Vocabulary
Legislature
A group of people elected to make laws
How did colonists show their independence?
By taking care of themselves.
What was triangular trade?
Trade between the colonies, Europe, and Africa
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A plan that would have united the colonies but was denied
What happened to British power at the end of the War?
It increased.
Delegate
A person elected to serve in government
What were the colonial legislature meetings for?
To make laws and to work together to provide goods and services
George Washington was order to drive the French away from which fort?
Fort Duquesne
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union?
Benjamin Franklin
What happened to the French forts by the end of the War?
Independence
The ability to take care of oneself
What did Britain mostly want from the colonies?
To make a profit (money) off of them
How did the American colonists react to British trade laws?
Many colonists ignored them
The Iroquois
What are reinforcements?
Additional soldiers that are used to back up an army
A group of territories joining together under one government
What dangers were there for the settlers in the Ohio Valley?
The French and the American Indians
What were the Navigation Acts?
Laws that Britain passed as a way to regulate colonial trade
What was a British advantage leading up to the French and Indian War?
They had many soldiers and settlers
What did George Washington advise General Braddock to do for this war?
He told him he needed to learn more about wilderness fighting.
Treaty
An agreement to end fighting
Who encouraged the colonists by sending troops and supplies and offering them encouraging words?
William Pitt
People from Africa were forced into this _____
slavery
What was a French disadvantage leading up to the War?
They had few settlers
Did General Braddock listen to George Washington's advice about fighting?
No