Week 11 Vocab.
When someone is killed for political or religious reasons
Assassination
He was the leader of the Virginia militia who built Fort Necessity and was sent to deliver a message to the French to leave the Ohio Country.
George Washington
This ended the French and Indian War in 1763
Treaty of Paris
A crop grown in large quantities to sell for profit
Cash Crop
The capital of this state is Jefferson City
Missouri
Where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the larger Ohio River
Forks of the Ohio
He was the French military leader who was killed near Fort Duquesne; his death started the French and Indian War
Robert Coulon de Jumonville
A gun that uses gunpowder and lead balls for ammunition
Someone who agrees to learn a trade and work in exchange for room and board
Apprentice
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
Animals that were hunted for food or furs
Game
He was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia who sent George Washington to the Ohio Country to deliver a message
Robert Dinwiddie
Another name for the French and Indian War
Seven Years War
The constitution of the Iroquois that included a balance of power between bigger and smaller groups, a two-branch legislature, procedures for passing laws, and more.
Great Law of Peace
The capital of this state is Madison
Wisconsin
Purchasing land and selling it at a higher price
Speculation/Land Speculation
He was the leader of the Iroquois Confederacy also known as the “Half-King”.
Tanaghrisson
During the French and Indian War, which side did the Iroquois Confederacy join?
The British-American Alliance
The land trade route between Europe and Asia
Silk Road
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
They purchased land in the Ohio Country to sell to settlers at a higher price
Ohio Company
She was kidnapped by Native American tribe and became part of the Seneca tribe; later in her life she was given a chance to return to the British settlements but refused
Mary Jemison
They won the French and Indian War giving them control of the Ohio Country
People who wandered from place to place to find resources
Nomads/Nomadic
The capital of this state is Lansing
Michigan