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Ch. 6 Terms AP US History Flashcards

Terms from chapter 6 of the American Pageant 15th edition AP US History textbook

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573195671HuguenotsFrench protestant dissenters, granted limited toleration under Edict of Nantes
573195672Edict of NantesGrants limited toleration to French protestants
573195673Coureurs de bois"runners of the woods"- fur hunters in New France
573195674VoyageursFrench version of conquistadores- more mellow. Convert some natives being fur traders
573195675Robert de la SalleNamed and claimed Louisiana for France
573195676War of Jenkin's Ear1739, quarrel between British and French, evidently spurred by a conflict wherein the ear of a soldier was severed by an enemy force
573195677King George's WarSparked by the War of Jenkin's Ear, spread into Europe
573195678AcadiansFrench inhabitants of Nova Scotia, many of whom were uprooted by the British in 1775. Later became known as cajuns.
573195679French and Indian WarStarted by General Washington in Ohio when 150 militiamen are led onto French land and a French militia leader is killed.
573195680Seven Year's WarProduct of French and Indian war, fought in both America and Europe (also called a seven-seas war)
573195681Albany CongressMeeting of delegates from 7 American colonies where Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for unifying the colonies
573195682Battle of Québec1759, regarded as one of the most significant engagements in British and American history. City of Québec captured.
573195683Pontiac's UprisingOttowa chief Pontiac worked to expel colonists from the Ohio River Valley
573195684Proclamation of 1763Issued by the London government, prohibited colonists from settling in areas beyond the Appalachian mountains

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