US History
Mr. Abell
The French & Indian War
- French and Indian War
Who fought?
British & American colonists
VS
French & Indians (indigenous people)
Why were France and England (Great Britain, the United Kingdom) rivals?
English settlements on seacoasts Thirteen Original colonies: Delaware (de),Pennsylvania (PA), New Jersey (NJ), Georgia (ga), Connecticut (ct),Massachusetts Bay (ma), Maryland (MD), South Carolina (sc), New Hampshire (NH), Virginia, New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), and Rhode Island (ri)
French inland: St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, the Mississippi River (New Orleans)
competition for territory
Albany Plan of Union
called for a grand council of delegates
GOAL: unity among the colonies
achieves: a political model for the United States
Benjamin Franklin
politician, delegate: a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
militia: military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
supplement: something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
guerrilla warfare, irregular military actions (such as harassment and sabotage) carried out by small usually independent forces.
-French, Native Americans used these tactics
Daniel Boone, fought against the Indians and French. He's a veteran
pioneer, Kentucky frontier
William Pitt, Prime Minister of England
-what's good?! Britain gets better forces
-efforts pay off. Win battles. Capture Fort Duquesne (French) fort.
-British troops take Quebec
siege, enemy force is surrounded without access to supplies
-fall of Quebec instrumental in the French and Indian War
instrumental: serving as an instrument or means in pursuing an aim or policy.
GOAL: unity among the colonies
achieves: a political model for the United States
Benjamin Franklin
politician, delegate: a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
militia: military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
supplement: something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
guerrilla warfare, irregular military actions (such as harassment and sabotage) carried out by small usually independent forces.
-French, Native Americans used these tactics
Daniel Boone, fought against the Indians and French. He's a veteran
pioneer, Kentucky frontier
William Pitt, Prime Minister of England
-what's good?! Britain gets better forces
-efforts pay off. Win battles. Capture Fort Duquesne (French) fort.
-British troops take Quebec
siege, enemy force is surrounded without access to supplies
-fall of Quebec instrumental in the French and Indian War
instrumental: serving as an instrument or means in pursuing an aim or policy.
10/25
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