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US History Chapter 6-8 Part 1

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This deck covers key events, figures, and concepts from US History chapters 6 to 8, focusing on the French and Indian War, early American colonial policies, and the lead-up to the American Revolution.

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Term

Definition

England’s greatest rival in the 1750s

France

1st French explorer; - explored the St. Lawrence River to find a mythical water route through the Americas

Jaques Cartier

French Explorer that established the first settlement at Quebec; - “Father of New France”; - made an alliance with the Huron Indians (undoing later)

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer that establishes Detroit

Antoine Cadillac

French explorer that claims the Southern portion of the Miss. river and calls it Louisiana; - first explorer to go South

Robert de la Salle

French missionary priests; - called the “black robes”; - tried to convert the Indians

Jesuits

protestant minority that was not allowed to go to the New World

Huguenots

main reason for the French to settle in the new world

fur trade!; - “hairy bank notes”

why did the French have the best relationship with the Indians

1. trade partners (fur trade); 2. treated them as equals; 3. did not steal their land

last of the European world wars that was fought for control over the Ohio River Valley; - the French wanted to connect their N. American empire to Canada and Britain wanted to expand West

the Seven Years War/The French and Indian War

man sent by gov. of Virginia Robert Dinwiddle to survey the land and evict the French

George Washington

Battle of Fort Nessecity

George Washington; 1st battle of the Seven Years War

Battle of Fort Duquesne

General Braddock; British were ambushed and severely beaten

British Invade Canada

1756; terrible for the British!

USA’s oldest propaganda

Join or Die; - Benjamin Franklin draws a snake with 13 sections to unite the British against the French

Benjamin Franklin’s attempt to create a unified gov. to defeat the French; - failed

New Albany Plan

new Prime minister (1757) that proposed to borrow tons of money for supplies and to hire young officers to command the army

William Pit

battles in 1758 that the Brits win with the help of the Iroquois

Louisburg, Ticonderoga, and Niagra

Battle of Quebec

James Wolfe defeats the Marquis de Montcalm; turning point of the war!!; leads to the end of the war in 1763 (Treaty of Paris)

results of the French and Indian War

1. Great Britain gained all land east of the Mississippi River; 2. French driven out of N. America; 3. Great Britain hugely in debt!!; 4. Boosted Amer...

George Granville came up with 4 ways to generate money from the colonists

1. renewal of The Navigation Acts (stopped colonial smuggling) 2. Writ of Assistance (to search ships + buildings) 3. Admiralty Courts (courts set up ...

what was the first tax put upon the colonists?

the Sugar Act

the first direct tax on colonists that taxed all of the printed goods

Stamp Act

who said “taxation w/out representation is tyranny”

James Otis

who denounced tax and demanded its repeal

Patrick Henry

there were two protests of the Stamp Act organized by the Sons of Liberty

1. Mob Action: intimidation, threat, violence 2. Boycott: refused to buy British goods

the year in which Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and started the Declaratory Act (stated that England still had the power to govern and tax them)

1766

new Prime minister in 1766 that put a tax on the goods essential to the colonists

Charles Townshend

in 1768 a ship owned by John Hancock (smuggler) was confiscated by officials; riots sweep over Boston

Liberty Incident

act that forced the colonists to house British soldiers

1st Quartering Act

mob protest that united the colonists; 5 colonists killed

the Boston Massacre

underground spy network that watched British movements

the Committee of Correspondence

Tea Act of 1773

British East India Company was bankrupt + decided to tax tea; this act gave them exclusive rights on the selling of tea

The Boston Tea Party

in 1773 the Sons of Liberty dumped tons of tea into the harbor

because of the Tea Party King George passed the Intolerable Acts

Boston Port Act (closed down port); Massachusetts gov act (lost right to rule themselves); New Quartering Act

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US History Chapter 6-8 Part 1

Term	Definition
England’s greatest rival in the 1750s	France
1st French explorer; - explored the St. Lawrence River to find a mythical water route through the Americas	Jaques Cartier
French Explorer that established the first settlement at Quebec; - “Father of New France”; - made an alliance with the Huron Indians (undoing later)	Samuel de Champlain
French explorer that establishes Detroit	Antoine Cadillac
French explorer that claims the Southern portion of the Miss. river and calls it Louisiana; - first explorer to go South	Robert de la Salle
French missionary priests; - called the “black robes”; - tried to convert the Indians	Jesuits
protestant minority that was not allowed to go to the New World	Huguenots
main reason for the French to settle in the new world	fur trade!; - “hairy bank notes”
why did the French have the best relationship with the Indians	1. trade partners (fur trade); 2. treated them as equals; 3. did not steal their land
last of the European world wars that was fought for control over the Ohio River Valley; - the French wanted to connect their N. American empire to Canada and Britain wanted to expand West	the Seven Years War/The French and Indian War
man sent by gov. of Virginia Robert Dinwiddle to survey the land and evict the French	George Washington
Battle of Fort Nessecity	George Washington; 1st battle of the Seven Years War
Battle of Fort Duquesne	General Braddock; British were ambushed and severely beaten
British Invade Canada	1756; terrible for the British!
USA’s oldest propaganda	Join or Die; - Benjamin Franklin draws a snake with 13 sections to unite the British against the French
Benjamin Franklin’s attempt to create a unified gov. to defeat the French; - failed	New Albany Plan
new Prime minister (1757) that proposed to borrow tons of money for supplies and to hire young officers to command the army	William Pit
battles in 1758 that the Brits win with the help of the Iroquois	Louisburg, Ticonderoga, and Niagra
Battle of Quebec	James Wolfe defeats the Marquis de Montcalm; turning point of the war!!; leads to the end of the war in 1763 (Treaty of Paris)
results of the French and Indian War	1. Great Britain gained all land east of the Mississippi River; 2. French driven out of N. America; 3. Great Britain hugely in debt!!; 4. Boosted American morale; 5. shattered the myth of British invincibility; 6. roots of the American Revolution
George Granville came up with 4 ways to generate money from the colonists	1. renewal of The Navigation Acts (stopped colonial smuggling) 2. Writ of Assistance (to search ships + buildings) 3. Admiralty Courts (courts set up to convict smugglers) 4. TAXES!
what was the first tax put upon the colonists?	the Sugar Act
the first direct tax on colonists that taxed all of the printed goods	Stamp Act
who said “taxation w/out representation is tyranny”	James Otis
who denounced tax and demanded its repeal	Patrick Henry
there were two protests of the Stamp Act organized by the Sons of Liberty	1. Mob Action: intimidation, threat, violence 2. Boycott: refused to buy British goods
the year in which Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and started the Declaratory Act (stated that England still had the power to govern and tax them)	1766
new Prime minister in 1766 that put a tax on the goods essential to the colonists	Charles Townshend
in 1768 a ship owned by John Hancock (smuggler) was confiscated by officials; riots sweep over Boston	Liberty Incident
act that forced the colonists to house British soldiers	1st Quartering Act
mob protest that united the colonists; 5 colonists killed	the Boston Massacre
underground spy network that watched British movements	the Committee of Correspondence
Tea Act of 1773	British East India Company was bankrupt + decided to tax tea; this act gave them exclusive rights on the selling of tea
The Boston Tea Party	in 1773 the Sons of Liberty dumped tons of tea into the harbor
because of the Tea Party King George passed the Intolerable Acts	Boston Port Act (closed down port); Massachusetts gov act (lost right to rule themselves); New Quartering Act