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The American Pageant Chapter 6 Review Flashcards

Chapter 6 of the American Pageant for AP US History

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898554064King Louis XIVKing of France who was enthroned as a five-year-old and reigned for no less than 72 years; began France's interest in overseas colonies1
898554065Samuel de ChamplainIntrepid explorer titled "Father of New France" who led permanent settlements in Quebec; established friendly relations with Huron Indian tribes2
898554066Antoine CadillacFrench explorer who founded Detroit in the Ohio Valley to thwart English settlers3
898554067Robert de La SalleFrench explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River into the Gulf in order to halt Spanish penetration of the area; named the interior basin "Louisiana"4
898554068Captain JenkinsBritish captain who, encountering Spanish revenue authorities, had one ear sliced off by a sword; this event roused resentment when he returned home to Britain5
898554069George Washington21-yr-old Virginian surveyor who was sent to the Ohio Valley as a lieutenant colonel in command of 150 Virginian militiamen; fired first shots of French and Indian War6
898554070General Braddock60-yr-old British officer sent to Virginia with strong detachment to capture Fort Dusquesne from the French; encountered a small French and Indian army, who mortally wounded him7
898554071William PittForemost leader in the London government who concentrated the British attack on the vitals of Canada8
898554072James WolfeA slight and sickly officer who was picked by William Pitt to capture Quebec9
898554073PontiacOttawa chief who led several tribes on a violent campaign to drive the British from the Ohio Country10
898554074QuebecFrance's first permanent overseas colony; a granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River11
898554075DetroitCity settled by Antoine Cadillac in 1701 to thwart English settlers from pushing into the Ohio valley12
898554076LouisianaGreat interior basin where Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico meet; settled by Robert de La Salle in 1628 to keep the Spanish from penetrating the area13
898554077Albany, NYWhere British government summoned an intercolonial congress to in 175414
898554078Edict of NantesEdict issued by crown of France in 1598 that granted limited toleration to French Protestants15
898554079Proclamation of 1763Proclamation from the London government that flatly prohibited settling the area beyond the Appalachians16
8985540801598When was the Edict of Nantes published?17
8985540811608When did Champlain colonize Quebec for France?18

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