Unit 4 Flashcards
You won’t region where did the British settlers moving
The Ohio River Valley
What caused the British and French colonist to move west on to new land
Because the population was so large the colonist wanted to spread out
Who claim to control the Ohio country
Iroquois confederacy
What was the purpose of the Albany conference
To discuss defense against the French threat and to trade with several representatives of the Iroquois’s confederacy
Who wrote the plan to create a single colonial government to supervise the colonies
Benjamin Franklin
How did the representatives respond to the Albany plan
The colonies were not ready
What part of North America was up for grabs and the 1750s
The Ohio country
What were three major groups competing for land in the Ohio country in the mid-1700s
The natives French and English
Who was sent as the leader of an expedition to force the French to abandon their fort at the forks
George Washington
Who fired the first shot of the French and Indian war
French
What was the name of the fort that Washington surrounded to the French
Fort necessity
What was the name of the British general who ignore the advice of colonists and Native Americans
Edward Bradot
What was that outcome Battle of the monongahela river
The natives snuck up into the trees and shot down the British
What is a cartridge pouch
An ammunition case carried on the right hip
Canteen
Made out of wood or tin
Supported by leather strap holds water
Haver sacks
Cheap unbleached linen bags used to carry rations and foodstuffs
KNap sacks
Carried on back -made of linen campus – contained close and personal belongings
Fire locks
Must get used on standard firearms – work by flint
Carbins
Small and light version of musket – favored by dragoon units
Bayonets
Triangular steel blades – it muzzle of a musket
Rifles
Muzzle loading Flint Lock weapons
What British officer was given command to capture fort Carillon
Jeffery Amherst
Why did the British want to capture fort carillon
To establish control over Champlain Valley
How many British/French soldiers participated in the battle of carillon
British – 16,000 French – 3500
When did the battle of Carillion take place
July 8, 1756
Which unit succeeded in capturing part of the Frenchline
The 42nd Hylender succeeded in pushing into the French a
Who was selected to become the new prime minister of Britain
William Pitt
What was the prime minister strategy for defeating the French
Pitt strategy was to Divert the British arms attention toward securing the Hudson river valley and St. Lawrence River Valley
Who replaced Abercrombie as the British commander in north America
General Jeffrey Amherst
When was fort Carillion successfully captured by the British
On July 27 1759
What was the fout renamed
Ft. Ticonderoga
What unit was responsible for protecting the British Army from Native American ambushes?
The Rangers under the command of Robert Rogers
When/where do the battle take place?
9/14/1759 outside of the city of Quebec
How did the British win the battle
They used a sneak attack where they climb steep cliffs into the city and surprise the French
What were the names of two of the commanders who are mortally wounded in the battle of Quebec
Montcalm and Wolfe
What was the result of the battle what did this book force the French to do
The French lost and started to give up their claims of land in North America
What did the British promise the Iroquois’s to encourage them to stop fighting with the French
To stop building towns west of the Allegheny Mountains and they stopped helping the French
What was the result of agreements
The French lost the natives support and eventually lost the war
What did the treaty of Paris 1763 require of the French
To give up a lot of land
What did King George the third due to uphold his part of the bargain with the natives
He drew the proclamation line. And restricted the colonist from going there the line was the appellation Mountains
How did the colonists respond to this promise
The colonist ignore the command and continue to settle across the line
Why did chief Pontiac lead a rebellion against British settlers
Because the colonist often look down on the natives treated unfairly and failed to stop settling on their land
How long did the rebellion last
Three years from 1763 to 1766
What did the British show their peaceful intentions at the conclusion of the rebellion
They gave them gifts
Which Laws did parliament begin to enforce
Navigation acts
Why did parliament went to begin to enforce these laws in the first place
To pay for the French and Indian war
What did the stamp act tax
All printed materials
Why did some within the colonies began to protest the stamp act
Because the colonists felt it was unfair and legal and no taxation without representation
How did the colonies respond to the Stamp act
The colonist made the stamp act Congress
When additional taxes were created how did some colonist respond
They boycotted goods made the goods themselves and smuggled in good
What did the British government used to tie in its control on the colonies
Taxes then soldiers
Why did the British government send soldiers to Boston
Because that’s where the most resistance was
When did the Boston mascare take place
March 5, 1770
