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F&I War TERMS
French & Indian War Terms Quiz
Question | Answer |
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Proclamation of 1763 | law forbidding English colonists to settle west of Appalachians |
Acadia | first permanent French colony located in present day Nova Scotia |
Pittsburgh | most contested (fought over) territory during the French & Indian War |
Iroquois | Native American tribe who remained neutral during much of the French & Indian War |
Abatis | Used in defensive military positions, fallen trees with sharpened spikes |
Fort Duquesne | Site of Braddock’s defeat; later renamed Fort Pitt |
Albany Plan of Union | Early attempt to unify the English colonies against the French |
Fort Oswego | site which convinced Montcalm that the Natives were too “savage” |
Fort William Henry | site where defeated British were attacked by Natives while in retreat |
Fort Quebec | Last fort lost by the French in the French & Indian War |
Fort Necessity | Fort constructed by Washington, surrendered on July 4th |
Plains of Abraham | site of last major battle of the French & Indian War |
Pontiac’s War | Native American attempt to defeat the British without their French allies |
Treaty of Paris | document which settled the terms of surrender |