520770636 | Samuel de Champlain | "Father of New France," a soldier and explorer who explored and helped found Quebec | |
520770637 | Robert de La Salle | Explored the Mississippi down to the Gulf of Mexico, naming the basin "Louisiana" after King Louis XIV | |
520770638 | William Pitt | A competent British leader, known as the "Great Commoner," who managed to destroy New France from the inside and end the Seven Year's War | |
520770639 | Benjamin Franklin | The creator of a plan for colonial home rule. It was hated by both colonists and British officials alike, though it was unanimously adopted in the Albany Congress. | |
520770640 | James Wolfe | The officer who was put in charge of capturing Quebec. He died in this attack, but it became a British victory | |
520770641 | Pontiac | An Ottawa chief who led several tribes and some French traders in an attempt to push the British out of Ohio, which failed after the British distributed smallpox-ridden blankets to the Indians | |
520770642 | George Washington | A young lieutenant colonel who was fearless, and contributed to the French and Indian War | |
520770643 | Antoine Cadillac | The founder of Detroit who tried to keep British out of the Ohio River Valley | |
520770644 | Frederick the Great | A German ruler who managed to keep French, Austrian, and Russian armies at bay, greatly reducing French energy and resources, allowing the British to conquer North America | |
520770645 | Huguenots | French Protestants who were prosecuted by the French, who were largely Catholic | |
520770646 | French and Indian War | A war which would eventually be a British victory, one of the great turning points of American history | |
520770647 | Albany Congress | A meeting of leaders of several colonies that was meant to achieve colonial unity and create a defense against France | |
520770648 | Proclamation of 1763 | A largely ignored proclamation that banned the British colonies from expanding past the Appalachians | |
520770649 | Edict of Nantes | An act that granted limited toleration to French Huguenots, ending religious wars | |
520770650 | War of Jenkins's Ear | Triggered when a British captain had his ear sliced off by Spanish authorities. The king then declared war on Spain | |
520770651 | Treaty of Paris | After the French and Indian War, the French were completely driven out of North America in this peace settlement | |
520770652 | King Louis XIV | French king who took a great interest in North American colonies | |
520770653 | Cardinal Richeleu | The leader of France before the young Louis XIV became the eligible ruler. He was a minister | |
520770654 | Hurons vs. Iroquois tribes | Two rival Indians tribes. Champlain entered into the Huron side, creating a friendship which would last to the French and Indian War | |
520770655 | Jesuits | French Catholic missionaries who were tortured by Indians. Though unsuccessful in conversion, they became important explorers and geographers | |
520770656 | King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, French and Indian War | 4 Wars between England and France | |
520770657 | Ohio River Valley | Fertile and strategic point of interest, became the center of many conflicts between the French and the British | |
520770658 | Salutary Neglect | The practice of allowing colonies to fend for themselves | |
520770659 | Acadians | French from Nova Scotia, who the British grew suspicious of and sent to Louisiana. | |
520770660 | Montreal and Quebec | Two centers of New France, which were vital to the economy | |
520770661 | Le Grand Derangement | When the British expelled many Acadians from their homes in Nova Scotia | |
520770662 | Bayou | A swampy outlet of a lake | |
520770663 | Fort Necessity | George Washington's hastily constructed fort, which was beseiged by the French, forcing Washington to surrender | |
520770664 | Fort Duquesne | The scene of a humiliating British defeat, whose forces were ill-disciplined militiamen. French and Indian army hid in the foliage, and fired into the ranks of the British, leading to a resounding defeat | |
520770665 | Cajuns | British corruption of "Acadians," displaced Frenchmen | |
520770666 | Seige | To surround a fortress, depriving it of resources | |
520770667 | Buckskins | The untrained, undisciplined militiamen who were under Braddock's command | |
520770668 | Attrition | Gradually wearing away | |
520770669 | Coureurs de Bois | French fur traders who explored far throughout the North American continent, searching for valuable beaver fur | |
520770670 | Guerilla warfare | Hit and run warfare, where military would hide in the foliage, fire from a distance, and run | |
520770671 | Quebecois | A group of Frenchmen from Quebec who moved from Quebec because of poor growing conditions | |
520770672 | Illinois | New France's garden colony that provided large amounts of grain to the West Indies and Europe | |
520770673 | Utrecht | The city of the treaty ending the first two French-American wars, giving Britain Acadia, Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay | |
520770674 | Louisburg | The city given back to the French after King George's War, enraging the colonists | |
520770675 | General Braddock | The failed British general originally sent to capture Fort Duquesne | |
520770676 | Marquis de Montcalm | The leader of French forces defending Quebec against Wolfe | |
520770677 | Plains of Abraham | The scene of the battle between British forces and French forces during the Battle of Quebec |
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