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
In 1758, the British won fort _______ renaming it fort ________. They then gained ______ support.
Duquesne
Pitt
Iroquois
_____, the capital of New France was located on _______.
Quebec
Atop hill tops
How did the British capture Quebec?
Climbed the cliffs of an unguarded trail and captured the city.
After losing ____, the French could no longer defend its territory. In ____, Britain and France signed the ______ ending the war.
Quebec
1763
Treaty of Paris
Virginia colonist who led troops against French during the seven year war; future president.
George Washington
Force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Militia
Agreement between countries to help each other against other countries
Alliance
Cede
Surrender
Resolve
Strong determination to succeed in doing something
