The French and Indian War Flashcards
Albany Plan of Union
First formal proposal to unite the colonies
Treaty that ended the French and Indian war
Treaty of Paris 1763
Navigation Acts
ensured that England made money from its colonies.
Smuggling
act of illegally importing or exporting goods
Freedom of the Press
right to report news or circulate opinion without censorship from the government
Albany congress
meeting of colonial leaders to secure an alliance with the Iroquis confederacy and discuss inter colonial cooperation.
quartering act
law that required the colonies to house and supply the British soldiers
Stamp act
all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax has been paid.
writs of assistance
a search warrant that allowed British officers to enter colonial homes or businesses to search for illegal goods.
townshend act
suspended the New York assemble and established taxes on goods brought into the British colonies
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
laws that punished Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Sons and daughters of Liberty
a group of colonists that support the Patriot cause.
committees of correspondence
a group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters on colonial affairs
the first Great Awakening
a religious revival that swept through the British American colonies in the 1730s
Proclamation of 1763
banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian mountains
Battle of Quebec
turning point of the French and Indian war
Boston Massacre
when 5 colonists were killed in a mob environment in Boston
Boston Tea Party
the dumping of 324 chests of tea into the boston harbor to protest the Tea act.
Duty
tax on imports
petition
a written request to a govenment
Tea act
lowered the price on tea and was intended to help the East Indian Company ship tea directly to the colonies. They kept the tax.
Patriot
a person loyal to the american cause. an american colonist who supported fighting for independence from Britain
Loyalist
a person who is loyal to Britain. an american colonist who was loyal to British monarchs and wanted the colonies to remain part of the British Empire
First Continental Congress
meeting of Delegates in 1774 from the colonial except Georgia to uphold colonial rights
Goals of the Albany of congress
Britain wanted to secure an alliance with Iroquois confederacy. Negotiations failed. Most Iroquois originally believed that the French would win
Jonathan Edwards
believed New Englanders becoming too concerned with worldly matters (ex. wealth); believed people needed to recommit to the teachings of John Calvin (presidation); famous for his “Fire and Brimstone” sermons; most famous for : “Sinners in the hands of an angry god”
George Whitefield
British minister; toured american colonies; very emotional speaker; groups of thousands traveled to hear him speak.
British take control of the war
British capture Louisbourg, important strategic port
Battle of Quebec, 1759
This was the turning point of the war
Treaty of Paris 1763
the treaty of paris (1763) offically ended the French and Indian war
The colonies and Britain grow apart
British parliament (English law making body) imposed new laws and restrictions.
Merchantlism
goal: to make the mother country (England) rich
salutary neglect
colonies had an increase of self-government and individulism
Sugar act
placed a tax on molasses, rum, and certain wines; harsh punishments for smugglers.
The Maps of 1754 and 1763
The maps are so different, because on the map of 1754, the french owned land in the Americas, but on the map of 1763, the french no longer owned any land in the Americas. Florida was owned by Spain in 1754, but in 1763, Florida was owned by the British.
The Maps of 1754 and 1763
The maps are so different, because on the map of 1754, the french owned land in the Americas, but on the map of 1763, the french no longer owned any land in the Americas. Florida was owned by Spain in 1754, but in 1763, Florida was owned by the British.
