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14 Cards in this Set
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*Samuel de Champlain
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Father of New France who established a crucial alliance with the Huron Indians
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*William Pitt
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Splendid British orator and organizer of the winning strategy against the French in North America
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*Robert de La Saille
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French empire builder who explored the Mississippi Basin and named it after his monarch; founded Louisiana.
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James Wolfe |
A British Army officer, known for his victory over the French at the Battle of Quebec in Canada. |
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*Edward Braddock
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Blundering British officer whose defeat gave the advantage to the French and Indians in the early stages of their war.
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*Pontiac
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Indian leader whose frontier uprising caused the British to attempt to limit colonial expansion.
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Huguenots |
French Protestants who were granted toleration by the Edict of Nantes (1598) but not permitted to settle in New France. |
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French and Indian War |
Part of the Seven Years' War in Europe. Britain and France fought for control of the Ohio Valley and Canada. Britain eventually won, and gained control of all of the remaining French possessions in Canada, as well as India. |
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Acadians |
French colonists in Nova Scotia brutally uprooted by victorious British and shipped to Louisiana. |
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War of Spanish Sucession |
Fought between European powers, including a divided Spain, over who had the right to succeed Charles II as King of Spain. |
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Albany Congress |
Unification effort that Benjamin Franklin nearly led to success by his eloquent leadership and cartoon artistry. |
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Iroquis |
The native american group that sided with the British in the French & Indian war. |
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New France |
The area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763. |
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Proclamation of 1763 |
A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains. |
