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520770636Samuel de Champlain"Father of New France," a soldier and explorer who explored and helped found Quebec
520770637Robert de La SalleExplored the Mississippi down to the Gulf of Mexico, naming the basin "Louisiana" after King Louis XIV
520770638William PittA competent British leader, known as the "Great Commoner," who managed to destroy New France from the inside and end the Seven Year's War
520770639Benjamin FranklinThe 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.
520770640James WolfeThe officer who was put in charge of capturing Quebec. He died in this attack, but it became a British victory
520770641PontiacAn 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
520770642George WashingtonA young lieutenant colonel who was fearless, and contributed to the French and Indian War
520770643Antoine CadillacThe founder of Detroit who tried to keep British out of the Ohio River Valley
520770644Frederick the GreatA 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
520770645HuguenotsFrench Protestants who were prosecuted by the French, who were largely Catholic
520770646French and Indian WarA war which would eventually be a British victory, one of the great turning points of American history
520770647Albany CongressA meeting of leaders of several colonies that was meant to achieve colonial unity and create a defense against France
520770648Proclamation of 1763A largely ignored proclamation that banned the British colonies from expanding past the Appalachians
520770649Edict of NantesAn act that granted limited toleration to French Huguenots, ending religious wars
520770650War of Jenkins's EarTriggered when a British captain had his ear sliced off by Spanish authorities. The king then declared war on Spain
520770651Treaty of ParisAfter the French and Indian War, the French were completely driven out of North America in this peace settlement
520770652King Louis XIVFrench king who took a great interest in North American colonies
520770653Cardinal RicheleuThe leader of France before the young Louis XIV became the eligible ruler. He was a minister
520770654Hurons vs. Iroquois tribesTwo rival Indians tribes. Champlain entered into the Huron side, creating a friendship which would last to the French and Indian War
520770655JesuitsFrench Catholic missionaries who were tortured by Indians. Though unsuccessful in conversion, they became important explorers and geographers
520770656King William's War, Queen Anne's War, King George's War, French and Indian War4 Wars between England and France
520770657Ohio River ValleyFertile and strategic point of interest, became the center of many conflicts between the French and the British
520770658Salutary NeglectThe practice of allowing colonies to fend for themselves
520770659AcadiansFrench from Nova Scotia, who the British grew suspicious of and sent to Louisiana.
520770660Montreal and QuebecTwo centers of New France, which were vital to the economy
520770661Le Grand DerangementWhen the British expelled many Acadians from their homes in Nova Scotia
520770662BayouA swampy outlet of a lake
520770663Fort NecessityGeorge Washington's hastily constructed fort, which was beseiged by the French, forcing Washington to surrender
520770664Fort DuquesneThe 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
520770665CajunsBritish corruption of "Acadians," displaced Frenchmen
520770666SeigeTo surround a fortress, depriving it of resources
520770667BuckskinsThe untrained, undisciplined militiamen who were under Braddock's command
520770668AttritionGradually wearing away
520770669Coureurs de BoisFrench fur traders who explored far throughout the North American continent, searching for valuable beaver fur
520770670Guerilla warfareHit and run warfare, where military would hide in the foliage, fire from a distance, and run
520770671QuebecoisA group of Frenchmen from Quebec who moved from Quebec because of poor growing conditions
520770672IllinoisNew France's garden colony that provided large amounts of grain to the West Indies and Europe
520770673UtrechtThe city of the treaty ending the first two French-American wars, giving Britain Acadia, Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay
520770674LouisburgThe city given back to the French after King George's War, enraging the colonists
520770675General BraddockThe failed British general originally sent to capture Fort Duquesne
520770676Marquis de MontcalmThe leader of French forces defending Quebec against Wolfe
520770677Plains of AbrahamThe scene of the battle between British forces and French forces during the Battle of Quebec

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