FRENCH LOUISIANA
NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY II
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BEGINS
THE WAR TURNS
AFTER THE WAR
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By founding New Orleans, who were the French trying to keep out of Louisiana?
the British
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What direction does the Mississippi River flow?
south
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What were the 2 main Native American groups that fought each other during the war?
Iroquois (Brit.) & Huron (Fr.)
100
In what state would you find Pittsburgh?
Pennsylvania
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Which Ottawa chief tried to drive British settlers out of Native hunting grounds?
Chief Pontiac
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Why was La Salle unable to settle the Mississippi River Valley?
many colonists died from disease
200
What river now forms the border between Texas & Mexico?
Rio Grande
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What fort did George Washington build to try to hold off the French?
Fort Necessity
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What is Ft. Duquesne called today?
Pittsburgh
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What mountain range separated the British colonies from the rest of North America?
the Appalachian Mts.
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Before La Salle, what Jesuit priest explored the Mississippi River along with Louis Jolliet?
Marquette
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After the French & Indian War, what river was the boundary between the British and other Europeans?
the Mississippi River
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In the 1st battle of the war, at Ft. Duquesne (do-CANE), who led the British soldiers?
George Washington
300
What did the British promise the Iroquois for their help?
to keep British settlers off Iroquois lands
300
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 upset those in the Thirteen Colonies?
British settlers were not allowed to take part in the fur trade
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What city did the French found at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
New Orleans
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In what state does the Mississippi River begin?
Minnesota
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A conflict over what area of North America caused the French and Indian War?
the Ohio River Valley
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How did British leader William Pitt contribute to the British victory in the French & Indian War?
Pitt gave $$, troops & equipment to the British to capture Ft. Duquesne
400
What treaty ended the French & Indian War?
Treaty of Paris (1763)
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Where did Rene Robert La Salle explore and after whom did he name the area?
Mississippi River Valley; Louisiana
500
Before the French & Indian War, what country controlled the area of Wisconsin? After the war?
France; Britain
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What were the two main European powers that fought in the French & Indian War?
France & Britain
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What two (2) events in 1759 led to the British victory in the French & Indian War?
1) Iroquois joined the British and 2) the British captured the capital of New France, Quebec
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Even though the French lost the war, how did they avoid losing Louisiana to the British?
the French gave Louisiana to the Spanish
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