Causes
One of the best animal resources in the Ohio River Valley was what?
Fur.
What is the First American Political Cartoon; When was it created?
"Join or Die", 1754.
Name the group of French settlers who are forcefully removed from central U.S. and Canadian Territories (Louisiana).
The Acadians.
Who lost the French and Indian War?
The French and many Native Americans.
Frontier
The land beyond the border of a country – typically unknown, unexplored, and unsettled
The French and the British fought for control of what area?
Ohio River Valley / Basin.
What happens at Fort Henry in 1757; why is this significant?
Fort William Henry Massacre, Thre French allow the British soldiers to be killed by Natives after surrendering, violating prominant rules of war.
This man was a Native American that stood up to the British forces, leading a war against them in 1763.
Chief Pontiac; Pontiacs Rebellion.
Why do the English begin to win the majority of battles fought later in the war?
It is no longer a colonial fight! The British Military is supplying vast amounts of resources to fund a war, soldiers, weapons, food, etc.
Guerilla Warfare
A form of irregular warfare in which a small group of fighters use tactics such as ambushes, camouflage, sabotage, and raids to fight a larger regular military force.
What happens in the Ohio River Valley in 1753; what is the English response?
French Forts have been built, the English send George Washington the claim the land in the name of England.
Why did the Colonies fail to come to an agreement at the Albany Plan of Union?
The Colonies did not want to lose their independent power(s).
This man traveled into the Ohio River Valley to tell a trespassing nation to leave the area.
George Washington.
When do the British (English) declare War on France, why?
The British declare war in 1756 after the French re-capture the island of Nova Scotia from them (off the coast of Canada).
Salutary Neglect
The “Hands Off’ policy of governance that England adopted for its colonies, allowing the American colonies to govern themselves
How did English colonial expansion lead to conflict?
English Colonist were taking Native land(s), resources, and were not as open minded as the French when it came to land ownership.
Which Group(s) sided with the British during the French and Indian War?
English Military (Redcoats, sometimes called "Tom" in recent history).
Colonial Militias.
Iroquois Confederation.
This man was the Prime Minister of Britain who helped the British win the war; he financed the English American Militia and funded much of the war.
William Pitt.
The French and Indian War eventually lead to what war between the United States and England?
The Revolutionary War.
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a system based on the benefits of profitable trading. Countries made trade policies that favored money going from the colonies to the mother country.
Who "sparked" the 7 Year War, when did this occur and how?
George Washington, 1754, attacking a French Envoy and the capture of French Land, which had been later built up by the English into Fort Necessity.
What was Proposed at the Albany Plan of Union; How many colonies wanted to ratify (accept) the Albany Plan of Union? Why is this the case?
Join or Die, Zero, they would have lost their Independent power(s).
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union; Why is this important?
Benjamin Franklin
What treaty ended the French and Indian War; what did it establish?
The Treaty of Paris, land ownership of French and Spanish territory by the English. English Control of the New World.
Describe how the transition from Salutary Neglect to Mercantilism led to the Revolutionary War.
Hands off to Hands on Approach. Britain would now take control over colonial economics and trade.