42685054 | Huguenots | protestants who fought against the Roman Catholics in France | |
42685055 | Edict of Nantes | granted limited toleration to protestants in France | |
42685056 | King Louis XVI | 1643- 1715 King of France, interested in colonies | |
42685057 | Quebec | France's 1st permanent colony | |
42685058 | Samuel de Champlain | soldier and explorer who led the Quebec exploration | |
42685059 | Huron | Indian tribes that were helped by the French to defeat the Iroquois | |
42685060 | New France | Canada- ruled directly by King | |
42685061 | Coureurs de bois | French fur trappers- caught mostly beavers | |
42685062 | Fur hunting | major industry- French fur trappers discovered many new places | |
42685063 | Jesuits | worked to save the Indians and convert them to Christianity | |
42685064 | Louisiana | found by Robert de la Salle- named in honor of Louis XIV | |
42685065 | Robert de la Salle | explorer who found Louisiana- later killed by men when he couldn't find it again | |
42685066 | New Orleans | fortified post that guarded France from the Gulf of Mexico- fur trade industry | |
42685067 | King William's War | British colonists against French coureurs de bois- recruted Indians- guerrila warfare | |
42685068 | Queen Anne's War | Similar to King William's war- the British won and recieved Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay | |
42685069 | Deerfield Massacre | bloody massacre during King William's War | |
42685070 | Treaty of Utrect | treaty that gave Britain Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay after Queen Anne's War | |
42685071 | Nova Scotia | "New Scotland" awarded in Treaty of Utrect | |
42685072 | Salutary Neglect | time after the war and before the French and Indian War when Britain allowed the colonies to run themselves | |
42685073 | War of Jenkins Ear | Between Britain and Spain- Carribean Sea and Georgia- ended with Louisbourg back to France | |
42685074 | King George's War | war of Austrian Sucession- France allies with Spain- New Englanders invade New France | |
42685075 | Ohio River Valley | area of contention between French and British- French and Indian War is started here | |
42685076 | George Washington | sent to Ohio River Valley to fight the French, killed French leader- later had to surrender | |
42685077 | Fort Duquesne | French fort- 1st George Washington fight- kills French leader | |
42685078 | Fort Necessity | after a 10 hour siege on the fort, George Washington surrenders- defeated by French | |
42685079 | Cajuns | French-speaking Acadians who were moved to Louisiana to protect Britain from being overthrown in the newly acquired Canadian territory- Roman Catholic | |
42685080 | French and Indian War | started in Ohio Valley- against French for land- ended with the Peace Treaty of Paris (1763)- Britain gets Canada, and Louisiana, French get Sugar Islands | |
42685081 | Seven Years' War | European version of French and Indian War- Britain and Prussia against France, Spain, Austria and Russia | |
42685082 | Benjamin Franklin | leading spirit of the Albany Congress | |
42685083 | Albany Congress | group of delegates from 7 of the 13 colonies- agreed on union through French and Indian War | |
42685084 | Braddock | British general- tried to capture Fort Duquesne- failed because of slow, heavy equipment | |
42685085 | William Pitt | British general- attacked Louisburg for 1st British victory- helped capture Quebec | |
42685086 | James Wolfe | led British on Plains of Abraham (died)- Quebec surrenders | |
42685087 | Plains of Abraham | place where the British and French faced each other in Battle of Quebec | |
42685088 | Marquis de Montcalm | the French general during the battle of Quebec | |
42685089 | Treaty of Paris | 1763- French power is thrown off North America- Spain gives up Florida, Britain gets Canada, and Louisiana, French get Sugar Islands | |
42685090 | Militia | name for an army or troops | |
42685091 | Pontiac's Rebellion | Indian cheif who wanted to expel the British colonists out of the Ohio River Valley- failed, but led colonists to set up army on frontier | |
42685092 | Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited settlement in an area beyond the Appalachians- tried to stop Indian problem- colonists saw as it as way to oppress them |
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