Seven Years' War
A war in 1756-1763 fought in Europe and America
Join, or DIE
the first political cartoon in North America created by Ben Franklin; shows a snake chopped up and with the acronyms of the colonies; it was made to try and get colonists to unite and fight against the French in the French and Indian War.
Albany Plan of Union
1754; the first formal proposal to unite the American colonies, put forth by Benjamin Franklin
French and Indian War
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
William Pitt
Prime Minister of Great Britain during the French and Indian War; increased the British troops and military supplies in the colonies, paid for the war no matter the cost and this is why England won the war.
French and Indian War Debt
the money that was owed because of the war; Britain begins to tax the colonies to help pay down the debt
Treaty of Paris 1763
Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America., Britain gains controls of Canada and all land east of the Mississippi; Spain gains control of land west of the MIssissippi River
France
forced to give up control of their territories in North America following the French and Indian War
George Washington
he built Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley to combat the French
Proclamation of 1763
law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Pontiac's Rebellion
1763 - An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac. They opposed British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. The attacks ended when Pontiac was killed.
Ohio River Valley
controversial land that led to the French and Indian War; British win the war and claim this land; region where British fur traders went; rich soil for farming
Battle of Quebec (1759)
Historic British victory over French forces on the outskirts of Quebec. The surrender of Quebec marked the beginning of the end of French rule in North America.
Salutary Neglect
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies