AP US History Chapter 6 Flashcards

42685054	Huguenots	protestants who fought against the Roman Catholics in France
42685055	Edict of Nantes	granted limited toleration to protestants in France
42685056	King Louis XVI	1643- 1715 King of France, interested in colonies
42685057	Quebec	France's 1st permanent colony
42685058	Samuel de Champlain	soldier and explorer who led the Quebec exploration
42685059	Huron	Indian tribes that were helped by the French to defeat the Iroquois
42685060	New France	Canada- ruled directly by King
42685061	Coureurs de bois	French fur trappers- caught mostly beavers
42685062	Fur hunting	major industry- French fur trappers discovered many new places
42685063	Jesuits	worked to save the Indians and convert them to Christianity
42685064	Louisiana	found by Robert de la Salle- named in honor of Louis XIV
42685065	Robert de la Salle	explorer who found Louisiana- later killed by men when he couldn't find it again
42685066	New Orleans	fortified post that guarded France from the Gulf of Mexico- fur trade industry
42685067	King William's War	British colonists against French coureurs de bois- recruted Indians- guerrila warfare
42685068	Queen Anne's War	Similar to King William's war- the British won and recieved Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay
42685069	Deerfield Massacre	bloody massacre during King William's War
42685070	Treaty of Utrect	treaty that gave Britain Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay after Queen Anne's War
42685071	Nova Scotia	"New Scotland" awarded in Treaty of Utrect
42685072	Salutary Neglect	time after the war and before the French and Indian War when Britain allowed the colonies to run themselves
42685073	War of Jenkins Ear	Between Britain and Spain- Carribean Sea and Georgia- ended with Louisbourg back to France
42685074	King George's War	war of Austrian Sucession- France allies with Spain- New Englanders invade New France
42685075	Ohio River Valley	area of contention between French and British- French and Indian War is started here
42685076	George Washington	sent to Ohio River Valley to fight the French, killed French leader- later had to surrender
42685077	Fort Duquesne	French fort- 1st George Washington fight- kills French leader
42685078	Fort Necessity	after a 10 hour siege on the fort, George Washington surrenders- defeated by French
42685079	Cajuns	French-speaking Acadians who were moved to Louisiana to protect Britain from being overthrown in the newly acquired Canadian territory- Roman Catholic
42685080	French and Indian War	started in Ohio Valley- against French for land- ended with the Peace Treaty of Paris (1763)- Britain gets Canada, and Louisiana, French get Sugar Islands
42685081	Seven Years' War	European version of French and Indian War- Britain and Prussia against France, Spain, Austria and Russia
42685082	Benjamin Franklin	leading spirit of the Albany Congress
42685083	Albany Congress	group of delegates from 7 of the 13 colonies- agreed on union through French and Indian War
42685084	Braddock	British general- tried to capture Fort Duquesne- failed because of slow, heavy equipment
42685085	William Pitt	British general- attacked Louisburg for 1st British victory- helped capture Quebec
42685086	James Wolfe	led British on Plains of Abraham (died)- Quebec surrenders
42685087	Plains of Abraham	place where the British and French faced each other in Battle of Quebec
42685088	Marquis de Montcalm	the French general during the battle of Quebec
42685089	Treaty of Paris	1763- French power is thrown off North America- Spain gives up Florida, Britain gets Canada, and Louisiana, French get Sugar Islands
42685090	Militia	name for an army or troops
42685091	Pontiac's Rebellion	Indian cheif who wanted to expel the British colonists out of the Ohio River Valley- failed, but led colonists to set up army on frontier
42685092	Proclamation of 1763	prohibited settlement in an area beyond the Appalachians- tried to stop Indian problem- colonists saw as it as way to oppress them