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35 Cards in this Set
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What were the two dominant language groups.
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Iroquoians and Algonkians
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Key food sources include_____________________?
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Maize, fish, seasonal tubors/fruits, game
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Estimated regional population circa. 1600 was_____________?
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100-150k
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Economics and technology included_____________?
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Natural primitive copper, tanning and hide proccessing, maize based agriculture, and limited domestication of animals and foul
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__________________________ was used as promisary notes as well as "cash in hand".
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Wompum
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When did the English colonists land at Jamestown VA?
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1607
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Many of the tibes were destroyed by _______________ and ___________________.
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constant warfare and catastrophic diseases
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What made many tribes powerful and aggressive?
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the fur trade
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The British brought the ___________________ with them to the New World because they felt war with the Native Americans would be inevitable.
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Militia system
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When was the earliest "hand gon" developed?
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15th century
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____________________ emerged when the touch hole was moved to the side of the gun barrell and a cup was placed at the opening with a lid on it.
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Flashpan technology
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The __________________ secured a lighted wick in a moveable arm which, when the trigger was depressed, was brough down against the flash pan to ignite the powder. This allowed the muskateet to keep both hands on the gun, improving his aim drastically.
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Matchlock
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The ________________ incorporated a simple mechanism with a flint pressed up against a roughened metal wheel.
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Wheel lock
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The ______________ was developed in France around 1612.
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Flint Lock
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The first muster of the militia was in __________________ in ________________.
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Salem, Mass in 1636
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The first of many wars between Whites and Indians was fought in _____________ between the __________________ and the ___________________.
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1637 between the Pequots and the New England settlers.
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When did the first battle of the Pequot War take place?
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26 May 1637
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_______________ was the first in a series of colonial conflicts between France and England for supremecy in North America.
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King Williams War
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What was the major goal of the King Williams War?
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controll of the fur trade
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The King Williams War ended by the __________________ which restored all possesions to their pre-war status.
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Treaty of Ryswick
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In which war did the French lose most of their territory and move into the Ohio valley?
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Queen Anne's War
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In which war did the English and American colonists battle the French, their Native American allies, and the Spanish for 11 years.
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Queen Anne's War
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Queen Anne's War ended with the ________________.
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Treaty of Utrecht
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_____________________ began in 1745 with the French and Indian forces raiding English fortifications in Maine.
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King George's War
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The ______________ was signed on 18 October 1748 which restored Fort Louisbourg to France outraging the New Englanders.
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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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In 1757 the French seized Fort William Henry giving them command of the _________________ and __________________.
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Hudson River and Northern New York
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What was the main supply center for French forces in the great lakes area?
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Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario.
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In _________________ British troops capture Fort Frontenac the main supply center for French forces in the Great Lakes area cutting off French troops from reinforcements of food, troops, and weapons.
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1758
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In what battle was British General James Wolfe killed?
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The battle of Quebec.
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When did the French surrender Montreal?
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8 September 1760.
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The _______________ ended the French and Indian War in 1763.
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Treaty of Paris
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What gave British title to all of the land East of the Mississippi including Canada and Florida?
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The Treaty of Paris.
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What was the British national debt as a result of 25 years of war?
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140 million pounds of sterling.
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What was the British view of the colonists?
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Militia undiciplined, colonies can't cooperate, apathy, constraints on militia AO, volunteer mentality, localism, and greed.
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What was the colonist's view of the British?
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Arbitrary diciplline, discrimination of Officers, fatigue duties, contemptuous manor, press gangs, and quartering troops in private homes.
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