Reading Quiz: Chapters 6 Flashcards
Why was France a latecomer to colonization?
It was convulsed in the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife
When France start to colonize
In 1598, when the Edict of Nantes was issued which allowed limited toleration to the French Huguenots
Which King took an interest in overseas colonies?
King Louis XIV
When was Quebec established?
1608
Samuel de Champlain
intrepid soldier, became known as the “Father of New France”, entered into friendly relations with the Huron Indians, became enemies with the Iroquois, Iroquois hampered French efforts in Ohio Valley later
Why didn’t the French immigrate to North America in hordes?
Peasants were too poor and Huguenots were not allowed to leave
Valuable Resource in France
beaver
What were beaver hunters’ known as
coureurs de bois (runners of the woods)
Places the Coureurs de bois named
Baton Rouge, Terre Haute, Des Moines, Grand Teton
Who did the voyageurs recruit to help and what happened
the Indians, but they were decimated by diseases and the beaver population was extinguished
Who did French Catholics try to convert?
the Indians
Antoine Cadillac founded what city in 1701
Detroit (City of Straits)
Who founded Louisiana in 1682 and why?
Robert de LaSalle, to halt Spanish expansion into the area near the Gulf of Mexico
What happened to Robert de LaSalle
he was killed three later in Spanish Texas by his mutinous crew
Who did the English fight?
The coureurs de bois and Indian allies
What cities did the Indians ravage?
Schenectady and Deerfield
What cities did the British try to capture?
Quebec and Montreal
What did England gain in the peace deal in Utrecht in 1713?
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, trading rights with the Spanish
Had the War of Jenkins’ Ear begin?
When Jenkins’ ear was cut off by a Spanish comander
Where was Jenkins’ war confined
Carribbean and Georgia
What war did this soon combine with and what was it known as in America
War of Austrian Succession; King George’s War
Who did France allie itself with?
Spain
Who fought for the Ohio Valley?
Spanish, British, and French
Who did the governor of Virginia send in 1754 to Ohio?
George Washington
What happened at Fort Duquesne?
the troops killed the French leader but were then surrounded by French troops, Washington surrendered but had to take blame for the war
What did the French and Indian War begin with?
Washington’s battle at Fort Duquesne
What were the sides in the French and Indian War?
England and Purssia (Germany) vs France, Spain,, Austria and Russia
How did Fredrick the Great win his title and what was the effect on the colonies?
by repelling French, Austrian and Russian armies; inspired the colonies to unite
What happened in 1754
7 of the 13 colonies met in the Albany Congres
Effect of Albany Congress
helped unite the colonists but ultimately failed. first step toward unity
Who was the first general that England sent for the French and Indian War?
General Edward Braddock
What happened to the British?
ambushed by French using “Indian Tatics”; Washington was shot at multiple times but the bullets never went through him
What happened to the frontier from Pennsylvania to NC?
they felt Indian wrath
Who was the Great Commoner?
William Pitt
Changes that Pitt made
soft-pedaled assaults on the French West Indies and replaced old officers with new officers
What happened in 1758
Louisberg fell
What happened near the Plains of Abraham
The soldiers scaled the walls of Quebec and won Quebec for the English
1759
Battle of Quebec
Treaty of 1763
France was kicked out of North America’ the French were allowed to retain several small but valuable sugar islands and two islets in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
What did France give Spain?
Louisiana
What started to happen between British soldiers and colonists?
the British soldiers started to disrespect the colonists
What did England do in the last years of the war?
forbid trade between colonial regions
What did American start to find during the war?
that they had many similarities
What happened after France had been beaten?
Colonists felt they could roam freely and were less dependent on the British
What did the French hope to happen?
For the British to lose their empire
What happened in 1763
Chief Pontiac led a few French-allied tribes on a campaign through the Ohio Valley; quickly defeated with small-pox infected blankets; whites started policing the frontier
Effects of Proclamation of 1763
Colonists saw it is as oppression; 1000 wagons rolled through Sailsbury. NC as protest
First group to leave Canada and where did they go
Acadians; went to Louisana; practiced Roman Catholicism; spoke Cajun; intermarried
1763- who left Canada
2nd group of French; preserved Roman Catholicism and language; became known as New England French-Canadians
