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APUSH Chapter 7

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952443421What was America's involvement in previous world wars?Americans were unable to stay out of any world wars1
952443422What set the stage for America's independence?The Seven Years' War, or the French and Indian War2
952443423What countries were latecomers in the scramble for New World real estate?Holland, England, and France3
952443424What two groups clashed through foreign wars and domestic strife in the 1500s?The Roman Catholics and the Protestant Huguenots4
952443425What was the day in 1572 when ten thousand Huguenots were butchered?St. Bartholomew's Day5
952443426What was the Edict of Nantes?issued by the crown, granted limited toleration to French Protestants6
952443427Who was King Louis XIV?Ruler of France as it blossomed into mighty, feared nation, took deep interest in overseas colonies7
952443428What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?Quebec8
952443429Who was Samuel de Champlain?Soldier and explorer who led Quebec, was known as the "Father of New France"9
952443430Who did Samuel de Champlain establish relations with in Quebec?The Huron Indian tribes10
952443431Who were the foes of the Huron Indians?The Iroquois tribes of the upper New York area11
952443432What feud worked against the favor of the French?The French and the Iroquois after they terrified the tribes in war alongside the Hurons, as they prevented the penetration of the Ohio Valley, and served as allies of the British12
952443433Who were the allies of the Iroquois?The British and colonists13
952443434What royal regime was completely autocratic?The government of New France after it fell under the control of the king14
952443435What was the population in Catholic New France like?It grew at a increasing pace15
952443436How many whites inhabited New France as laet is 1750?Sixty thousand16
952443437Who had little motive to move from New France?Landowning French peasants17
952443438Who were denied refuge in New France?The Huguenots, despite having a religious motive to migrate18
952443439Which colonies did the French government favor and why?The Caribbean islands, as they were rich in sugar and rum19
952443440What valuable resource did New France contain?The beaver20
952443441Where were French fur-trappers ranged and why?Over the woods and waterways of North America, in pursuit of the beaver21
952443442What places did the coureurs de bois (runners of the woods) name?Baton Rouge (red stick), Terre Haute (high land), Des Moines (some monks), and Grand Teton (big breast)22
952443443Who recruited the Indians into the fur business?The French voyageurs23
952443444What were the negative effects of recruiting Indians into the fur business?Disease and alcohol took control over many Indians, and the slaughtering of beaver violated religious beliefs24
952443445What early problem demonstrated the shattering effect that contract with the Europeans had on Indian way of life?The recruiting of Indians into fur business, and the slaughtering of beaver25
952443446What did the French Catholic missionaries aim to do?Save the Indians for Christ and from the fur-trappers26
952443447What important roles did the Jesuits play?Explorers and geographers27
952443448Who was Antoine Cadillac and what territory did he find?A french explorer who founded Detroit to prevent English settlers from pushing through to the Ohio Valley28
952443449Who was Robert de Salle?Explorer who sailed down the Mississippi to check for Spanish settlements, and named the interior basin Louisiana29
952443450Why didn't de Salle colonize the Gulf?Three years after his discovery, he sailed back but could not find the Mississippi delta, and was later murdered after landing in Spanish Texas30
952443451Who did the French want to block from the Gulf of Mexico?The Spanish31
952443452What were two wars that served as the earliest known contests among the European powers for control of North America?King William's War and Queen Anne's War32
952443453Who mainly battled in King William and Queen Anne's wars?The British colonists and the French coureurs de bois and the Indian allies they could recruit33
952443454What kind of warfare was waged during King William and Queen Anne's wars, and why?Guerrilla warfare, as France nor Britain considered America worth the commitment of large detachments of regular troops34
952443455What did Schenectady, New York, and Deerfield, Massachusetts have in common during the King and Queen's wars?Were both colonial frontiers that were sites of bloody violence from the Indian allies of the French35
952443456What single victory did British colonists score during the King and Queen's wars?The seizing of the stronghold of Port Royal in Acadia36
952443457What was the Treaty of Utrecht?treaty that ended Queen Anne's War, and gave Acadia, Newfoundland, and the Hudson Bay to the British, as well as trading rights in Spanish America, showed how badly France and its Spanish ally had been beaten37
952443458What was the War of Jenkin's Ear?Started when British captain Jenkins had his ear sliced off by a Spanish commander, confined to the Caribbean Sea and the buffer colony of Georgia, fought Spanish to a standstill38
952443459Who was James Olgethorpe?Philanthropist-soldier who fought his Spanish foe to a standstill during the War of Jenkin's Ear39
952443460What did the War of Jenkin's Ear lead to?King George's War40
952443461Who was France allied with during King George's War?Spain41
952443462What fortress did the New Englanders capture with help from the British fleet?Louisbourg, that commanded the approaches to the St. Lawerence River42
952443463What did the peace treaty of 1748 decide, and why were the colonists angered?It returned Louisburg to the French in exchange for Madras in India, colonists were angered because they needed Louisburg for safety43
952443464What was the primary cause of feud between the French and the British in the New World?The Ohio Valley44
952443465Where was Fort Duquesne located?At the pivotal point where the Monongahela and the Allegheny Rivers join to form the Ohio River, later Pittsburgh45
952443466Why was George Washington sent by the governor?To direct French to leave the territory so colonists could continue their westward push and settlement46
952443467What happened at Fort Necessity?Washington and his troops were forced to surrender by the French47
952443468What did British authorities do in Nova Soctia?Uproot four thousand French Acadians, and deport them as far south as Louisiana48
952443469What are the French-speaking Acadians called now, and number how many?Cajuns, and nearly a million49
952443470Where had the first three Anglo-French wars started compared to the fourth?The first three started in Europe, but the last, the French and Indian War, started in America50
952443471Where was the French and Indian War fought?America, Europe, the West Indies, the Philippines, in Africa, and on the ocean51
952443472What were the principal adversaries in Europe?Britain and Prussia against France, Spain, Austria, and Russia52
952443473Who was Frederick the Great?Repelled the French, Austrian, and Russian armies despite being outnumbered, was subsidized with gold as he could not be reinforced with effective troops by the government in London53
952443474Why were the colonists lucky the French wasted so much strength in the European bloodbath?They were unable to throw an adequate force into the New World as their army was focused in Europe, allowed for British victory in North America54
952443475What was the purpose at the meeting in Albany, and the Albany Plan of Union?To achieve greater colonial unity and power, thus enhancing the cmoon defense against France55
952443476Who published the Pennsylvania Gazette?Benjamin Franklin56
952443477What famous cartoon was shown in the Pennsylvania Gazette?Join, or Die snake57
952443478Who was the leading spirit at the Albany Congress?Benjamin Franklin58
952443479Who rejected the Albany Plan of Union?The individual colonies as it did not give enough independence, and the London regime because it seemed to give too much59
952443480Who would President-General be chosen by?The king60
952443481Who would the Grand Council be chosen by?Colonial legislatures61
952443482What would the Union have the power to do?Raise armies, levy taxes, manage pubic lands, make laws for the general good, protection relations with Indians62
952443483Who was General Braddock?British general who set out with two thousand men to capture Fort Duquesne, but encountered a French and Indian army miles from the fort, despite Washington's aid suffered loss and wounds63
952443484Who was William Pitt?became prime minister, increased commitment to win war in America64
952443485Why did Pitt soft-pedal assaults on the French West Indies?He wanted to stop these battles that were bleeding away most of British strength, and concentrate on the vitals of Canada65
952443486Who did Pitt pick to lead the war in the New World?New, energetic leaders to bypass incompetent and cautious old generals66
952443487What was the first powerful expedition dispatched by Pitt?Against Louisbourg, fell to Britain, and became the first significant British victory of the entire war67
952443488Who did Pitt choose for the expedition against Quebec?James Wolfe, who attacked through the St. Lawrence River and behind Quebec on the Plains of Abraham68
952443489Who was the French commander that fell alongside James Wolfe at the Battle of Quebec?Marquis de Montcalm69
952443490What happened during the Battle of Montreal?Montreal fell to the British after they were attacked via the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, signaled the end of French presence in North America70
952443491What was the Treaty of Paris?Ended the French and Indian War, France gave England all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi to the Appalachian Mountains, lost trading posts in Indian and Senegal71
952443492What did Spain give Florida to Britain in exchange for?Cuba72
952443493Why did Pitt want Canada?To help build his empire73
952443494What did Britain emerge as after the French and Indian War?The leading naval power of the world74
952443495What the the colonists gain from the French and Indian War?Combat experience, confidence, and a sense of nationality through a common language and wartime75
952443496What myth did the French and Indian War shatter in regards to the colonists view of the British?British invincibility76
952443497What threats were eliminated as a result of the French and Indian War?The French presence, as well as the threat of the Spanish and Indians77
952443498Why did the Indians lose their European ally?To limit British power and stop American expansion78
952443499What territories did Britain control after the French and Indian War?Canada, American colonies, Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, and Florida79
952443500Where were the 200,000 Indians located?West of the Appalachian Mountains80
952443501What control did the Indians prefer, regarding to North America?The French, feared British control81
952443502Who was Neolin?Delaware prophet that encouraged Indians to resist English encroachment on their land82
952443503Why did Pontiac drive a violent campaign?In attempt to drive the British out of the Ohio country83
952443504What was the British response to their defeat against Pontiac?Sent blankets infested with smallpox to the Indians, and sent 10,000 troops to defend the colonists84
952443505What was the Proclamation of 1763?established by the London government, prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians85
952443506Why did the London government establish the Proclamation of 1763?To protect Indian relations by prohibiting settlement on their lands, and preventing another bloody uprising86
952443507Why were the colonists angered?They believed the British were trying to oppress them, and take away the recent purchase of the war87

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