Early New World and Colonial America Flashcards
Benjamin Franklin
Famous American who began the first libraries and fire departments
Pontiac
Indian Chief that tried to unite tribes against England in 1763
William Pitt
Prime Minister of England during the French and Indian War
General James Wolfe
The British General who was killed during the French and Indian War
General Edward Braddock
The British General that led his men into an ambush after refusing advice from George Washington
Henry Hudson
He explored the east coast of North America for the Dutch laying claim to present day NYC
The Puritans
They were a religious group fleeing persecution in England. They believed that all church members were equal in the eyes of God
The Columbian Exchange
This was a complex sharing of ideas, plants and animals that would forever change the world.
John Smith married
He married the Indian Princess Pocahontas
The Iroquois Confederacy
The Mohawk, Oneidas, Onodagas, Cayugas and Seneca tribes made up this group and they were located in the northeast of North America
The Triangular Trade
It was very profitable and it involved the shipping and trading of goods and people between America, Europe and Africa
Quebec
This city was captured by Wolfe and it ended France’s colonial empire in America
The Albany Plan of Union
This was Ben Franklin’s unsuccessful to unite the British colonies
The French and Indian War was between?
French versus the British
The French and Indian War started over?
They were fighting over the control of Ohio valley
