American Pageant Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 6 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.
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| 1142224398 | Huguenots | French protestants who were persecuted in France. Conflict between Catholics and Protestants forced 200,000 to leave France | 1 | |
| 1142224399 | Courerurs Des Bois | French fur-trappers that hunted beaver. Led to increased trade with Natives while also decimating the beaver population | 2 | |
| 1142224400 | Seven Years War | Also known as the French and Indian War. Caused by colonists were expanding West into French land. | 3 | |
| 1142224401 | Albany Congress | Called by Britain to deal with Iroquois and try to get them on their side. Another attempt at colonial unity | 4 | |
| 1142224402 | Benjamin Franklin | Created the Albany Plan of Union. Encouraged colonies to unite or risk dying. "Join or Die" | 5 | |
| 1142224403 | Treaty of Paris of 1763 | Ended the French and Indian War. France is in essence removed from North America, Britain becomes biggest superpower | 6 | |
| 1142224404 | Proclamation Line of 1763 | Response to Pontiac's Rebellion; stated colonists could not travel west of the Appalachian mountains; angered colonists greatly | 7 |