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Unit 4 Flashcards

0
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You won’t region where did the British settlers moving

A

The Ohio River Valley

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What caused the British and French colonist to move west on to new land

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Because the population was so large the colonist wanted to spread out

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2
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Who claim to control the Ohio country

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Iroquois confederacy

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3
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What was the purpose of the Albany conference

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To discuss defense against the French threat and to trade with several representatives of the Iroquois’s confederacy

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4
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Who wrote the plan to create a single colonial government to supervise the colonies

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Benjamin Franklin

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5
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How did the representatives respond to the Albany plan

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The colonies were not ready

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6
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What part of North America was up for grabs and the 1750s

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The Ohio country

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7
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What were three major groups competing for land in the Ohio country in the mid-1700s

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The natives French and English

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8
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Who was sent as the leader of an expedition to force the French to abandon their fort at the forks

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George Washington

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9
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Who fired the first shot of the French and Indian war

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French

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10
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What was the name of the fort that Washington surrounded to the French

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Fort necessity

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What was the name of the British general who ignore the advice of colonists and Native Americans

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Edward Bradot

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12
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What was that outcome Battle of the monongahela river

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The natives snuck up into the trees and shot down the British

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13
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What is a cartridge pouch

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An ammunition case carried on the right hip

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14
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Canteen

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Made out of wood or tin

Supported by leather strap holds water

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15
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Haver sacks

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Cheap unbleached linen bags used to carry rations and foodstuffs

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16
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KNap sacks

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Carried on back -made of linen campus – contained close and personal belongings

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17
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Fire locks

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Must get used on standard firearms – work by flint

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18
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Carbins

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Small and light version of musket – favored by dragoon units

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19
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Bayonets

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Triangular steel blades – it muzzle of a musket

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20
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Rifles

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Muzzle loading Flint Lock weapons

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21
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What British officer was given command to capture fort Carillon

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Jeffery Amherst

22
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Why did the British want to capture fort carillon

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To establish control over Champlain Valley

23
Q

How many British/French soldiers participated in the battle of carillon

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British – 16,000 French – 3500

24
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When did the battle of Carillion take place

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July 8, 1756

25
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Which unit succeeded in capturing part of the Frenchline

A

The 42nd Hylender succeeded in pushing into the French a

26
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Who was selected to become the new prime minister of Britain

A

William Pitt

27
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What was the prime minister strategy for defeating the French

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Pitt strategy was to Divert the British arms attention toward securing the Hudson river valley and St. Lawrence River Valley

28
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Who replaced Abercrombie as the British commander in north America

A

General Jeffrey Amherst

29
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When was fort Carillion successfully captured by the British

A

On July 27 1759

30
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What was the fout renamed

A

Ft. Ticonderoga

31
Q

What unit was responsible for protecting the British Army from Native American ambushes?

A

The Rangers under the command of Robert Rogers

32
Q

When/where do the battle take place?

A

9/14/1759 outside of the city of Quebec

33
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How did the British win the battle

A

They used a sneak attack where they climb steep cliffs into the city and surprise the French

34
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What were the names of two of the commanders who are mortally wounded in the battle of Quebec

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Montcalm and Wolfe

35
Q

What was the result of the battle what did this book force the French to do

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The French lost and started to give up their claims of land in North America

36
Q

What did the British promise the Iroquois’s to encourage them to stop fighting with the French

A

To stop building towns west of the Allegheny Mountains and they stopped helping the French

37
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What was the result of agreements

A

The French lost the natives support and eventually lost the war

38
Q

What did the treaty of Paris 1763 require of the French

A

To give up a lot of land

39
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What did King George the third due to uphold his part of the bargain with the natives

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He drew the proclamation line. And restricted the colonist from going there the line was the appellation Mountains

40
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How did the colonists respond to this promise

A

The colonist ignore the command and continue to settle across the line

41
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Why did chief Pontiac lead a rebellion against British settlers

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Because the colonist often look down on the natives treated unfairly and failed to stop settling on their land

42
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How long did the rebellion last

A

Three years from 1763 to 1766

43
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What did the British show their peaceful intentions at the conclusion of the rebellion

A

They gave them gifts

44
Q

Which Laws did parliament begin to enforce

A

Navigation acts

45
Q

Why did parliament went to begin to enforce these laws in the first place

A

To pay for the French and Indian war

46
Q

What did the stamp act tax

A

All printed materials

47
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Why did some within the colonies began to protest the stamp act

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Because the colonists felt it was unfair and legal and no taxation without representation

48
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How did the colonies respond to the Stamp act

A

The colonist made the stamp act Congress

49
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When additional taxes were created how did some colonist respond

A

They boycotted goods made the goods themselves and smuggled in good

50
Q

What did the British government used to tie in its control on the colonies

A

Taxes then soldiers

51
Q

Why did the British government send soldiers to Boston

A

Because that’s where the most resistance was

52
Q

When did the Boston mascare take place

A

March 5, 1770

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