Chapter 6 Review

a temporary visitor

transient

France based their claims

on these explorers

La Salle and de Blainville

England based their claims on these explorers

Batts and Fallem

In Europe, the fighting that took place between

1756 and 1763 was referred to as

The Seven Years War

The fighting that took place

in North America

The French and Indian

War

a treaty between Virginia and the Delaware and

Shawnee by which Virginia gained control of the Ohio

Valley

Treaty of Logstown

The diplomatic mission that Governor Dinwiddie sent to

Fort LeBoeuf to negotiate with the French was led by

George Washington

On Washington’s return trip from Fort LeBoeuf, he

Fell into icy water

At the Battle of the Monongahela, General

Braddock led the British troops forward in

Continental style

Indian method of fighting

behind rocks and trees

Why did it take General Braddock 32 days to cover 110 miles from Virginia to

Fort Duquesne?He insisted on

building bridges over every stream and clearing all

obstacles

Was killed at the Battle of Monongahela

General Braddock

The defeat of the

British at the Battle of

the Monongahela meant the

settlers

Would have to

depend on

themselves

French fort at the forks of

the Ohio River

Fort Duquesne

The victory at Fort Duquesne

gave Great Britain control

of the

Control of the Ohio River Valley

Fort Duquesne was the present-

day site of-

Pittsburgh

Who was appointed by the British

government to take charge of the war?

William Pitt

the most important British

victory of the French and Indian

War

The Battle of Quebec

What French and British generals

were killed at the Battle of Quebec?

Montcalm and James Wolf

Continental style

lined up in rows, fired then knelt down to reload

Indian style

behind rocks and trees

Why did most of the Indians choose to ally themselves with the

French?• The French were more interested

in trade, not territory.• Less of a change in lifestyle.• Less threat to their existence.

What were the differences between the

European and the Indian views of

land ownership?

European Land Ownership

• Private ownership

• Transfer rights with surveyed boundaries

• Planned to settle

Indian Land Ownership

• Boundaries not strictly defined

• Controlled by tribe but owned by everybody

• Not private property

French Advantages

1. larger land claim2. system of forts3. majority of Indian allies4. superior military officers

French Disadvantages

1. sparse population

2. no personal interest in land

3. poor lines of supply

British Advantages

1. larger population 2. powerful Iroquois allies3. control of the oceans4. population concentrated in small area5. desire to protect their own property

British Disadvantages

1. poorly organized frontier volunteers2. less qualified officers

George Washington’s role in the war

1. Diplomatic mission2. Surrendered Fort Necessity3. Aide Braddock

Describe General

Braddock

1. Set in his ways2. Disliked milita

quickly constructed fort at Great Meadows

Fort Necessity

was ordered to construct a fort at the forks of the Ohio River

Captain William

Trent

they investigated the land and then moved on to new

lands

transient

open

overt

Location of Fort

Necessity

Great Meadows

a delegation to handle sensitive

international relations

Diplomatic mission

trading post at present day Cumberland

Wills Creek

Route to Fort

Leboeuf

Williamsburg, Wills Creek, Nemacolin Path, Forks of the Ohio River, up the Allegheny River, to

Fort LeBoeuf

persons killed or wounded

casualty

counterattack

retaliation

Delaware Indian who

helped cut the path

Nemacolin

cut a path from Wills Creek to the forks of the

Ohio River

Thomas Cresap

French fort at the forks of

the Ohio River

Fort Duquesne

reorganized the British

army

William Pitt

forms an association with

another for mutual benefit

ally

a formal agreement

treaty

To the Indians, a treaty signaled

the -

end of warfare

competition

rivalry

minor clash

skirmish

to leave military

service without permission

desert

people killed or wounded

casualties

Mary Draper Ingles was taken hostage by

the

Shawnee

Location of Fort Edwards

Hampshire County

Location of Fort Seybert

Pendleton County

Location of Fort Evans

Berkeley County

Location of Fort Ashby

Mineral County