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Seven Years War

Seven Years War Study Sheet cards

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Jumonville Glen The site of the 1754 skirmish where George Washington's party killed a French commander, sparking the French and Indian War.
James Wolfe The British General who died while successfully capturing Quebec at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Marquis de Montcalm The French commander who was mortally wounded during the defense of Quebec in 1759.
Plains of Abraham The plateau outside Quebec City where the decisive battle of the North American theater took place.
Fort Duquesne The strategic French fort at the forks of the Ohio River that was eventually replaced by the British Fort Pitt.
Edward Braddock The British General whose disastrous 1755 expedition to capture Fort Duquesne ended in his death and a major defeat.
William Pitt the Elder The British Secretary of State whose "Prussia First" strategy and increased funding turned the tide of the war.
Treaty of Paris (1763) The peace agreement that ended the Seven Years' War, forcing France to cede nearly all North American territory to Britain.
Acadians The French-speaking settlers of Nova Scotia who were forcibly deported by the British during the "Great Upheaval."
Battle on Snowshoes A 1758 engagement near Lake George where Robert Rogers and his Rangers fought a superior French and Indian force.
Frederick the Great The Prussian King who won major victories at Rossbach and Leuthen during the European theater of the war.
Fort Necessity The poorly located "fort" where George Washington was forced to surrender to the French following the Jumonville incident.
Tanacharison The Seneca chief, known as the "Half King," who accompanied Washington and killed Joseph Coulon de Jumonville.
Dinwiddie The Virginia Governor who sent George Washington on the initial expeditions to the Ohio Valley.
Covenant Chain The series of alliances between the British colonies and the Iroquois Confederacy mentioned in quiz bowl clues.
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