French & Indian War Flashcards
To sell abroad
Export
To bring in from foreign markets
Import
An economic theory whose goal is building a country’s wealth and power by building its supplies of gold and silver.
Mercantilism
Producing just enough to meet the immediate needs of the family, with little left over to sell or trade.
Subsistence farming
A military force made up of ordinary citizens
Militia
Partnership
Alliance
Crops that can be easily sold in markets in the colonies and other countries
Cash crops
Trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies.
Triangular Trade
Name came from the fact that it was often the second, or middle leg of the three-part rout of the Triangular Trade.
The middle passage
A terrible ordeal for African slaves
The Middle Passage
Name three ways the African slaves were treated
a.) slaves were chained together and given no space
b.) little food and water
c.) tortured during the voyage
The Great Awakening was with who?
George Whitefield and John Edwards
George Whitefield was aka what?
The Great Orator
The Great Awakening did what?
a.) Itinerant preaching-not staying at a home church
b.) Preached to the emotional appeals
Who was part of the European Enlightenment?
John Locke
European Enlightenment did what?
a.) government rules with people’s permission
b.)have the right to overthrow the government
c.) Natural Rights-life, liberty, and property
Who was Thomas Paine?
Part of the European Enlightenment
What did Thomas Paine do?
Spoke for America to declare independence from England
The Great awakening was what kind of movement in the 18th century
A religious movement
The enlightenment was a what kind of movement in the 18th century?
Intellectual movement
What lights competed against each other?
New and old lights
Enlightenment empathized what? And the principles guided what?
Reason and science
American Independence
The French and Indian war timeline
1754-1763
Fought over?
Fur trade and Ohio river valley
Cause of the war?
English wanted to take part in the fur trade and was upset the French had a fort in the Ohio ever valley.
Later appointed the commander in chief of the Virginia militia. Was sent to drive out the French. Built fort necessity.
George Washington
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in attempt to unite the colonial governments to fight the French
Albany Plan of Union
Did the Albany plan of Union work?
No it was rejected by the colonies because they didn’t want to give up some of their powers
New British prime minister
William Pitt
William Pitt did what?
a.) to avoid complaints from give Britain pays for the war
b.)tan a huge debt the colonists had to pay more taxes
c.)intended to conquer French Canada and attacked French colonies in other parts of the world
Ended the French and Indian war
Treaty of Paris
What did France lose after the war?
France- lost all territory in North America but got to keep some colonies in the West Indies
What did England gain after the war?
Canada and Florida and all lands east of the Mississippi River
What did Spain gain after the war?
All French lands west of the Mississippi River
What did Native American get after the war?
Nothing
Chief Pontiac leader of the, what tribe? Attacked a British fort in response to the treaty of Paris and fear of losing their what? What is this war called?
Ottawa
Way of life
Pontiacs war
To prevent more fighting king George issued the proclamation to keep colonists from settling what direction? of the Appalachian mountains. King kept 10,000 troops to enforce this new rule. What was rule called?
West
Proclamation of 1763
