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Jude 5th - Chapter 6
Chapter 6: The Battle For North America
Term | Definition |
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St. Augustine | oldest European settlement in North America |
Queen Anne's War | war fought between France & Spain vs. England, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, and Portugal |
War of Jenkin's Ear | England vs. Spain |
Georgia | land named after King George II |
Ohio River Valley | land west of the Appalachian Mountains |
Governor Dinwiddie | Virginia governor during the French and Indian War |
Seven Years' War | another name for the French and Indian War |
George Washington | 21 year old Virginia tobacco farmer turn commander of the Virginia troops during the French and Indian War |
Fort Duquesne | sight of present-day Pittsburgh |
Algonquin Natives | allies of the French during the French & Indian War |
Iroquois Confederacy | allies of the British during the French & Indian War |
Edward Braddock | British general sent to Virginia to kick the French out of the Ohio River Valley |
William Pitt | new British Prime Minister during the French and Indian War who helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the British |
Quebec and Montreal | French controlled territories that the British captured |
St. Lawrence River | French controlled river that the British took control of |
Chief Pontiac | Ottawa native chief who tried to unify several Native American groups to fight against the British in an effort to protect their land |
Treaty of Paris 1763 | ended the French and Indian War, giving all of French controlled Canada to the British |
Proclamation of 1763 | British Parliament's effort to satisfy the waring Natives and create peace. Colonists were not allowed to settle in the Ohio River Valley |