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23 Cards in this Set
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Which European country came to the aid of France during the French and Indian War
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Spain
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Both the French and the English paid the Indians a _____ for the scalps of their enemies
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bounty
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The first British general appoined to defeat the French in America was ______ He was killed while leading British troops and Virgina militiamen to capture _________
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General Edward Braddock; Fort Dequesne
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The ________ prohibited the colonies from settling west of the Appalachain Mountains
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Proclamation of 1763
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The French & Indian War began in the year ______ and ended with the signing of the _________ in the year_______
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1754; Treaty of Paris; 1763
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In 1754, the British government called a meeting for the purpose recruiting the help of ________ in fighting the French. This meeting was held in the city of ________ in the colony of ______
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Iroquois; Albany; New York
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At this meeting, ______ proposed the ________, which would have formed a loose union of the colonies
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Benjamin Franklin; Albany Plan of Union
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The colonies rejected this plan because
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they did not want to pay for the war or give up power to a central government
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The British government rejected this plan because
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thought it gave too much power to the colonies
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The French & Indian War was between the countries of ______ and _______. The war erupted out of a conflict for control of the region called _____ River Valley. This region is located West of the _______ Mountains
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France; Great Britain; Ohio; Appalachain
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________ explored the Mississippi Riverr for France. He named the region along the river ______________
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La Salle; Louisiana
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_____ was named the Secretary of State for England and turned the tide of war in favor of the British
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William Pitt
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Which tribe of Indians sided with the British in the North
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Iroquois
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The most decisive battle of the war was the battle over the city of _______. The French general was ________ and the English general was _______. The _______ won the battle with the help of what group of soldiers __________
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Quebec; Montcalm; James Wolfe; British; Scottish Highlanders
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The young lieutenant in charge of the Virginia militia was _________________
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George Washington
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In 1760, a second major French city on the St Lawrence River was captured by the British. General _________ captured the city of __________
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Jeffrey Amberst; Montreal
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Which tribe of Indians sided with the British in the South ________
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Cherokee
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As a result of the French & Indian War, Chief _______ led the Indians on the warpath against the British. The British general ________ was in charge of putting down this Indian uprising
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Pontiac; Jeffrey Amberst
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In 1718, the French founded the city of ___________ at the mouth of the Mississippi River
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New Orleans
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After failing to capture Fort Dequesne from the French, Washington built his own fort called Fort ___________
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Necessity
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How did the French & Indian War help to pave the way for the American Revolutionary War
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British was in debt after the war and wanted the colonist to help pay the cost of the war through taxes.
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What were the provisions of the Treaty of Paris 1763
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a) France had to give up Candada and all its possesions east of the Mississippi River to England.
b) Spain had to gave Florida to England c) France gave New Orleans and all its possesion west of Missisippi River to Spain |
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With which country did most the Indians side with during the French & Indian War and why?
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Most of the Indians sided witht he France. The French were nicer to the Indians. Most of the French traded with the Indians and intermarried and lived with the Indians. Also, the French did not destroy the Indian's land, but the British did.
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