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32 Cards in this Set
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what was brought to north america when the British and French settled?
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European rivalry
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what were the British and French competing for?
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wealth
To be the most powerful nation in Europe |
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why did hostility increase between the British and French ?
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as the population of the american colonies continued to grow, the British owned colonies pushed up against French territory
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how did the French respond to British colonies pushing onto their land
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French pushed back
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another example of why conflict arose between british and French
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conflict over land in french owned Canada
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the British were interested in the Ohio river valley. why was this a problem?
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the French, who traded throughout the Ohio country, regarded this territory as their own
(had no intention of letting British colonies share in their profitable fur trade) |
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what did British fur traders do in 1740?
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went into the Ohio country and built a fort at a place called pickawillany
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why were the French interested in the Ohio valley ?
what did they build there? |
interested in fur and fish trade rather than increasing their empire so they set up forts in the Ohio valley
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what did the British and French fight over in the new world
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Ohio valley, its resources, and the profitable trade that came with it
(land) |
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French traders and British colonists knew that whos help would make a differmwc in their struggle for north America?
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native Americans help
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how did native Americans effect the French and british rivalry?
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their help could help one side win the war
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what would the side that received the best trade terms from native Americans and most help in the war probably win?
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the war
the contest for control of North America |
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why did the French have many native American allies unlike the British ?
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French had better relations with natives
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why did the French have better relations with natives than the British ?
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mainly interested in furs, not in taking over Native American land
French trappers and fur traders often married native women and followed their customs French missionaries converted natives to catholicism without force |
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what did the natives help the French do during the wars
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helped French raid British settlements
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what did the French and abenaki people do in 1704?
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attacked British outpost in deerfield, Massachusetts
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what was the most powerful group of native Americans? where were they based in ?
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Iroquois Confederacy (Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida)
new York |
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how did the Iroquois manage to to remain independent?
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trading with both the British and French
skillfully plated British and French against each other |
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what happened in the 1700s as the British moved into the Ohio river valley?
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came under great pressure and reluctantly :
gave certain trading rights to the British become their allies |
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how did the Iroquois upset the balance of power between the French and British ?
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gave certain trading rights to British
became britians allies thus made then more powerful |
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what was George Washington ordered to do in 1753? what happens?
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to tell the French that they were trespassing on British territory and that they had to leave
French said no |
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what does George Washington return to the ohio country with in 1754?
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a militia of 150 men
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militia
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group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
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what were Washington and his militia ordered to do?
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to build a fort in present day Pittsburgh but the French were already there
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Washington ended up building a fort nearby called what?
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fort necessity
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what did Washington and his militia do even though they were greatly outnumbered?
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attacked a French scouting party
Washington was forced to surrender |
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why was Washington regarded as a hero by colonists even though he was defeated?
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hero who struck first blow against the French
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why did representativesgather in albang new york in 1754?
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wanted to find a way to defend themselves against French
hoped to persuade the Iroquois to take their side against the French |
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what plan did representatives adopt to solve their problem?
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Albany plan of union
Benjamin Franklin |
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what did the Albany plan of union call for?
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one general government for 11 of the 13 american colonies
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why didnt the Albany plan of union gain any support?
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none of the colonies wanted to give up any of their power
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why did.colonists call it the French and Indian war?
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because it was a war against the French and their native American allies
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