *Hide in woods *Set traps |
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European Warfare |
More Gentlemanly A Gentelman's War Polite, In close ranks, almost taking turns Very strict rules for combat |
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Seven years War |
Fought in Europe Part of great war for empire 1756-1763
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Areas of conflict |
Great Lakes Region Ohio River Valley New England Area Missippii river valley |
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Issues of conflict |
Fishing Fur Rivalry Lumber Land |
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French Colonial System and motives |
Most french live in New France (modern day Canada) *Quebec *Montreal <50,000 people |
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French Colonist |
All own accurate long range weapons and know how to use them. Most french Hunters |
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French and Natives |
Natives mostly allied with french *French Nicer * French Live with land *French Ally |
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French +++ |
Better Forts *More forts *More strategically placed *Fort Duquene most important fort ~In Pittsburg ~Next to non-violent Quakers ~Commonly known as hinge in french Fort Systems |
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French Promblems |
Resupply *English Better Navy ~easy to interrupt french resupply ships *English had a much easier trip ~Most english colonies more coastal ~Most french colonies more inland |
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American Response "Washinton's invasion" |
George Washington (Virginia militia man) led 'surprise attack' against fort duquene. French got advance notice. French and Natives easliy counter attack Washington. Militia runs
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Fort Necessity |
After Washington's unsurprising surprise attack on fort duquene They run away and make Fort Necessity. Made up of sticks stones mud, etc. Made out of NECESSITY. French attack, take men captive including washington Has washington sign a treaty "Colonies wont take land" LIES! |
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Dimwiddie and Shirley |
Dimwiddie is governor of virgina Shirley is governor of massachussets They both write letters to king of england asking for help against french. Might have involved a fair amount of exageration and omission. |
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Strengths and Weakness (French) |
Strengths *More battle ready *More native allies *Better Forts Weakness *Smaller population *Geography ~Resupply |
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Strengths and Weakness (British) |
Strengths *Very large population *Much better resupply *Coastal Cities Weakness *Not very battle ready *Militia very unorganized ~Lack of unity |
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Albany Plan/ Albany Congress |
Ben Franklin's Plan We are obligated to help colonies UNITE militia But king Vetoes Provides feet for eventual American Revolution |
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Boscawen's Failure (1755) |
Edward Boscawen British navy admiral in charge of disrupting french resupply He sits in supposed french route with warships to attack the french resupply ships. The french take a different route.
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Braddock's Defeat (1755) |
General Edward Braddock Highest ranking british officer in north america Joins with colonial militia to attack fort duquene Does not listen to militia's warning about how french and indians fight (Colonial warfare) British slaughtered, over 900 british soldiers wounded/died Braddock died. |
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French successes 1756-1757 (Fort Oswego and Fort William Henry) |
Fort Oswego (1756) *British fort *captured by french Fort William Henry (1757) *British surrender to french *Surrender terms surrender fort, weapons, etc. can leave unharmed, Gaurded Escort *Made without natives (angers) ~murders english from trees ~takes women and children ~beat french that tried to stop them |
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William Pitt and Pitt's Gamble |
British secretary of state who gets parliment to send almost entire british military to fight in North America and pays Prussia (war hungry, poor former european country) to go to war in france in homeland. Known as Pitt's gamble |
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The tide turns (1758) |
Battle of Montreal *British general Ambercrombie heads to montreal with 10,000 men, doesnt reach montreal attacks forts along the way Battle of Lewisburg *General Amherst takes fort at mouth of st. lawrence river Boscawen wipes out french resupply General Forbes captures Fort Duquene
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General Amherst 1759 |
Controls british troops in North America Attacks Quebec Wins, gets Fort Niagra |
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Battle of Quebec (1760) |
English General - Woolf French General- Montcal Fought @Plains of Abraham British wins, Fighting in North America ends |
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Treaty of Paris (1763) |
French offers Guadeluope or Canada, America takes Canada and louisana.
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Points of Significance |
British less respect for colonial military French threat gone, Dont need british British more arrogant in colonial policies British Broke |
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Proclamation of 1763 |
British law that says colonies cant go over Appalachian Mnts. *Territory won from france *In order to not provoke natives that still live there *Sits very badly with colonies
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