8/8/2019 Ch.6 Terms

1/2

Chapter 6: The Duel for North America, 1608-1763Identify and give the historical significance of the following:

1. Samuel de Champlain: "Father of New France", began settlement in Quebec. Had good relationship with Indiansand battle with them against the Iroquois

2. William Pitt: "Great Commoner" foremost leader in London government. He decided to concentrate on Canada and

choose young leaders. Dispatched an expedition in 1758 against Louisbourg and won. In 1759, he sent James Wolfefor Quebec expedition who defeated the French.

3. Robert de La Salle: First European to sail down Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the Mississippi

River Basin, which he called the Louisiana Territory, for France

4. James Wolfe: Assigned to Quebec by William Pitt. He sent a detachment who guided others over the cliff. During

Battle of Quebec he fell fatally wounded in battle, but defeated the French.

5. Edward Braddock: Sent to Virginia with detachment of British regulars. In 1755, he set out to capture Fort

Duquesne. A small French and Indian army attacked and he was mortally wounded.

6. Pontiac: Ottawa chief who led seven tribes in 1763, aided by French traders, to drive British out of Ohio Country.

In 1769, he died in the hands of a rival chieftain.

7. Huguenots: In 1500s France, clash between Roman Catholics and Protestant Huguenots. On St. BartholomewsDay, 1572, over ten thousand Huguenots were butchered in cold blood. Denied refuge in New France.

8. French and Indian War: War between France and Britain in America, Europe, and on the ocean. Britain and the

colonies won, and therefore gained most of the land that France owned in North America. The war ignited the sparksof American Independencer

9. Acadians: First French to leave Canada, settled in the French Louisiana colony after the British coerced them to.They are known as the Cajun today and still influence North American culture today.

10. War of Spanish Succession: Known as Queen Annes War by the British. Small war in America in whichGuerilla warfare was used. Peace terms were signed in 1713, with Britain winning by a huge margin. Britain gained

Acadia, Newfoundland, and Hudson bay.

11. Albany Congress: 7/13 colony delegates showed up at Albany to keep the Iroquios tribes loyal to the British inthe spreading war and to achieve greater colonial unity

12. Iroquois: It was composed of Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations, it aided the British in the

French and Indian War

13. New France: Began in Quebec and led by Smauel de Champlain. It was Frances claim to North America land

14. Proclamation of 1763: Prohibited colonial settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians, it was designed to

prevent another Indian conflict like Pontiacs uprising

8/8/2019 Ch.6 Terms

2/2