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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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939311190King 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
939311191Samuel de ChamplainIntrepid explorer titled "Father of New France" who led permanent settlements in Quebec; established friendly relations with Huron Indian tribes2
939311192Antoine CadillacFrench explorer who founded Detroit in the Ohio Valley to thwart English settlers3
939311193Robert 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
939311194Captain 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
939311195George 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
939311196General 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
939311197William PittForemost leader in the London government who concentrated the British attack on the vitals of Canada8
939311198James WolfeA slight and sickly officer who was picked by William Pitt to capture Quebec9
939311199PontiacOttawa chief who led several tribes on a violent campaign to drive the British from the Ohio Country10
939311200QuebecFrance's first permanent overseas colony; a granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River11
939311201DetroitCity settled by Antoine Cadillac in 1701 to thwart English settlers from pushing into the Ohio valley12
939311202LouisianaGreat 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
939311203Albany, NYWhere British government summoned an intercolonial congress to in 175414
939311204Edict of NantesEdict issued by crown of France in 1598 that granted limited toleration to French Protestants15
939311205Proclamation of 1763Proclamation from the London government that flatly prohibited settling the area beyond the Appalachians16
9393112061598When was the Edict of Nantes published?17
9393112071608When did Champlain colonize Quebec for France?18

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