Chapter 5 Test Flashcards
The strongest confederation of Indian tribes that were on the Britan’s side
Iroquois Confederacy
The river that the English and French fought over that started the French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley
The general that lead a force to protect the fort that was being built near the meeting point of the two rivers that created the Ohio River
George Washington
The fort that the French took from the English near the Ohio River
Fort Duquesne
A small fort quickly constructed to defend against the French while on their way to take back Fort Duquesne
Fort Necessity
The man who created the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
A council made up of delegates from all the colonies
Albany Plan of Union
The British general who led 2,500 men to take back Fort Duquesne
Edward Braddock
The man who was placed in command of the war efforts and was a British Secretary of State
William Pitt
The man who created the plan to sneak up on the city of Quebec by sending men to climb the cliffs and attack the French
James Wolfe
The French commander at Quebec who was attacked by the force led by James Wolfe
Marquis de Montcalm
The Ottawa Indian chief who wanted to stop the colonists from expanding westward
Pontiac
The order by the king which forbade colonists to go west of the Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763
The act that required colonists to house British troops and provide them with supplies
Quartering Act of 1765
The acts that controlled trade between the colonies and Britain’s foreign rivals
Navigation and Trade Acts
Warrants to search for smuggled goods anywhere
Writs of Assistance
The act that placed taxes on imported goods on items like sugar, molasses, coffee, silks, and indigo
Sugar Act
The act that required businessmen and lawyers to purchase special stamps and place them on items that were taxed
Stamp Act
Groups that organized and held rallies to protest the Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
An assembly that peacefully protested the Stamp Act
Stamp Act Congress
The man who urged the Stamp Act Congress to meet
Samuel Adams
The king that ignored the delegates that insisted on their right to be taxed only by their own representatives
King George III
The act that placed new taxes on items like glass, paper, lead, and tea
Townshend Acts
The event where a crowd threw snowballs and rocks at a group of soldiers and knocked one down. The soldiers then fired into the crowd killing five and wounding six others
Boston Massacre