Vocabulary
Trading post
Before you corrected the notes, what did Ms. Panagopoulos have written as Great Britain?
Great Bagel
George Washington
In early July 1754, a war began called
The French and Indian War
What country traded fur with the Indians?
France
What are haciendas?
Large estates with self-sufficient communities
Why did tensions grow between the British and Indians?
The British kept settling on lands where the Indians lived
This man was a Native American that stood up to British forces, later leading to the Proclamation of 1763. (Hint: think of a car)
Pontiac
What were the two sides in the French and Indian War?
The British versus the French and Indians
It was near the mouth of the Mississippi and helped New Orleans become a busy trading center
The Proclamation line of 1763 announced ______?
that colonists were no longer allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains
What popular dessert was created in France and brought over to it French colonies
Beignets
A British fort during the French and Indian War that George Washington and his soldiers built
Fort Necessity
The French and Indian War was fought over what land
The Ohio River Valley
France and Spain's "mother country" each had kings. This form of government is known as having absolute ______.
Monarchs
Native Americans from many tribes attacked British forts and settlements across the Great Lakes. This fighting was known as _______
Pontiac's Rebellion
In New Mexico, what country hoped to find gold and silver? (Hint: Spain, France, or Britain)
Spain
A French settlement that later grew into a major American city with a location near the mouth of the Mississippi River. (Hint: we had an article about this city)
New Orleans!!!
The land that France lost at the end of the war was divided between what two countries?
Britain and Spain
French and Spanish missionaries converted the Native Americans to what religion
Catholicism
Metacom, an Indian leader, had a goal to force the English out of New England. The English called this Indian leader by a different name which led to the name of the war. What was the Indian leader's name to the British?
One of the best animal resources in the Ohio River Valley was
Beaver fur
A French fort during the French and Indian War that George Washington tried to capture
Fort Duquesne
What Treaty ended the French and Indian War?
The Treaty of Paris
Why did Spain want to build a colony in Florida?
They hoped that a settlement in Florida would stop English or French from gaining a foothold of this part of North America.