The French And Indian War Flashcards
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Why did France have the upper hand
France had forts in the Great Lakes region and the Ohio River Valley also they had Native Americans as allies
What was the French and Indian war
War in North America between France and Britain
Who fought in the war for the Britain side first
The colonists
Who is Gen. Edward Braddock and what did he do
He was a general for Britain and his mission was to drive the French out of the Ohio River Valley and George Washington was his aid
What was wrong with Braddocks way of marching
Braddock was slow and took a long time and lined up the red coats and Marched in rows even though Washington disagreed
What was the result of Braddock ignored Washington
They were ambushed by the French and the Indians
1000 British were killed including Braddock
Washington lead the survivors back to Virginia
What was the seven years war
A war against France in Europe
Who sided with Britain
The Prussians
Who was William Pitt
He was a friend of William Wilberforce
he was elected prime minister
he decided Britain would pay for the cost of war
he ran up a huge debt
What happened after Pitt was no longer in power
The taxes were raised on the colonists
After pitt took fort Duquesne what was it renamed
Fort Pitt
Where was Quebec and why was it a secure location
It was one of the French is forts in Canada
How did the British attack
They spotted a poorly guarded path and they attacked at night and beat the French
What was the treaty of Paris
A treaty between Britain and France thus forth ending the war
What did Great Britain gain from the treaty of Paris
They get Florida from Spain and they get land east of the Mississippi
What did Spain gain from the treaty of Paris
They got land west of the Mississippi and get the Louisiana territory and New Orleans
What did Canada gain from the Treaty of Paris
Most of France’s land in the north
What was Pontiacs war
The war between Indians and the colonists
What happened after they lost
They lost their trading partner
Britain charge higher prices
British settlers moved onto their land for no pay
Who was Pontiac
Ottawa chief who tried to unite Native Americans against the British
What did they do
They captured a couple forts and killed settlers and and Virginia front tier
What was the end result
British defeated Pontiac and signed peace treaty
Proclamation of 1763
Britain called a halt to colonial expansion which meant no more fighting the Appalachian Mountains became a temporary boundary for the Western colonies
This made who angry
Speculators who already bought land west but they couldn’t sell it
