The French and Indian War Flashcards
Who did the British governor of Virginia send to negotiate a peach revolution for the French’s land?
Colonial army leader George Washington
Where did George Washington go to talk to the French?
Fort Leboeuf, built in Northwest Pennsylvania
Date 1:
1752- French destroyed colonial trading posts
In 1754, the British send who to capture what?
Colonial Washington with a small number of troops to capture Fort Duquesne
What happened at Fort Duquesne in 1754?
The British got outnumbered and built a wooden barrier (stockade) named Fort Necessity. Washington surrendered.
What was the French and Indian War a part of?
This war was part of a larger one famously named the 7 Years’ War beginning in 1765, a power struggle over land in Europe.
Note 1:
Seven colonies sent delegates to congress in Albany, New York, to discuss uniting colonies to fight the French for that land
Who are delegates?
a person sent or authorized to represent others
Who was Edward Braddock?
A British general
Where was Edward Braddock and his two regiments sent to and for what?
To North America to destroy French forts but were unprepared to fighting on frontier
What happened during the Battle Of the Monongahela?
French and Native Americans hid and ambushed the British and seized Fort William Henry, Fort Oswego, and 2,000 British soldiers at Lake George
What did the British capture in July 1758?
Captured Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, a place to guard the gateway to France
What were some disadvantages for the Native Americans in the war?
They were weakened by smallpox and cut off from French supplies from ending their war in the back country.
When did the Battle of Quebec occur?
1759
Date 2:
1760- British captured Montreal and the French controlled Canada
After British captured the city, Iroquois joined forces with Britain. Who were the Iroquois?
An Indian tribe
What marked the end of the war with France in NA?
British’s defeat in Canada and a treaty would be signed
When was the Treaty of Paris established that ended the war?
1763
Who came to negotiate a treaty in Paris?
Diplomats from Britain and France
What did Spain acquire from the treaty?
New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River
How did the treaty affect the French?
The French lost all land in NA.
How did the treaty affect the British?
British controlled all land east of the Mississippi River, gained Canada from France and Florida from Spain.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains (to which they did anyway)
