French and Indian War Review

Militia A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies is called

Raid **a sudden short attack on an enemy

Enlightenment A movement which spread the idea that knowledge, reason and science could improve society.

Magna Carta document which established the principle of limited government **provided for protection against unjust punishment and against the loss of life, liberty and property

Export to send goods to another country

Mercantilism an economic system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports

unsettle **disturb the composure of; lacking stability & order; not established

Iroquois Confederacy A powerful group of Native Americans formed in 1570 (member nations govern their own affairs and join together for defense.)

retaliation **action taken in return for an injury or offense

Albany Plan of Union called for one general government for the colonies in which an elected legislature would govern and have the power to collect taxes, raise troops and regulate trade.

Alliance A union based on a common interest.

Wane **a gradual decrease (in size or strength or power or intensity)

Raw Materials – Natural resources that are not yet made into anything such as cut trees or mined iron

Import to buy goods that were made in another country

Encroach(ment) **to advance beyond proper, established or usual limits; trespass

Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mts./ required any colonist already living west of the mountains to move back east.

Navigation Acts laws that limited colonists’ rights to trade

Smuggling trading illegally

English Bill of Rights document that guaranteed basic rights to citizens

Treaty of Paris Officially ended the French and Indian War - marked the end of French power in North America.

conflict ** a fight, battle or struggle; esp. prolonged

plan a united defense against Britain The goals of the Albany Plan of Union were to cement an alliance with Native tribes and ?

France and Britain The Seven Years' War was a war between

Pontiac Which leader recognized that British settlers threatened the Native Americans' way of life?

Albany Plan of Union What plan called for one general government for all the American colonies?

Edward Braddock What British commander was sent to conquer the French in the Ohio Valley & was killed at Ft. Duquesne?

France The Treaty of Paris marked the end of power in North America for

William Pitt Which man changed Britain's fortune in the war with France by becoming Prime Minister? (turning point)

Ft. Necessity What was the small post/fort in the Ohio country established by George Washington called

French, British, Spanish & (Dutch) By 1700, the major powers in North America were the?

raiding British settlements During the wars between France and Great Britain, Native Americans often helped the French by: (choose one) supplying their weapons. raiding British settlements. showing them secret paths. supplying them with food.

Treaty of Paris, 1763 What document marked the end of France as a power in North America?

Britain and Spain After the treaty was signed in 1763, the continent was divided between which two countries?

A halt to westward expansion The Proclamation of 1763 called for:

owned land west of the mountains/wanted to establish settlements The Proclamation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators & colonists because they

Iroquois Confederacy powerful group of Native Americans

Ben Franklin author of Albany Plan of Union

James Wolfe conquered Quebec

POWER! The Albany Plan of Union was not approved by Parliament because they did not want to give the colonists any political or military?

Britain Florida

Spain New Orleans

Britain All French lands east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans)

Spain All French lands west of the Mississippi River

Britain New France (Canada)

raid a sudden short attack on an enemy