chapter 5 war and peace social 7 Flashcards
superpower.
a country that is more powerful than almost all other countries.
France and England were often in conflict with one another. This happened because they both wanted the same thing. They wanted more __________.
territories
what was close to being a world war?
the seven years war
they fought in India, the Caribbean, and Africa who’s they?
Europe and France and England.
Bias
A personal like or dislike of something or
someone that is not necessarily based on fact.
Fact
Information that is accepted as correct
and true is a fact.
Opinions
When people give their point of view or
judge something.
what war was close to being a world war?
seven years war.
Europe, France and England fought in ______, the , __________, and
_______
India, Caribbean, Africa.
who felt secure perhaps to secure?
New France.
_______ _________ from the Thirteen
Colonies far outnumbered the ______ _________ of New France.
English colonists, French colonists
They wanted to
move into the interior of North America.
who’s they?
English colonists from the Thirteen
Colonies.
___ ________ ________ felt blocked on the north and west.
The Thirteen
Colonies
The Atlantic fisheries
produced tonnes of ___ and _____ ____ for
dinner tables back in Europe.
cod, other fish
what is two of British Strengths?
the most powerful navy in Europe
• prosperous colonies in New England, which could
provide military supplies
• Haudenosaunee allies (later in the war)
what are two of French Strengths?
the most powerful army in Europe
• strong fortresses at Louisbourg and Québec
• many First Nations allies, including the Mi’kmaq
[MIG-mah], Maliseet [MAL-ih-seet], Canadian Mohawks,
Innu [IN-noo], Algonquin [al-GONG-kwin], Wendat
[WAH-n-dot], Ojibwa [oh-JIB-way], Odawa [oh-DAH-wuh],
and Abenaki [a-buh-NA-kee]
what are two of British weaknesses?
an army that was not used to waging forest warfare
• major challenges: that is, the need to capture the
well-defended French fortresses
• constant bickering among the Thirteen Colonies
what are two of French Weaknesses?
dependence on France for supplies
• a vast territory that was hard to defend
• a single entry route to the colony: the
St. Lawrence River (In time of war, an enemy
could block it.)
• military and government officials who could not
agree on a defence policy