The French and Indian War Quiz Flashcards
where were the British moving west into
the Ohio valley
what rivers met at the forks of Ohio
Ohio iver, susquehanna river, and the monongahela
why was the Ohio valleyed important in controlling it
has control of the fur trade
when was the war
1754-1763; known as the nine years war
what was going on in europe during this time
also in a war; French and England (1756-1763; known as the seven years war)
when do we begin to George Washington’s involvement in the war
may 1754
who sent washington to Pennsylvania
VA governor Dinwiddle
where in Penn. was Washington sent to and why
Ohio valley/
to get control of that area for the British
what happened with Washington’s plan
when he gets there he ambushes a small detachment of French soldiers, wins, and builds a fort. Once he built it the french came over and took it over; Washington got the loss and went home in disgrace
what was the name of the fort that Washington built after surrounding and beating the french
fort necessity
at this time, where are all the british colonies located
New France
where is new france
along the st. lawrence river and parts of the Mississippi river
what happened when the british would get land
set up cities and cleared the land for farming
what happened when the french got land
they set up forts and quickly got involved in the fur trade with the Native Americans; they had a good relationship with them
what did Benjamin Franklin do and in what year
may 1754/
a cartoon or picture that symbolized the colonies and their plan
what was the picture of
a snake; it was divided into different parts, all symbolizing the colonies
what was the saying that was with picture
join or die
what colony was not included in the snake and why
georgia; no one knows why
where was the snake “posted”
the Pennsylvania Gizzett
what was Ben Franklin trying to do with the snake
show his Albany plan of union
what was the Albany plan of union
was to hopefully unite with the Iroquois Indians into some sort of union to fight in this French and Indian war
how did people feel about the Albany plan of union
the delegates that franklin had for all of the colonies, along with the president general pointed by the crown, approved his idea/
when he got home the colonies did not approve it
why did the colonies not approve it
they did not like it because they didn’t think that someone should have that much power
what did the Albany plan of union act as in present day
was the first example or model for later government
how did the british fare at the beginning of the war
at first, the war went very badly for them
what happened on July 9th 1755
there was a battle between the French and Native americans against the british soldiers (battle was 3 hours long)
how many soldiers did the french and native americans have
900
how many soldiers did the british soldiers have
1500 soldiers and 450 militia
where was the battle on july 9th 1755
Fort Duquesne
who ended up winning the battle at Fort duquesne
the french end up defeating the british
who fought in a guerrilla warfare
french and native americans
what is a guerrilla warfare
hit and run tactics ; would hide behind trees and other things and be sneaky and quick
who was the general for the british and what happened to him
Edward Braddock; ended up dying
what did the british do with the body of their general
they feared to bury him nearby because they thought that the french would dig it up and take it to desecrate it; because of all this they end up burying him in the road because they didn’t think that the french would look there
what did william pitt do and in what year
took over control of the war
who was william pitt
secretary of state for britain
what did william pitt do to the colonists
forcibly enlist colonists to fight in the war
what happened with william pitt and the colonies i 1758
things are beginning to change, going to start to reimburse the colonies for all the supplies that were taken by the british for the war
what fort did the british take in 1758
fort lewisburg
what was the pace that the british wanted to capture themost
quebec
how did the british get control of quebec (siege of quebec)
they had 9000 troops/
come from the st. lawrence river and going to situate themselves at the bottom of quebec/
they realize that there is a little pathway that would lead up behind the city of quebec behind enemy lines/
wolfe took half his men/ surprised the french; ended up being heavy casualties (both commanders die in battle)/
british would end up winning
who was the general of the british during the siege
general wolfe
who was the commander of the french during the siege
general montecalm (?)
how many troops did the french have during the siege
7500
what do the british do in the following years after the siege
they are going down the river and taking over the cities that they encounter on the way; they are taking over al of the french forts and end up winning the war
when is a war really over
when the treaty is signed
when was the treaty signed and where
1763 in paris
who attended the treaty meeting
france, great britain, spain (frances ally)
what did the british get with the win
got control of new france, canada
fur trade
mississippi river
all colonies east of the mississippi
what was the only colony that the british didn’t get in the treaty
new orleans
why did the british get the certain colony in the treaty
it was owned by the french and eventually they ended up giving it to spain
why did the french end up giving spain that colony
france signed a secret treaty with spain saying that it would be theirs
what did britain return to spain in exchange for florida
cuba
how much of florida did britian get
not all of it; only eastern part of it
when did the british get all of florida
not until treaty in 1818
