Quiz One Flashcards
Define Military History
An objective, accurate, descriptive, and interpretive record of all the activities of armed forces in peace and war
What is a working definition of war?
the DoD accepted this official def. of war: a conflict among well organized and lead masses with unknown resolve (we don’t know their will to continue fighting/what it’s worth) with each side seeking to impose its will upon each other
Who was Powhatan?
- The Native Amerian chief that colonists faced when they migrated here
- Lead Powatans Confederacy which fought the colonists
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
- Consisted of 5 nations (eventually 6)
- Much larger and lasted much longer than Powhatans Confederacy
- came together because they fought and lived in a similar way
What were the 5 nations of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Mohawk
Why did Native Americans go into war with each other?
For resources
Why did Native Americans go into war with each other?
For resources
Did the Native Americans typically prefer killing or capturing their enemies?
Capture to make them slaves or more often to try to make them part of their tribe
What is a Mourning War?
When tribes would attack other tribes in order to capture other individuals to make them a part of their tribe. This was important to have enough members for the tribe to continue to succeed
What groups of Native Americans did the colonists first meet?
The Algonquian and Iroquoian
Why did the Native Americans not see the colonists as a threat initially?
They brought items for trade that made the N.A. lives easier
What did the colonists want from the N.A.?
fur and land
The Colonists and Iroquois Confederacy made a covenant that stated…
they were PARTNERS in trade
Why did the French come to the Americas?
They wanted in on the fur trade
Differences between French and British immigrants
- French came as single men who wanted to establish trade posts
- British came as families avoiding religious persecution who wanted to establish roots here, therefore needing land or they came specifically for the riches.
- French were more accepting of the N.A. and their lifestyle. They often intermarried.
What did the establishment of the first settlement, Jamestown, mark?
The beginning of the war because Powhatan was threatened
What was the Starving Time?
Almost destroyed Jamestown because they were surrounded by N.A.
what is the French and Indian War called in Europe?
The Seven Years War
The French and Indian war is the first…
war in which all of the major political powers were fighting against each other
What causes the French and Indian war?
- The French want to expand New France
- why else?
Who fights for the British side in the French and Indian war in the colonies?
Militias
Define Militia
every man is a soldier
George Washington was…
a colonial LTC who was promoted to Colonial and fought with the British in the French and Indian War
What did the soldiers look like at this period of time?
- musket rest
- heavy armor
- know how the gunpowder system worked
How many Anglo-Powhatan wars were there?
three
when did the first Anglo-Powhatan war (the starving time) begin?
1610
what saves Jamestown?
ships with new settlers and mercenary troops + eventually regular troops
who were the pilgrims?
SPECIFICALLY the colonists who were avoiding religious persecution
King Phillips War (what happened + where)
an absolute massacre in Massachusetts
Who were the Piquants?
a small tribe who went on a warpath trying to push the colonists out
Why were militias started?
because they were less expensive and could provide quick troops to protect the land
How did colonists expect to defend themselves in the new world?
THE MILITIAS
How did colonists expect to defend themselves in the new world?
THE MILITIAS
What did the colonies exist for?
the good of the mother country in terms of trading resources
What were Feed Fights?
colonists realized that the best way to kill native americans was to destroy/steal all of their food for the winter in order to starve them
What did Francis Bacon do?
let a militia of poor farmers to rebel. they marched in Williamsburg VA and burned + took over town. Governor fled out to sea
What happens to Bacons Rebellion?
- dies out because Bacon dies of illness
- British troops arrive and crush rebellion
Why was Bacons rebellion important?
showed that there were individuals willing to fight the crown
Washington hatchet story
- EXPLAIN STORY
- forced to surrender the fort
- signs document accidentally taking responsibility
what are one of the things Brachich fails to do costing lives? How does Washington shine through?
refuses to take any NA with him on the expedition. Washington takes charge and retreats
How many troops did the British send to the “First World War”?
30,000 troops
Treaty of Paris (1763)
- britist title to all land east of Mississippi, including canada and Florida
- proclamation line of 1763
What was “The Skulking Way of War”?
- The Native American way
- ambushes
- using cover and concealment
- the colonists recognized they needed to move towards this way instead of the old way
