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Quiz 3 apush terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Huguenots | A religious group of French Protestants who held to Reformed tradition of Protestantism. |
| Edict of Nantes | signed April 1598 by King Henry, religious tolerance, public worship. |
| Coureurs de bois | an entrepreneurial french canadian who traveled to New France and North America, (fur trade) |
| Voyageurs | 18th and 19th French Canadians who transported fur via canoes. |
| King William's War | over fur trade in north america, second indian war, 17th century. |
| Queen of Anne's war | for control of continent, died, left monarch of spain, (was in north america). |
| War of Jenkin's Ear | 1739-1748, britian vs spain. (over control of trade over the carribean). |
| King George's War | 3rd/4th french indian war, for the mastery of north american continent. |
| Acadians | descendant of french, begins in france, forcefully removed (6,000) people, dispersed among the 13 colonies. |
| French & Indian War (7 yrs war) | treaty of paris, led ultimately to the american revolution. rivalry between Britain and France. |
| Albany Congress | meeting of representatives sent by legislators of each of the 13 colonies. |
| Regulars | official army. |
| Quebec battle of | british established a strong presence in New France. fought on the plains of abraham. british won. |
| Pontiac's uprising | launched in 1763, by american indians-dissatisfied with the british rule. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited anglo-american colonists from settling on lands by the french. |
| Louis XIV | king of france, symbol of absolute monarchy, saw france revolving around him like he is the sun. |
| Samuel de champlain | french navigator who founded quebec and new france, explored NY as well. |
| edward braddock | british officer during french and indian war. known for the battle of monongahela. |
| William Pitt | Prime minister of U.K, political leader during 7 yrs war, ranked highly. |
| James Wolfe | known for training reforms and victory in 1759 over french, at battle of plains in quebec. |
| Pontiac | an Odawa war chief, lead native americans against British, captured british forts in area and sunk some of their ships. |