Ch. 6 Terms AP US History Flashcards

Terms from chapter 6 of the American Pageant 15th edition AP US History textbook

573195671	Huguenots	French protestant dissenters, granted limited toleration under Edict of Nantes
573195672	Edict of Nantes	Grants limited toleration to French protestants
573195673	Coureurs de bois	"runners of the woods"- fur hunters in New France
573195674	Voyageurs	French version of conquistadores- more mellow. Convert some natives being fur traders
573195675	Robert de la Salle	Named and claimed Louisiana for France
573195676	War of Jenkin's Ear	1739, quarrel between British and French, evidently spurred by a conflict wherein the ear of a soldier was severed by an enemy force
573195677	King George's War	Sparked by the War of Jenkin's Ear, spread into Europe
573195678	Acadians	French inhabitants of Nova Scotia, many of whom were uprooted by the British in 1775. Later became known as cajuns.
573195679	French and Indian War	Started by General Washington in Ohio when 150 militiamen are led onto French land and a French militia leader is killed.
573195680	Seven Year's War	Product of French and Indian war, fought in both America and Europe (also called a seven-seas war)
573195681	Albany Congress	Meeting of delegates from 7 American colonies where Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for unifying the colonies
573195682	Battle of Québec	1759, regarded as one of the most significant engagements in British and American history. City of Québec captured.
573195683	Pontiac's Uprising	Ottowa chief Pontiac worked to expel colonists from the Ohio River Valley
573195684	Proclamation of 1763	Issued by the London government, prohibited colonists from settling in areas beyond the Appalachian mountains