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| what 3 nations were competing for empire in the 1700's? | spain, france and england |
| what did the french call the territory that is now part of the us in 1753? | Louisiana |
| Give 4 reasons of the french forts.. | keep away enemies,protect fishing grounds and fur trade, and block colonies from expanding to west |
| list 2 reasons why the indians might have allied with the french | french didnt destroy hunting grounds and many french married indians and adoped indian ways. |
| what were french? | trappers |
| what were english? | farmers |
| give 2 reasons why indians might have disliked the english. | enlish were farmers and believed they were better than the indians |
| What conflict started in 1754? | french and indian war( 7 year war) |
| What was the propose of building a fort were the 2 rivers monongahela and allegheny met? | to protect their claims |
| who was the 22 year old surveyor? | george washington |
| what was the first battle of the french and indian war? | the clash at fort necessity |
| what was the albany plan of union/ | grand council reps from each colony. they would make laws raise taxes and set up the defense of the colonies |
| why was it rejected>? | because they did not want to give up any of their own rights/. |
| list 2 advantages of the french. | single government= quicker decisions and had many indian allies to help fight agianst |
| list 2 advantages of the british | pop was 20 times greater than france and had indian allies too |
| what characteristic of the british uniform made them easy to shoot? | they wore bright red coats |
| what 2 actions did william pitt take that helped the british? | sent britains best generals to colonies and encouraged colonist to support the war ( fort pitt was in pittsburg ) |
| describe wolfes c\daring plan to capture quebec | had all his troops sneak up during the night and then that was when they attacked and surprised |
| what treaty ended the war? | treaty of paris ( signed in paris ) |
| what happened to frances north america territory | lost all lands in north america to british ( britain won ) |
