Causes & Context
The economic philosophy that encouraged competition between European powers in the Americas for natural resources
Mercantilism
This young general gained early military experience during the conflict.
George Washington
Ben Franklin's proposal for a unified colonial government due to an impending war with France in 1754.
Albany plan or Albany Congress
Natives fought on both sides of the French and Indian War...True or False
True
The high cost of the French and Indian War for the British empire led to an end to this period where colonists were allowed to ignore imperial law.
salutary neglect
The French and Indian War was caused by disputes over this region.
Ohio River Valley
This Native American confederacy played an important role in diplomacy and warfare during the conflict.
Iroquois Confederacy
The Albany Plan called for an alliance with this native group.
Iroquois Confederacy
This city became the site of the decisive 1759 battle between British and French forces turning the tide toward British Victory
Quebec
The colonists praised the British military for their success in the French and Indian War. True or False?
False
This economic resource was one of the primary reasons France and Britain competed for control of North America's interior.
Fur
British General whose questionable and overly confident actions led to his forces being decimated early in the French and Indian War at the Battle of Monongahela
General Edward Braddock
A young George Washington was sent to deliver a letter to the French fort in modern day Pittsburgh. Name the French fort and the fort Washington built to defend his troops
Ft Duquesne and Ft Necessity
William Pitt was credited with developing the British strategy to win the war. What was his plan? Name 2
To invest lots of $, capture ft Quebec and move down the ORV
7 years war
The Ohio River Valley was strategically important because it connected the Great Lakes region with this major river system.
Mississippi River Valley
This British Prime Minister developed the strategy of cutting off the supply chain to the French leading to British victory
Lord William Pitt
The British doubled their territory after the French and Indian War. This would lead to problems with natives that were allied with the French. What was the name of the organized native rebellion against British expansion after the French and Indian War?
Pontiac's Rebellion
France would lose nearly all of its colonial possessions in North America after signing this treaty that ended the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris 1763
What was the colonial response to the Proclamation line of 1763
They ignored it
King George gave permission to a group of English investors to occupy the Ohio River Valley. What was the name of the company that was granted these permissions.
Ohio Stock Company
Virginia's lieutenant Governor who sent a young General Washington to deliver a letter to the French warning them to leave the Ohio River Valley triggering the beginning of the French and Indian War
Robert Dinwiddie
In order to avoid further conflict with native groups, King George issued this order forbidding English colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.
Proclamation line of 1763
This was the turning point in the French and Indian war. This unlikely victory would give the British control over French supply routes.
Battle of Ft Quebec
After the French and Indian War, Britain shifted from its previous policy of allowing the colonies considerable self-government to a policy of greater imperial control and taxation. What major reason prompted this change?
Britain's need to pay off war debts and the belief that colonists couldn't defend themselves.