payne Flashcards
Long-standing rivalry between
France and Engla
War fought in—— also known as the
Europe from 1754-1763, seven years war
English concerned about— being built by in the Ohio River Valley
French forts
Population of——colonies growing rapidly & pushing—-
English, West
Young Major——leads a small force into Ohio in 1754
Washington
Hoped to capture the French Fort——- but defeated and forced to
retreat & build—–
Duquesne, Fort necessity
Defeated by French &——-and forced to return to Virginia
Native American
British send General——to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley in 1755
Edward Braddock
He is defeated and killed soon after by a——ambush
War officially declared in
French and Indian
1756
England Allies
Iroquis, Ottowas
England population
1,000,000
England activities
towns,trade,farms, priests
France Allies
algonquins,hurons
France population
70,000
France activities
fur trading,missionary,priests
French capture British forts at
Lake Ontario and Lake George
France’s——-allies raid farms from the
native American
New York-Virginia frontiers
—– dominate the first 3 years of the war
Win victories at —–& Fort William Henry but Ticonderoga begins a turn
France and Allies
fort oswego
British Foreign Minister —helps turn the tide in 1758
William pit
Makes peace with important——– allies
& adopts Indian fighting
_indian
strategies
In September 1759, British General James Wolfe leads a surprise attack on
Quebec
British victory at——cut off the French frontier forts
Leads——- to eventual victory in the war
Fort NIagara
England
France lost Canadian—–
and claims to land east of the
colonies
Mississippi River
England got all French territory in—— Florida & rights to
——slave trade
Canada
Caribbean
Spain got French territory west of the
Mississippi River and New orleans
Chief ——forms a Native American Alliance and strikes back at the British
pontiac
Pontiac’s War ends in
1765
England issues the——_to prevent further westward expansion & issues new taxes on colonies to pay for the war
proclamation of 1763
Friction increases between
colonies and Great Britian