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French & Indian War
Facts about the French & Indian War
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8th Grade
11/02/2006

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What were the French and British fighting about?
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Land of the Ohio River Valley
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When was the French & Indian War?
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1754-1763
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Where was the war being fought?
Definition
The Ohio River Valley, western New York and Pennsylvania
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Why were they fighting over the land in the Ohio River valley?
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Competition over fur trade and fertile land for farming
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Who was fighting whom?
Definition
The British (army,navy and colonists) and some Indians vs. the French and Many Indians
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How did the British and French fight?
Definition
Napoleonic style - in columns, in the open
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How did the Indians fight?
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Guerilla warfare (ambushes) in the woods
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Who won the war?
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The British
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What was the turning point of the war?
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When the British used the navy to attack Quebec on the St. Lawrence River
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Whose idea was it to use the navy to attack Quebec?
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William Pitt
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After the war, what land was French?
Definition
1/2 of Hispaniola (Haiti)
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After the war, how did Spain's land claim change?
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1/2 of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic) and land west of the Mississippi to the west coast
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What were Britian's land claims after the war?
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From the east coast west to the Mississippi and most of Canada
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Who had claim to a small portion of the Pacific Northwest?
Definition
It remained disputed
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What was the result of Pontiac's rebellion?
Definition
The Proclamation line of 1763 which said no settlers could cross the Appalachian mountains
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