The French and Indian War Quiz Flashcards
(55 cards)
where were the British moving west into
the Ohio valley
what rivers met at the forks of Ohio
Ohio iver, susquehanna river, and the monongahela
why was the Ohio valleyed important in controlling it
has control of the fur trade
when was the war
1754-1763; known as the nine years war
what was going on in europe during this time
also in a war; French and England (1756-1763; known as the seven years war)
when do we begin to George Washington’s involvement in the war
may 1754
who sent washington to Pennsylvania
VA governor Dinwiddle
where in Penn. was Washington sent to and why
Ohio valley/
to get control of that area for the British
what happened with Washington’s plan
when he gets there he ambushes a small detachment of French soldiers, wins, and builds a fort. Once he built it the french came over and took it over; Washington got the loss and went home in disgrace
what was the name of the fort that Washington built after surrounding and beating the french
fort necessity
at this time, where are all the british colonies located
New France
where is new france
along the st. lawrence river and parts of the Mississippi river
what happened when the british would get land
set up cities and cleared the land for farming
what happened when the french got land
they set up forts and quickly got involved in the fur trade with the Native Americans; they had a good relationship with them
what did Benjamin Franklin do and in what year
may 1754/
a cartoon or picture that symbolized the colonies and their plan
what was the picture of
a snake; it was divided into different parts, all symbolizing the colonies
what was the saying that was with picture
join or die
what colony was not included in the snake and why
georgia; no one knows why
where was the snake “posted”
the Pennsylvania Gizzett
what was Ben Franklin trying to do with the snake
show his Albany plan of union
what was the Albany plan of union
was to hopefully unite with the Iroquois Indians into some sort of union to fight in this French and Indian war
how did people feel about the Albany plan of union
the delegates that franklin had for all of the colonies, along with the president general pointed by the crown, approved his idea/
when he got home the colonies did not approve it
why did the colonies not approve it
they did not like it because they didn’t think that someone should have that much power
what did the Albany plan of union act as in present day
was the first example or model for later government
