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| French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635) | ||
| English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) | ||
| founded Detroit "the city of Straits" in 1701 to stop the English settlers from moving into the Ohio valley | ||
| Explored the Great Lakes Founded Louisiana after reaching the mouth of the Mississippi River | ||
| English general, led troops up steep cliff to capture Quebec which marked the beginning on the end of the French/Indian War | ||
| British general who was defeated near Fort Duquesne. | ||
| famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769) | ||
| French Protestants | ||
| a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes) | ||
| French residents of Nova Scotia, many of whom were uprooted by the British in 1755 and scattered as far south as Louisiana, where their descendants became known as "Cajuns". (116) | ||
| This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler, Phillip V | ||
| group of delegates from 7 of the 13 colonies- agreed on union through French and Indian War | ||
| A term which designates a confederacy of 5 tribes originally inhabiting the northern part of New York state, consisting of the SENECA, CAYUGA, ONEIDA, ONONDAGA and MOHAWK. | ||
| Territory ceded to England by the French at the end of the Seven Years' War | ||
| law forbidding english colonists to settle west of the appalachian mountains | ||
| a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia ('Cajun' comes from 'Acadian') | ||
| document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots | ||
| American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress | ||
| Prime minister of Britain during the American Revolution | ||
| British leader who introduced the stamp and sugar acts | ||
| Leader of the Sons of Liberty | ||
| government official, close to the king, likeable, sponsored taxes, "Champagne Charlie", sponsored taxes for: lead, glass, paper, paint & tea, | ||
| Patriot leader during the American Revolution and Second President of the United States. | ||
| Killed in Boston Massacre, black laborer, only African-American person killed in Boston Massacre | ||
| French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) | ||
| not a good ruler. He lost all of the 13 American colonies and caused America to start to gain its freedom | ||
| A stern, Prussian drillmaster that taught American soldiers during the Revolutionary War how to successfully fight the British | ||
| colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country; they should add to its wealth, prosperity, and self-sufficiency | ||
| used by the colonists to protest the Stamp Act of 1765. The colonists declared that they had no one representing them in Parliament, so Parliament had no right to tax them | ||
| was when legislation passed by the colonial assemblies conflicted with British regulations. | ||
| Internal taxation taxed goods within the colonies and acted much like a sales tax. External taxation applied to imports into the colonies | ||
| was when legislation passed by the colonial assemblies conflicted with British regulations. | ||
| To abstain from using, buying, or dealing with; happens all of the time everywhere all over the world; labor unions, consumer groups, countries boycott products to force a company or government to change its politics. | ||
| An English legislative body, based in London, that was instituted for the governing and economic controlling of the American colonies | ||
| An organization established in 1765, these members (usually in the middle or upper class) resisted the Stamp Act of 765. | ||
| allow the French Colonist to go back freely to their own customs. The colonists have the right to have access to the Catholic religion freely. Also, it extended to Quebec Region north and south into the Ohio River Valley. | ||
| This document stated that Parliament had the right "to bind" the colonies "in all cases whatsoever." | ||
| a convention and a consultative body that met for seven weeks, from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in Philadelphia; it was the American's response to the Intolerable Acts; | ||
| The act was put in place for raising revenue in the colonies for the crown | ||
| These acts put a light import duty on such things as glass, lead, paper, and tea | ||
| aw passed by Britain to force colonists to pay taxes to house and feed British soldiers | ||
| requiring the colonists to pay for a stamp to go on many of the documents essential to their lives | ||
| to spread propaganda and secret information by way of letters | ||
| German soldiers hired by George III to smash Colonial rebellion, proved good in mechanical sense but they were more concerned about money than duty. | ||
| (Tories) Colonials loyal to the king during the American Revolution | ||
| met in New York City with twenty-seven delegates from nine colonies in 1765; had little effect at the time but broke barriers and helped toward colonial unity; | ||
| Acts passed in 1774, following the Boston Tea Party, that were considered unfair because they were designed to chastise Boston in particular, yet effected all the colonies by the Boston Port Act which closed Boston Harbor until damages were paid | ||
| Continental is associated to two congresses. The first is in 1774 and the second is in 1775. They both take place in Philadelphia. the Continental Congress brought the leaders of the thirteen colonies together. This was the beginning of our national union. |
