Ch. 7 Vocabulary
war between France and Britain over control of land in the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
Colonial governor of Virginia. He sent George Washington to warn the French to leave the Ohio River Valley
Robert Dinwiddie
A city or town where the government of a state or nation meets
capital
First college in Virginia. Founded in 1693 and named after King William and Queen Mary of England
College of William and Mary
Independent city between the James and York Rivers. It was the capital of the Virginia colony from 1699 to 1780.
Williamsburg
Fee citizens pay to support the cost of government
tax
A protest in which people refuse to buy, use or trade certain goods and services
boycott
Political leader who favored American independence by saying, “ Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
an army of citizens called into services during emergencies
militia
Colonial groups organized in the 1770s to share news and opposition to English taxes and rules
Committee of Correspondence
A fort south of Fort Duquesne. It was built in 1754 by George Washington. The capture of this fort was the start of the French and Indian War.
Fort Necessity
Military leader who commanded British troops in the French and Indian War and, later, American forces in the Revolution. He later became the first President of the United States.
George Washington
a tax that the British parliament placed on newspaper and other official documents sold in the American colonies
Stamp Act
French fort at the Forks of the Ohio River, where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio River Valley.
Fort Duquesne