Early French Indian war (up to Ft. Necessity) vocabulary terms based on PBS Series "The War That Made America'
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| 229312180 | Fort Necessity | A hastily built British fort where George Washington attempted to defeat the French. However, the French took the fort and forced Washington to surrender. |  |
| 229312181 | French Indian War | Conflict between Britain and France for control of territory in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763 |  |
| 229312182 | Frontier | What was the land in North America not settled by Europeans was called? |  |
| 229312183 | Surveyor | A person who measures and maps land. |  |
| 229312184 | Diplomat | A person chosen to represent a government or a country. | |
| 229312185 | Three Nations | Iroquois Indian Nation, French-Canadians, British-Americans | |
| 229312186 | Contrarian | A person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected. | |
| 229312187 | George Washington | Militia commander whose frontier skirmish touched off the French-Indian War |  |
| 229312188 | Governor Dinwiddie | Governor of Virginia that ordered Washington to clear the Forks of the Ohio River of the French | |
| 229312189 | Ft Duquesne | The fort that the French controlled and the English wanted in the Ohio Valley. It became Ft. Pitt and then Pittsburgh. | |
| 229312190 | Great Meadows | Site of Ft. Necessity and location where George Washington surrendered his small Virginia force to the French in 1754 | |
| 229312191 | Identity | A persons' sense of belonging to one state or nation, a feeling one shares with a group of people | |
| 229312192 | Tension | A feeling of uncertainty, worry or stress about things that might happen | |
| 229312193 | Population | Residents of an area | |
| 229312194 | Diplomat | Person chosen by a nations' leaders to represent them in meetings with other nations | |
| 229312195 | Ohio Country | Frontier area which was claimed by Iroquois Indian nation, French-Canadians and British-Americans. | |
| 229312196 | Tanaghrisson | An Iroquois Indian leader who played a pivotal role in the beginning of the French and Indian War when he killed the French Ensign de Jumonville in front of George Washington, after he and Tanaghrisson had become allies. | |
| 229312197 | Canoe | A transportation device used on water that the First Nations used for tradeing furs and other products | |
| 229312198 | Christopher Gist | Guide and Indian scout who traveled with young George Washington to meet with the French at Fort Le Boeuf | |
| 229312199 | Logstown | American Indian village where George Washington met with Iroquois leaders | |
| 229312200 | Battle of Jumonville Glen | A trigger for the French and Indian War. Washington and his Indian escort Tanagrisson the Half-King stumble upon a small French military party. In the mayhem Tanagrisshon kills the French diplomat, Ensign de Jumonville | |
| 229312201 | Joseph Coulon de Jumonville | French officer on diplomatic mission who was killed at the Battle of Jumonville Glen by the Iroquois leader, Tanagrisson (the Half-King) who was traveling with George Washington. His death was dubbed an assassination by the French. | |
| 229312202 | Seven Years' War | Britain and France fought for control of the Ohio Valley and Canada. Evolved into world war involving all European powers over territory; known as the French and Indian War in the New World (1756-1763) | |
| 229312203 | La Belle Riviere | French for 'The Beautiful River', now known as the Ohio River | |
| 229312204 | New France | French colonies in North America; extended from St. Lawrence River along Great Lakes and down Mississippi River valley system. |
