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F&IW Vocabulary 1
French and Indian War Vocabulary List 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Locke | English democratic philosopher who believed in people’s rights and self government |
| Thomas Hobbes | English philosopher who said men aren’t born with rights and are naturally evil;and needed to be controlled by a king |
| Great Awakening | Religious revival in the 1730s-1740s that makes a “return to God” after generations in America |
| Princeton/Rutgers | Minister universities that emerge b/c of the Great Awakening |
| Iroquois League | Confederation of 5 Northern/N.E. Indian tribes |
| King William’s ,Queen Anne’s War,King George’s (1689-1748) | 3 European wars that spill into the colonies btwn Brit, France, & Spain |
| Albany Plan of Union (1754) | Rejected plan to create a mutual defense between colonies |
| Land Speculators | People that buy western land who start to encroach on Indian territory |
| Fort Duquesne | French fort where Washington and Braddock are defeated |
| French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) (1754-1763) | 1 st real world war fought between Britain and France and their possessions |
| Balance of Power | Idea that no one European country would be allowed by others to get too powerful |
| Edward Braddock | British general in charge of all forces in North America |
| George Washington | Young colonial general fighting for the British during F&IW |
| Guerilla Warfare | Sneak attack warfare perfected by the Indians |
| William Pitt (the Elder) | British politician (main political leader during the war) who goes broke to win the F&IW (1756-1761) |
| James Wolfe | British general in charge @ Quebec who dies in the battle |
| Battle of Montreal (1760) | Last battle of the F&IW |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Treaty that ends the F&IW |
| Pontiac’s Rebellion | Indian king who led a rebellion against colonists who went to the frontier |
| Proclamation Line of 1763 | King set line @ Appalachian Mountains to prevent & protect colonists from frontier/Indians |
| King George III | English tyrant king during F&IW and American Revolution |
| George Grenville (Chancellor of the Exchequer) | Finance treasurer of England who taxed colonists to help pay for the F&IW (began the process) |
| Deficit | Amount you are short in revenue per year |
| Debt | Obligation to pay amount of deficits added up over time |
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