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APUSH Chapter 6
American Pageant Book - Chapter 6 The Duel for North America.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King Louis XIV | King of France from 1643 to 1715 who supported overseas exploration and colonization |
| Quebec | The first settlement of the French in North America. Was on the St. Lawrence River and was established in 1608. |
| Samuel de Champlain | The leading figure of Quebec who was nicknamed the "Father of New France." |
| Huron Indians | A nearby group of Indians that Champlain established as allies. |
| New France | The name for the French colony in North America whose primary resource was beaver. |
| Coureurs de bois | A term for French woodsmen who trapped and traded with Indians. |
| Voyageurs | French seamen who recruited Indians into the fur business. |
| Antoine Cadillac | The French explorer who founded Detroit in 1701. |
| Robert de la Salle | The French explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River in 1682 and founded Louisiana. |
| French fortified posts | Planted to block Spain on the Gulf of Mexico. The most important of these were in New Orleans and Illinois. |
| King William's War and Queen Anne's War | The two earliest fights between European powers for control of North America. 1689-1697 and 1702-1713 respectively. |
| Peace signing at Utrecht | 1713. Britain won. Received Acadia (renamed Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay. |
| War of Jenkins's Ear | Small-scale war that broke in America between the Spanish and British in 1739. |
| War of Austrian Succession or King George's War | Large-scale war in Europe that merged with another ongoing war in the Americas. British won. |
| Louisbourg fortress | Invaded and captured by the British. French still clung to it after being given to the English. |
| Ohio Valley | Major source of contention between the French and the British. |
| Fort Necessity | The scene of Washington's defeat in Ohio. Forced to retreat in 1754. |
| French Acadians | A group of French that the British had conquered in 1713 that were uprooted in 1755. |
| French and Indian War or Seven Years War | The most far-flung war in the world. Started in America in 1754 by Washington in the Ohio Valley. |
| Frederick the Great | King of Prussia who, against the odds, fought off the French, Austrian, and Russian armies in Germany during the Seven Years/French and Indian War. |
| Albany Congress | Summoned by the British government in 1754 to keep the Iroquois on Britain's side and to unite the colonies. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Leading figure of the Albany Congress who contributed a scheme for colonial home rule. |
| General Braddock | An officer who set out on a disastrous expedition to conquer Fort Duquesne. |
| William Pitt | Brilliant leader in the London government (1757) who earned the titles "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory". |
| Battle of Quebec | A battle between the British and French in 1759 that ended with all French power thrown out of North America. |
| James Wolfe | The leader of the British army during the Battle of Quebec. |
| Marquis de Montcalm | The leader of the French army during the Battle of Quebec. |
| Treaty of Paris | Signed in 1763, a peace agreement that threw French power off of North America. |
| Restless colonists | Would not unite to help their mother country against their biggest foe. Colonial disunity plagued them. |
| Chief Pontiac | Ottawan chief that, in 1763, led several tribes in a violent campaign to drive the British out of the Ohio Country. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachians. Colonists defied this. Fueled a feeling of rebellion. |
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