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| The battle of Quebec 1759 |
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| James Wolfe scored a major victory in Quebec which had been considered impenetrable with its bluffs. But, Wolfe's men snuck up the cliffs, then surprised and defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham. Both Wolfe and his French counterpart Marquis de Moncalm were killed in battle. |
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| French and Indian War (1754-1763) |
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| Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley--English defeated French in 1763. Historical significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse. |
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| Prime Minister Robert Walpole's policy in dealing with the American colonies. He was primarily concerned with British affairs and believed that unrestricted trade in the colonies would be more profitable for England than would taxation of the colonies. |
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| Five Nations of the Iroquos |
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| The federation of tribes occupying northern NY: the Mohawk, the Oneida, the Senecca, the Onondaga, and Cayuga. The federation was also known as the "Iroquiois," or the League of Five Nations, although in about 1720 the Tuscarora tribe was added as a sixth member. It was the most powerful and efficient North American Indian organization during the 1700s. Some of the ideas from ins constitution were used in the Constitution of the US. |
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| An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief. They opposed British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. The attacks ended when Pontiac was killed. |
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| An English law enacted after gaining territory from the French at the end of the French and Indian War. It forbade the colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The Colonists were no longer proud to be British citizens after the enactment. The Proclamation of 1763 caused the first major revolt against the British. |
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| A conference in the US Colonial history from June 19 through July 11, 1754 in Albany NY. It advocated a union of the British colonies for their security and defense against French Held by the British Board of Trade to help cement the loyalty of the Iroquois League. After receiving presents, provisions and promises of Redress of grievances. 150 representatives if tribes withdrew without committing themselves to the British cause. |
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| Indian Chief; led post war flare-up in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes Region in 1763; his actions led to the Proclamation of 1763; the Proclamation angered the colonists. |
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| A British leader in the London government, and earned himself the name, "Organizer of Victory". He led and won a war against Quebec. Pittsburgh was named after him. |
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| A French explorer who sailed to the West Indies, Mexico and Panama. He wrote many books telling of his trips to Mexico City and Niagara Falls. His greatest accomplishment was his exploration of the St. Lawrence River and his latter settlement of Quebec. |
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