APUSH Ch 6
Albany
Document that ended the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War) and awarded Acadia to Britain
Plains of Abraham
Site of the death of Generals Wolfe and Montcalm, where France's New world empire also perished
New Orleans
Strategic French outpost at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
French and Indian War
a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes)
Fort Duquesne
(def.) a fort built by the French in pittsburgh and still stands today (sig.) it was involved in a key battle in the war with George Washington
King Louis XIV
Absolute French monarch who reigned for seventy-two years.
Benjamin Franklin
Advocate of colonial unity at the unsuccessful Albany Congress.
Ottawa
Allies of the French against the British, who continued to fight under Pontiac even after the peace settlement in 1763.
Pontiac's Uprising
An Indian attack on European settlers who were attempting to voyage westward.
General Braddock
An experienced British general who was sent to fight in America, he foolishly tried to bring heavy artillery to re-capture Fort Duquesne. He failed; his force was routed.
Beaver
Animal whose pelt provided great profits for the French empire and enhanced European fashion at enormous ecological cost.
Proclamation of 1763
British Document that aroused colonial anger but failed to stop frontier expansion.
War of Austrian Succession
Conflict that started with the War of Jenkins Ear and ended with return of Louisburg to France.
Seven Years' War
Conflict that, in Europe, pitted France against Britain's ally Frederick the Great of Prussia.
James Wolfe
English general, led troops up steep cliff to capture Quebec which marked the beginning on the end of the French/Indian War
Significance of the Beaver
Europeans desired beaver fur - searching for this animal led to exploration of America
Coureurs de Bois
Far-running, high-living French fur trappers
The Plains of Abraham
Fortress boldly assaulted by General Wolfe, spelling doom for New France.
Jesuits
French Catholic missionary order that explored the North American interior and sought to protect and convert the Indians.
Protestant Huguenots
French Protestants who were granted toleration by the Edict of Nantes in 1598 but not permitted to settle in New France.
Acadians (Cajuns)
French colonists in Nova Scotia brutally uprooted by the victorious British & shipped to Louisiana
Robert de la Salle
French empire builder who explored the Mississippi basin and named it after his monarch.
Pontiac
Indian leader whose frontier uprising caused British to attempt to limit colonial frontier expansion.
Proclamation of 1763
Law limiting the area of English settlement
George Washington
Military aide of British General Braddock and defender of the frontier after Braddock's defeat.
George Washington
Militia commander whose frontier skirmish touched off a World War
William Pitt
Splendid British political orator and organizer of the winning strategy against the French in the North America.
Fortress Louisburg
Strategic French fortress conquered by New England settlers, handed back to the French, and finally conquered again by the British in 1759.
Fort Duquesne
Strategic French stronghold, later renamed after a great British statesman.
Roger's Rangers
The "buckskin" colonial soldiers whose military success did nothing to alter British officers' contempt.
Albany Congress
Unification effort that Benjamin Franklin nearly inspired to success by eloquent leadership and cartoon artistry.
Seven Years' War
Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land
Treaty of Paris
agreement signed by British and American leaders that stated the United States of America was a free and independent contry, In 1763, Britain claimed all of North America east of the Mississippi; ended French power in North America
Battle of Quebec
an army led by English general Wolfe struggled up a hidden ravine under cover of darkness, surprised the larger forces of Montcalm, and defeated them in battle, both commanders dieing.
War of Jenkins Ear
british captain had this body part cut off by spanish; created war in caribbean and GA
Albany Congress
established to prepare for french-indian war; first objective to keep iroquois loyal to Britain by involving tribes in discussions.
Germany
Bloodiest European threater of the Seven Years' War, where Frederick the Great's troops drained French strength away from North America.
General Braddock
Blundering British officer whose defeat gave the advantage to the French and Indians in the early phase of the war.
William Pitt
English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)
New France
French colony in North America
Port Royal
Inland river territory, scene of fierce competition between the French and land-speculating English colonists.
Jenkin's Ear
Part of a certain British naval officer's anatomy that set off an imperial war with Spain.
Battle of Montreal
Patriot forces seized town
Samuel de Champlain
The Father of New France, who established a fateful alliance with the Huron Indians.
Conquest
The larger European struggle of which the French and Indian War was part.