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APUSH ch 6
quiz 11/3
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History
10th Grade
11/02/2011

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What had kept the French from colonizing in the New World?
Definition
Foreign Wars/Domestic (religious) strifes
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What two ethnic groups were fighting in France?
Definition
Huguenots, Roman Catholic
Term
What was the name of THIS famous massacre of THIS French ethnic group?
Definition
St. Bartholomew's Day... Huguenots
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In 1598, THIS act was passed to grant religious toleration to Huguenots
Definition
Edict of Nantes
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When did France establish its first colony in the New World?
Definition
1608?
Term
What river is Quebec located by?
Definition
St. Lawrence
Term
Who is known as the "father of New France"?
Definition
Samuel de Champlain
Term
The French colonists were friendly with THIS Indian tribe, who made the French enemies with THIS tribe
Definition
Hurons-allies
Iroquois-Enemies
Term
What was New France's/Canada's gov't like?
Definition
Autocracy
Term
Define: mercantilism
Definition
17th century economic system that maintains the mantra that power=wealth. To achieve this, a favorable balance of trade must be maintained. Colonies exist solely to benefit mother country. Europeans sought to outdo each other's balances (wanted more exports).
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Define: Enlightenment
Definition
17th & 18th cnetury intellectual movement based on science and reason, rejecting supersition and religious dogma.
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Define: Deism
Definition
religion practiced by Enlightenment philosophers...said that God didn't get involved with individual rights of man, and was like a clock man...
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In 1750, how many colonists were in Catholic New France?
Definition
60,000
Term
Why was New France not as appealing as say, America was?
Definition
-Landowners had little economic motive
-Huguenots had no religious refuge
-French gov't liked Caribbean island colonies that gave them sugar & rum
Term
What were French beaver fur-pelt trappers called?
(Translation?)
Definition
coureurs de bois
Runners of the woods
Term
Voyageurs recruited whom into the fur-trading business?
Definition
Indians
Term
French Catholic missionaries, called WHAT, tried to convert WHOM?
Definition
Jesuits
Indians
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
Antoine Cadillac
Definition
-Founder of Detroit to keep English out of Ohio River Valley
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
Robert de La Salle
Definition
-Founded Louisiana to check Spanish penetration into Gulf
-tried to colonize Mississippi delta, but was overthrown
Term
In New France, what was New Orleans very important for?
Definition
Military post
Term
From where in New France did a ton of grain come from?
Definition
Illinois country
Term
King William's war and Queen Anne's War pitted which two groups together?
Definition
British colonists, French coureurs de bois
Term
Why was guerilla warfare common in Queen Anne & King William's war?
Definition
neither side thought it was worth it to send large detachments of troops
Term
Which two cities were the sites of very bloody battles in Will and Anne's wars?
Definition
Shnectady, NY
Deerfield, MA
Term
France's relationship with the Spanish did what for their cities?
Definition
kept them from taking Quebec & Montreal
Term
THIS TREATY gave a ton of French land to the British, (WHAT LAND?) and eventually led to the War of Jenkins's ear.....
it also did THIS
Definition
Treaty of Utrecht
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay
Limited trading rights in Spanish America
Term
The War of Jenkins's ear was mostly confined to...
Definition
Caribbean, Georgia
Term
The War of Jenkins's ear was merged with what war(s)?
Definition
War of Austrian Succession, King George's War
Term
In the War of Jenkins's ear, THIS territory was captured by the French, and given back with the peace treaty in 1748
Definition
Louisbourg
Term
In 1749, a group of English spectators gained shaky rights to HOW MUCH land WHERE?
Definition
500,000
Ohio Valley
Term
Describe George Washington's role in the American/European world wars
Definition
-Lieut. Col. in command of 150 militiamen
-Encountered troops near Ft. Duquesne
-Killed French leader
-Hastily made Ft. Necessity
-Defeated
-This made the British fear the uprising of the French Acadians, and they sent them to Louisiana
Term
The fourth Anglo-French war was AKA
Definition
The French and Indian War
Term
Where was the French and Indian war fought?
Definition
America, Europe, West Indies, Africa, the Philippines, and the ocean.
Term
In Europe, who fought who in the French & Indian Wars?
Definition
Britain/Prussia v. France/Spain/Austria/Russia
Term
Where was the bloodiest battle in Europe's Seven Years' War?
Definition
Germany
Term
Who was the great leader of the Seven Years' War? What nationality was he?
Definition
Frederick the Great, British
Term
What was the name of the 1754 colonial meeting supposed to unite colonies, led by Ben Franklin?
-What was another chief purpose?
-Why did both sides reject the plans?
Definition
-Albany Congress
-Ally Iroquois w/ British (they were harangued, and given guns)
-Colonies: too little independence. Britain: too much independence.
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
Braddock
Definition
-That's General Braddock to you, mister
-Haughty 60-yr-old British officer
-Sent out to capture Ft. Duquesne
-Lost to smaller army outside of Ft. that set brutal fire around them
Term
What early victory made the NAs go wild in the Seven Years' War?
Definition
Victory against General Braddock
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
William Pitt (7)
Definition
-"The Great Commoner"
-"Organizer of Victory"
-Scaled back assaults on West Indies
-Concentrated on Quevec
-Picked young/energetic leaders
-Won Louisbourg in 1758
-Picked James Wolfe to lead Quebec
Term
NAME THAT MAN:
James Wolfe
Definition
-Won Quebec
-Led attack on poorly guarded cliff
Term
Where in Quebec did the British and French fight?
Definition
Plains of Abraham
Term
Who was the French leader in the loss of Quebec?
Definition
Montcalm
Term
What city did the British conquer shortly after Quebec?
Definition
Montreal
Term
Name 4 outcomes of the Treaty of Paris
Definition
-French kept some W. Indies sugar islands, and St. Lawrence fishing stations
-gave LA (trans MI), New Orleans to Spain
-Spain gave FL to Britain
-Britain gave Cuba to Spain
Term
What things did the British do to have colonists see them in a poor light?
Definition
-Saw Braddock's defeat (not invulnerable)
-Clashed with British regulars
-British did not recognize American commission above rank of captain
Term
Why did the British cut off exports from the Middle and NE colonies during the French and Indian War?
Definition
smuggling to traders
Term
Why did the colonists support the English in the French and Indian War?
Definition
They were generously bribed
Term
What similarities did colonists share?
Definition
Similar....
-Language
-Ideals
-Morals
Term
Why was there more autonomy from the colonists when the French were driven out?
Definition
Didn't have to rely on British, Indians also no longer a threat
Term
Besides a military loss, why did the Indians suffer such a huge blow with the French and Indian War?
Definition
Could no longer pit enemies against each other
Term
TRIBE chief NAME led NA tribes, French traders against British in Ohio Country, and was thwarted by THIS plan
Definition
Ottawa
Pontiac
Smallpox blankets
Term
Define: Proclamation of 1763
Definition
Law that said that colonists couldn't go beyond Appalachians, supposed to prevent Indian attacks, colonists migrated anyway
Term
Why did the Acadians leave their homeland?
Definition
Britain forced them to swear allegiance or leave...eventually forced at gunpoint
Term
Where did the Acadians flee to?
Definition
LA bayous
Term
Who set off a bridge building spree in LA to get Acadians to mingle with the rest of the world?
Definition
Huey Long
Term
Why did French Canadians leave their homeland?
Definition
search for arable land
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