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| 96647283 | Why was the French and Indian War a "world war"? | Because it was fought on two continents | |
| 96647284 | What was the Great Awakening? | A powerful religious revival that swept over the colonies beginning in the 1720s. Jonathan Edwards was the most famous preacher of this time period. | |
| 96647285 | What were the Salem Witch Trials? | Trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 that led to the death of twenty people after several young girls accused others of practicing witchcraft. | |
| 96647286 | Who was John Peter Zenger? | An editor of a newspaper who questioned the policies of the government of New York. Zenger was jailed, and he went to trail and was found NOT guilty. The significance-helped established freedom of the press. | |
| 96647287 | What was Fort Necessity? | The small fort in Ohio Valley established by George Washington | |
| 96647288 | Where was George Washington's first command? | Ohio Valley | |
| 96647289 | How did Native-Americans help the French? | By raiding the British settlements | |
| 96647290 | What was New England's gold? | Codfish | |
| 96647291 | The first whites to oppose slavery were? | The Quakers of Pennsylvania | |
| 96647292 | Know the following dates. | Date Why is the date important? 1763 The French and Indian War ended 1754 The French and Indian War began 1732 Georgia, the last colony was settled 1649-1660 The Puritans, under Oliver Cromwell, controlled England 1620 Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrims 1607 Jamestown, Virginia was founded 1588 Spanish Armada-Spanish is defeated by England 1492 Columbus discovered America | |
| 96945969 | What was the New Albany Plan of Union? | Proposed by Benjamin Franklin. Called for a general government for all the American colonies. | |
| 96945970 | How many colonists were killed in King Philip's war? | 600 colonists were killed | |
| 96945971 | What were major foreign powers in America in 1700? | France and Great Britain | |
| 96945972 | What were the Navigation Acts? | Because of Triangle Trade in which England made no money, England enforced mercantilism by passing the Navigation Acts. They were the following: 1. that the colonies could only buy English made products 2. only English or colonial ships could be used in transporting goods 3. English tax officials were to collect duties or taxes on any colonial goods that were not being shipped to England | |
| 96945973 | What was the Albany Plan of Union? | The first time that the colonies formed a loose confederation to promote defense against the Native-Americans/ it was proposed by Benjamin Franklin | |
| 96945974 | What was the Confederacy of New England? | When New England colonists banded together to fight off attacks by King Philip and the Native-Americans | |
| 96945975 | What was King Philip? | The Native American chief who got all the Native Americans together/when he was killed, his head was put on a post for 25 years | |
| 96945976 | Who was William Pitt? | Prime Minister of England during the French and Indian War/ when he came to power he sent many more soldiers and supplies to America to fight the French, and that is why England won the war | |
| 96945977 | Who was Louis Montcalm? | French leader at the Battle of Quebec/ the French lost, and then he was killed | |
| 96945978 | Who was James Wolfe? | English general at the Battle of Quebec/ he made a surprise attack on the French at Quebec/ he defeated the French but was killed in battle | |
| 96945979 | What was Ft. Duquesne (Ft. Pitt, then Pittsburgh)? | The most strategic point in the Ohio Valley/ originally was French fort/ both the French and English wanted it/ it became Pittsburgh | |
| 96945980 | Who was Edward Braddock? | The British general who attacked the French at Ft. Duquesne/ he was killed at this battle | |
| 96945981 | The French and Indian War was between whom? | French+Hurons+Spanish vs. English+Iroquois | |
| 96945982 | What were the causes of the war? | A. There was a dispute over which country owned the Ohio Valley. B. British wanted the French fur trade C. French were giving the Native-Americans guns to fight the English | |
| 96945983 | What was the importance of George Washington? Why did he become a hero? | He became a war hero because after General Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne, he rounded up all the British troops and led them back to safety. | |
| 96945984 | What was the Capital of New France? What was the defeat of Quebec? | Quebec/ the defeat of Quebec was a surprise attack on Christmas Eve from the rear | |
| 96945985 | Why did the French surrender to end the war? | A. the surprise attack in which the French are defeated at Quebec B.Montreal was attacked and forced to surrender C. the French has suffered defeats in Europe | |
| 96945986 | Peace Treaty- what was it called? what were the provisions? | It was called the Treaty of Paris, 1763. Terms: 1. British get Florida from Spain 2. the British get Canada and all lands east of the Mississippi River from France 3. the Spanish get New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory | |
| 96945987 | Why was the war important? The results? | this war was important because of three things: 1. the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war that they had just fought in America 2. George Washington becomes a war hero 3. the colonists learn how to fight like the Native-Americans | |
| 96945988 | What was the triangular trade? (be able to explain in a paragraph) | a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa- ships brought sugar and molasses from the West Indies to the New England colonies, then these products would be made into rum, then rum and other goods were shipped to West Africa and traded for enslaved Africans. There were several triangular trade routes. | |
| 96945989 | Mercantilism- Why did the British develop this system? | an economic system in which the colonies benefit from the mother country | |
| 96945990 | Know the colonies in each section of the country- new england, middle, southern | New England- Massachusetts (including Maine) New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Middle- New York Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania Southern- Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Georgia | |
| 96945991 | What were indentured servants? | a person who received free passage to the New World, and in exchange, he or she had to work five to seven years |
