French and Indian War Flashcards
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Define the French and Indian War
a war that took place from 1754 to 1763 between France and Britian that led to the end of the French power in North America
Define the Albany Plan of Union
- Ben Franklin’s idea of one central government for the colonies
- Grand Council: make laws, raise taxes, created unity military
- all the delegates approved but the colonies did not
Define the Treaty of Paris
an agreement between Britain and France that ended the French and Indian War in 1763
Define the Proclamation of 1763
a law forbidding the English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Who was Ben Franklin?
delegate from Pennsylvania; he proposed the Albany Plan of Union
Define the guerrilla warfare
fighters who use hit-and-run attacks
Define the Parliamnet
representative assembly in England
After the Treaty of Paris:
France’s Land Change
- lost all land in Canada; except 2 fishing islands
- lost all land west of the Mississippi River
- kept islands in West Indies
After the Treaty of Paris:
Spain’s Land Change
- gained all French land west of the Mississippi River
- gained port of New Orleans
After the Treaty of Paris:
Britain’s Land Change
- gained Canada
- gained all French land east of the Mississippi River
- gained Florida from Spain
Before the Treaty of Paris:
France’s Land
-New France, Louisiana (Central America)
Before the Treaty of Paris:
Spain’s Land
- Florida
- Western North America
Before the Treaty of Paris:
Britain’s Land
- East Coast of North America
- East Coast of Canada
Before the Treaty of Paris:
Russia’s Land
-Coastal Region of Western North America
Why are the British in the Ohio River Valley?
- thought it belonged to them bc of their charter
- needed more farmland due to growing population
- neither the farmers or traders wanted to see the French in control of the ORV
Why are the French in the Ohio River Valley?
- depended on trading fur w/ the Native Americans in the ORV
- used the river to travel
- ORV connected their land (Louisiana and Canada)
Why are the Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley?
- wanted to escape British settlement
- needed the land to grow crops and hunt
Why are the British fighting in the war?
- neither the farmers or traders wanted to see the French in control of the ORV
- wanted to control the valley
Why are the French fighting in the war?
- wanted to keep the British out of the ORV
- ORV connected their land (Louisiana and Canada)
Why are the Native Americans fighting in the war?
- started neutral to receive gifts from the Europeans
- eventually chose sides based on what was best for them
- wanted to keep their land as their own and their way of life
Who sided with the French?
Algonquins and Hurons
Who sided with the British?
Iroquois
What was the purpose of the Albany Congress meeting?
- secure their alliance with the Iroquois
- wanted to create a united colonial defense
What general tried to attack Fort Duquesne?
General Edward Braddock
