Chapter 5 Section 1 Flashcards
Conflicts over ____ led to war.
Land
By the mid 1700s both _____ and ________ had claimed land in North America- lands that had already been settled by Native Americans.
Britiain
France
_____ claimed Ohio River valley as part of its territory but the _____ colony also claimed the land.
France
Virginia
In 1753, the French began ______ in the Ohio River valley to protect their claims.
Building forts
The governor of Virginia sent a militia led by __________ to __________.
George Washington
Order the French out
The French ignored Washington’s _______.
Warnings
Washington returned the next year to find the French ______. Built where _______ and _______ meets to form ________.
Building a fort
Allegheny
Monogahela
Ohio River
Washington built a fort of his own called ____________,nearby.
Fort necessity
What made Washington surrender fort necessity ?
Large French army attacked
What was the Albany plan of Union? The plan was later (accepted/rejected)
Plan which an elected council would have authority to act for all colonies on urgent matters. It could also form armies and collect taxes.
Rejected
In 1755 troops led by _________ marched on ________.
General Edward Braddock
Fort Duquense
The _____ and the _____ ambushed the British. They won because ….?
French and native Americans
~the British knew little about fighting in North America
~ red uniforms provided targets.
Other defeats that followed British disaster at fort Duquesne.
Fort niagra
Lake George
Fort Oswego
Fort William Henry
In ____, Britain declared war on France , starting the ______________.
1756
Seven years war
Brittany’s string of defeats finally ended when _____ took office.
William Pitt
