Chapter 3 Section 5 Flashcards

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French Advantages

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  1. Single government (quick decisions)
  2. Settlements were close and well-fortified
  3. Stronger alliance with the Indians
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British Advantages

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  1. Far larger population (1.5m vs. 75k)
  2. Colonial militia (ready to fight quickly)
  3. Self-supporting (food and supplies)
  4. Stronger navy
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George Washington

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Young colonel in the Virginia militia who was with General Braddock at his defeat.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Representative from Pennsylvania who proposed the Albany Plan

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James Wolfe

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British General who won the Battle of Quebec, but died in the battle.

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Edward Braddock

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British General who refused both Indian help and to change tactics. He was defeated by the French and Indians on the banks of the Monongahela river

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William Pitt

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British secretary of states who devised a plan to defeat the French in North America. This plan meant spending a lot of money.

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Marquis de Montcalm

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Brilliant French General who lead the Canadian campaign, his death at the battle of Quebec greatly weakened the French

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Battle of Quebec

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Turning point of the war, huge feat for the British, both the Generals died

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Albany Plan

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Benjamin Franklin proposed loose union of the 13 British colonies to cooperate in fighting the French.
Rejected because they didn’t want to lose any power

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Treaty of Paris

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Ended the French and Indian war.
The terms of the treaty gave Canada to Britain. Britain also gained all French lands east of the Mississippi River except the city of New Orleans and two small islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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