Mercantilism
Under mercantilism, colonies were only allowed to trade with this "mother country."
Who is England?
Both the French and British wanted to control this valuable piece of land.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The small, hastily built fort where George Washington surrendered to French forces in July 1754.
What is Fort Necessity?
Benjamin Franklin drew a cartoon of a chopped-up snake with this famous 4-word caption to tell the colonies to work together.
What is "Join, or Die"?
After losing the war, France had to give up all its land east of this huge river.
What is the Mississippi River?
This term means trading or sneaking goods illegally to avoid paying British taxes.
What is smuggling?
The French came to America mainly to hunt and trade for this animal product.
What is fur?
This British leader took control of the war strategy and spent a lot of money to help Britain win.
Who is William Pitt?
To make sure they had enough soldiers to defeat France, Britain made a plan to pay these local colonial fighters to join the regular British army.
Who are colonial militias? (Accept: "colonists" or "local volunteers")
This 1763 law told the colonists they were banned from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
These British laws forced the colonies to ship their goods only on British ships.
What are the Navigation Acts?
This famous future American president was a young military leader during the war.
Who is George Washington?
This French city in Canada sat on a high cliff and was captured by the British in a major turning point battle.
What is Quebec
Because the wilderness had no roads, both armies used these geographical features as "highways" to move their heavy cannons, food, and troops.
What are rivers? (or lakes/waterways)
Because the war was very expensive, the British government started forcing the colonists to pay these.
What are taxes?
Mercantilism meant the colonies sent raw materials (like wood) to England, and England sent back these kinds of goods (like furniture).
What are manufactured goods?
Besides the French, this group of people fought against the British to protect their land.
Who are Native Americans?
This French fort was built where three rivers meet, which is now the city of Pittsburgh.
What is Fort Duquesne?
The French military strategy relied heavily on building a long chain of these wooden and stone buildings to defend their trading borders.
What are forts?
For a long time, Britain ignored the colonies and let them rule themselves. This relaxed policy was called salutary _______.
What is neglect?
True or False: Mercantilism was designed to make the colonies richer than England.
What is False? (It made England richer)
The French and Indian War was a fight between which two European countries?
Who are France and Britain?
This British general was famous for refusing to listen to colonial advice about hidden ambushes. He was defeated and killed in the woods near Fort Duquesne.
Who is General Edward Braddock?
To win the war, British Prime Minister William Pitt changed his plan and decided Britain would borrow a massive amount of this resource to pay for better weapons and more ships.
What is money?
Angry about new taxes, colonists started saying: "No taxation without ______________."
What is representation?