Time Period 2 (Chapter 6) Flashcards
Huguenots
French protestant dissenters, the huguenots were granted limited toleration under the Edict of Nantes. They fled to British North America after King Louis XIV outlawed protestantism.
Edict of Nantes
decree issued by King Louis XIV granting limited toleration for French Protestants. Ended religious wars in France. The repeal in 1685 caused huguenots to flee to North America
coureurs de bois
“runners of the woods”
french fur-trappers, also known as voyageurs, who established trading posts throughout North America. The fur trade wrecked havoc on the health and folkways of their Native America trading partners.
voyageurs
travelers
King William’s War
War fought between French trappers, British settlers, and their respective Indian Allies from 1689-1697.
Queen Anne’s War
Second series of clashes between European powers for control of North America.
English + French = North
English + Spanish = South
Under the peace treaty, French ceded Acadia (Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay to Britain.
War of Jenkin’s Ear
Small scale clash between Britain and Spain in the Caribbean and in the buffer colony of Georgia. Merged with the much larger war of Austrian succession in 1735.
King George’s War
North American theater of Europe’s war of Austrian succession that once again out British colonies against their French counterparts. The peace treaty did not included territorial realignment, which caused further tensions.
Acadians
French residents of Nova Scotia, many of whom were uprooted by the British in 1755 and scattered as far south as Louisiana, where their descendants became known as “cajuns”
French and Indian War
Nine year war between the British and the French in North America. It resulted in the expulsion of the French from the North American mainland and helped spark the Seven Years War in Europe.
Albany Congress
intercolonial congress summoned by the British government to foster greater colonial unity and assure iroquois support in the escalating war against the French
Regulars
trained professional soldiers, as distinct from a militia or conscripts
Battle of Quebec
British forces tried to invade Quebec, but failed. The Indians, with much pride from winning, went and attacked North Carolina, which was left defenseless, and they felt the fury.
Pontiac’s Uprising
Bloody campaign waged by Ottawa chief Pontiac to drive the British out of Ohio country. Crushed by British troops handing out small-pox infested blankets
Proclamation of 1763
Decree issued by Parliament in 1763 in the wake of Pontiac’s uprising, prohibiting settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Louis XIV
long french monarch who took a keen interest in colonization, sending French explorers through North America, establishing outposts in present day Canada and Louisiana, and launching France to global preeminence.
Samuel de Champlain
French soldier and explorer, dubbed “the father of New France” for est. the city of Quebec and fighting alongside the Huron Indians to repel the Iroquois.
Edward Braddock
Hardheaded and imperious British general, whose detachment of British and colonial soldiers was routed by French and Indian forces at Fort Duquesne
William Pitt
British parliamentarian who rose to prominence during the French and Indian War as the brilliant tactician behind Britain’s victory over France
James Wolfe
Young british commander who skillfully outmaneuvered French forces in the Battle of Quebec during the French and Indian War
Pontiac
Ottawa chief who led an uprising against the British in the wake if the French and Indian War. Initially routing British forces at Detroit, Pontiac and his men succumbed to small-pox after the British sent infected blankets to them.
