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 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 for 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 treaty formed for benefits especially between countries or organizations

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Resolve

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settle or find a solution to a problem

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Militia

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a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency

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Iroquois

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

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James Wolfe

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A British officer, remembered mainly for his victory over the French

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Albany Plan of Union

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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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The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III at the end of the French and Indian War, to develop boundaries between the Indians and the English settlers

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William Pitt

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British Statesman

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Huron

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A member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron

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Algonkian

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Denoting, belonging to, or relating to a family of North American Indian languages formerly spoken across a vast area from the Atlantic seaboard to the Great Lakes and the Great Plains