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Chapter 6 AP US HISTORY
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08/31/2010

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Edict of Nantes
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Gave Huguenots (French protestants) freedom of religion in France
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Quebec
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First permanent French settlement
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Samuel De Champlain
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Father of New France
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French King
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The government of New France (Canada) was controlled by this person
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"Coureurs De Bois"
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Means "runners of the woods". These men came here alone and often lived among the Indians. They were fur trappers
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Lightning stick
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A name for a gun
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fire water
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Term for alcohol
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Antoine Cadillac
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Person who founded Detroit, "City of straits"
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Salutary Neglect
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England's policy of deliberately failing to enfore her laws on her colonies
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Seven Years War
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Another name for the French & Indian War
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Ohio Valley
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Was the area in which the French & Indian War was fought for
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1754-1763
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Date of the French & Indian War
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French, Indians (Algonquin) VS. English, Americans, Indians (Iroquois)
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Opponents in the French & Indian War
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Louisbourg
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French Fort that ad previously been captured by the colnies in an earlier war
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Louisbourg
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French Fort that ad previously been captured by the colnies in an earlier war
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George Washington
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Went with some Virginians to the Ohio Valley to claim land. Began the French & Indian War
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Fort Necessity
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Fort-like structure G.W. had to build to protest his men from the French. Unsuccessful.
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Nova Scotia
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Area onced known as Acadia, and was owned by the British during the French & Indian War
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Acadians
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French-speaking people in Nova Scotia
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Cajuns
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Descendants of Acadians
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Albany Congress
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Met in Albany, New York.
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1. To make sure that the Iroquois remained on our side
2. To unite the colonies in defense against the French
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Two main purposes for the Albany Congress
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Benjamin Franklin
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Leading spirit of the Albany Congress
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"Bulldog" Braddock
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A nickname for the old, incompetent general during the beginning of the French & Indian War
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William Pitt
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Became the new prime minister of England and when this happened, England started winning the French & Indian War
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"Organizer of Victory" and the "Great Commoner"
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Two nicknames given to William Pitt
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James Wolfe
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Commander of the British troops, sent by Pitt to capture Quebec
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Treat of Paris of 1763
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Ended the French & Indian War
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Pontiac's Conspiracy
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Indian uprising led by Chief Pontiac in 1763
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Proclamation of 1763
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Issued by the English and prohibited settlement beyond the Appalcachian Mountains
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1. distance
2. geographic barriers
3. religion
4. language
5. government
6. boundary disputes
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Six factors that caused disunity among the colonies
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1. Fort Louisbourg
2. Fort Duquesne
3. Quebec
4. Montreal
Definition
Four major battles in the French & Indian War
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