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| fur trade | one reason why France and Brtain both wanted North America |
| 1773 | what year: The Boston Tea Party |
| French and Indian War | war that settled who would have control of North America |
| Seven Years' War | what Europe called the war that settled who would have control of North America |
| strong, unified colonies | an advantage that the French had during the French and Indian war |
| forts at strategic locations | an advantage that the French had during the French and Indian war |
| well-trained armies | an advantage that the French had during the French and Indian war |
| larger population | an advantage that the British had during the French and Indian war |
| support of Iroquois | an advantage that the British had during the French and Indian war |
| strong navy | an advantage that the British had during the French and Indian war |
| Ohio River Valley | river valley that both France and Britain wanted to control |
| Albany Plan of Union | the first attemp of the American colonies to unit |
| William Pitt | this man's leadership turned the tide, helping the British win |
| battle of Quebec | battle that became the turning point of the war, giving the Britsh certain victory |
| George Washington | he led troops that failed to keep the French fro occupying Fort Duquesne and were forced to surrender at Fort Necessity |
| Albany Congress | the first attemp of the American colonies to cooperate politically took place here |
| Ohio Valley | the settlement of what valley was the cause of dispute for the French and Indian War |
| Iroquois | what Indian confederation supported the British |
| building a road to the frontier | Edward Braddock's most lasting contribution from the French and Indian War |
| Quebec | the defeat of this city spelled the fall of the New France |
| Ford Pitt | what did the British rename Fort Duquesne after they captured it? |
| Britain | the strongest nation in the world following the French and Indian War |
| James Wolfe | British general who led the action against Quebec |
| George Washington | led Virginian forces and acted as an aide to the British in the French and Indian War |
| rich fisheries | one reason why France and Brtain both wanted North America |
| Samuel Adams | urged protest agains British actions in Masschusetts |
| Paul Revere | made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts |
| Navigation and Trade Acts | regulated colonial trade with other colonies and with foreign nations |
| Proclamation of 1763 | forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians |
| Intolerable Acts | a weries of acts, cush as closing the port of Boston, Designed to punish unruly Massachusetts |
| Committee of Correspondence | alerted colonies of British threats and promoted opposition |
| Stamp Act | taxed the work of colonial businessmen, particularly lawyers and printers |
| King George III | king of Britain while colonial discontent was growing |
| Patrick Henry | Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?" |
| No taxation without representation | the rallying cry of colonists opposed to the new taxes Parliament |
| Boston Massacre | left five patriot "martyrs" dead on the streets of Boston |
| Edward Braddock | British general who was defeated near Fort Duquesne |
| George Washington | failed to keep the French from occupying Fort Duquesne |
| Pontiac | Indian chief who organized the raids on frontier settlements following the Frand and Indian War |
| skirmishes at Lexington and Concor | marked the beginning of the War for Independence |
| minutemen | colonial militiamen who came to stop the British on short notice |
| William Dawes and Paul Revere | two men who warned the colonist of the approach of the British |
| destroy arms and arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock | 2 reasons Thomas Gage sent British soldiers out toward Lexington and Concord |
| Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia | where colonial delegates met to decide what to do about British actions |
| First Continental Congress | the body of delegates who met to decide what to do about British actions |
| glass, paper, lead, tea | goods taxed by the Townshend Acts |
| smuggled goods | how the merchants avoided the Townshend taxes |
| Boston Massacre | deadly incident on March 5, 1770 between colonists and British troops |
| boycot | the colonists did this to take action against Britian to ruin their trade when the king did not give in to their requests |
| Iroquois | Indian supports of the British |
| Seven Years' War | anouther name for the French and Indian War |
| Ohio River | where both the British and French wanted to build a fort |
| Quebec | the British defeated this city |
| Samuel Adams | most prominent leader of colonial opposition |
| William Pitt | British leader who organized the war effort |
| 1770 | what year did the Boston Massacre occur |
| 1775 | what year: the Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| 1763 | what year: Proclamation closed the West to settlement |
| 1765 | what year: Meeting of the Stamp Act Congress |
| mercantilism | describes the economic system of European countries during the colonial era |
