The French & Indian War! Flashcards

Vocab relating to The French & Indian War

491533808	Plains of Abraham	the location of Quebec; it was the top of a steep cliff high above the St. Lawrence River
491533809	Treaty of Paris	This treaty ended the Seven Years War
491533810	Pontiacs War	A 1763 conflict between Native Americans and the British over settlement of Indian lands in the Great Lakes area
491533811	Proclamation of 1763	A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
491533812	Ohio Valley	The point of contention that sparked the French and Indian War. Both the French and British claimed it. They wanted the area because the rivers allowed for transportation.
491533813	Albany Plan of Union	plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and the Crown
491533814	Fort Necessity	The fort which George Washington built in the Ohio Valley to protect the English from the French.
491533815	Plains of Abraham	the location of Quebec; it was the top of a steep cliff high above the St. Lawrence River