French And Indian War Terms

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Alliance

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a union formed for benefit especially between countries or organizations.

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Resolve

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settle or find a solution to

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Militia

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a military force that is raised from the civil population

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Iroquois

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powerful and important northeast Native American confederacy

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James Wolfe

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known for his training reforms but 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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Albany Plan of Union

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The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III from the French and Indian War.

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William Pitt

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led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century

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Huron

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indigenous peoples of North America.

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Algonkian

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North American Indian languages formerly spoken at the Great Lakes and Great Plains.

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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 for named for 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 cause 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 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 beome a very prominent figure in U.S. History.