French And Indian War Terms

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Marquis Duquesne

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Governor of New France at the opening of the French and Indian war, he had a fort named after him at the Forks of the Ohio.

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Edward Braddock

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Although he led the largest army ever seen in North America at the time, his disrespect of the American Indians and his lack of knowledge of the terrain led to a major defeat and battle wounds caused his death.

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Benjamin Franklin

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A printer from Philadelphia, he studied the Politics of the Iroquois which he used to formulate a plan of unity among the colonies.

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Marquis de Montcalm

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Appointed New France's military commander in 1756, he won many victories with limited resources, however, he ultimately lost the battle for Quebec and was killed in action.

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George Washington

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A young Virginian who was in charge of the British troops when the first shots of the war were fired. He went on to become a very prominent figure in U.S. history.

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Alliance

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A formal Agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.

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Resolve

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To come to a definite decision about.

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Militia

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A body of citizens enrolled for military service and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only on emergencies.

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Iroquois

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A member of a North American Indian confederacy , The Five Nations comprising of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and later the Tuscaroras.

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James Wolfe

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Is a British officer known for training his reforms but is remembered chiefly for his victory over the french battle at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Canada in 1759.

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Phase

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Any of the Major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.

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William Pitt

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A British Stateman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britan twice in the 18th century.

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Albany Plan of Union

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A proposal to create a unified Government for the 13 colonies , suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader and a delegate from Pennsylvania

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Proclamation of 1763

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Issued in October of 1763 by King George 3rd following Great Britan's acquisition of french territory in North America after the French and Indian war, Which forbade all settlement in past a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains.

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Huron

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A member of a confederation of native North American peoples formerly living in the region east of Lake Huron and now settled in manly Oklahoma and Quebec.

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Algonkian

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Name used for a number of related groups who lived in southwest Quebec and southeastern Ontario, from the Ottawa River to Lake Nipissing to the north of Georgian Bay.