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Robert de LaSalle |
Explored the length of the Mississippi River |
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Louisiana |
Vast region named by Robert de LaSalle in honor of his king |
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T/F France succeeded at colonizing their possessions in the New World |
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England and France |
Two colonial empires who fought over America from the 1680s to the 1760s |
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Iriquois |
Indian Tribe who refused to side with the French |
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T/F The French had great relations with the Indians |
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War of the League of Augsburg |
King William’s War was known as what in the colonies |
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King William’s War |
War That lasted from 1689-1697 |
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War of the Spanish Succession |
The Queen Anne’s War was known as what in Europe |
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Queen Anne’s War |
War That lasted from 1702-1713 |
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War of the Austrian Succession |
King George’s War was known as what in Europe |
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King George’s War |
War that lasted from 1744-1748 |
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Seven Year’s War |
The French and the Indian War was known as what in Europe |
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French and Indian war |
War That lasted from 1754-1763 in the colonies |
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1682 |
LaSalle claimed Louisiana in |
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Pre war owners |
The peace treaty of King Williams war returned land to |
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Queen Anne’s war |
War where England won decisive victories and claimed much of French Eastern Canada |
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T/F The French and Indian war began in Europe |
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George Washington |
The conflict that began the French and Indian war started with whom |
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Fort Duquesne |
Fort where the first skirmish of The French and Indian War began |
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Guerilla Warfare |
Sudden surprise attacks by small hidden groups |
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Lack of unity |
The chief British disadvantage |
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Albany Congress |
Attempted to establish political unity when it met in New York |
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Benjamin Franklin |
Proproses the Albany Plan |
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Braddock |
After General ________ dies at fort Duquesne George Washington assumes command |
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William Pitt |
Became the leader of the English Government |
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Marquis de Montcalm |
French commander who orchestrated a series of victories against the British |
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General James Wolfe |
Talented British General who died during the attack on the French Canadian capital, Quebec |
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Battle of Quebec |
Battle led by Montcalm and Wolfe at the high cliffs above the St. Lawrence River |
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George Washington |
Built Fort Necessity |
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Pittsburgh |
Modern day _____________ is located in Fort Duquesne |
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George III |
Came to the British throne in 1760 |
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Treaty of Paris |
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War |
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Treaty of Paris |
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War |
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Pontiac |
Brilliant Ottawa chief who led the Indians against the British from 1763-1766 |
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Treaty of Paris |
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War |
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Pontiac |
Brilliant Ottawa chief who led the Indians against the British from 1763-1766 |
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Power of the purse |
Meant that salaries for royal officials military appropriations and taxes has to be approved by elected officials |
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The Proclamation Line |
Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians |
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The Proclamation Line |
Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians |
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George Grenville |
British Prime Minister who enforces the Sugar Act |
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The Proclamation Line |
Prohibited the settlement beyond Appalachia to appease the Indians |
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George Grenville |
British Prime Minister who enforces the Sugar Act |
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Sugar Act |
Act that taxed imported goods such as sugar molasses and coffee |
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The Stamp act |
The first internal tax on the colonies |
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Internal tax |
Tax on items produced and consumed within the colonies |
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Internal tax |
Tax on items produced and consumed within the colonies |
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Sons of Liberty |
The stamp act caused a growing body of opponents to the British rule who called themselves |
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Samuel Adams |
Led the sons of Liberty in Boston |
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Samuel Adams |
Led the sons of Liberty in Boston |
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Quartering Act |
Officially subjected the colonies to a standing army in peacetime and required the colonists to house and fees them |
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Patrick Henry |
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who became the Voice of the Revolution |
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Stamp Act Congress |
Delegates from nine colonies formerly denounced the Stamp Act at the |
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Stamp Act Congress |
Delegates from nine colonies formerly denounced the Stamp Act at the |
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Declaratory Act |
Law that stated that Parliament could pass any law regarding the colonies that it wanted |
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Charles Townshend |
Head of the British Treasury |
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Townsend Acts |
Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea |
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Townsend Acts |
Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea |
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Boycotts |
Refusals to buy goods |
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Townsend Acts |
Placed taxes on glass paint paper and tea |
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Boycotts |
Refusals to buy goods |
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No taxation without representation |
Became the rallying cry for many colonists |
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Paul Revere |
Famous Boston silversmith |
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Paul Revere |
Famous Boston silversmith |
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John Adams |
Defended the British Soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in Court |
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Boston Massacre |
Murder of the colonists in Massachusetts in 1770 |