The Seven Years' War Flashcards

Flashcards reviewing key vocabulary and concepts related to the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War).

Colonial Rivalries (Causes of the Seven Years' War)

Historic European rivalries extended from Europe to their colonies in the Americas, particularly between Great Britain, France, and Spain.

The Seven Years’ War (French & Indian War)

A war fought between 1754 and 1763 between the French, their colonists, and Native American allies vs. the British, their colonists, and Native American allies.

Root Cause of the Seven Years' War

Desired control over disputed territory, particularly the Ohio River Valley.

French Forts

The French constructed these in the disputed territory of the Ohio River Valley to halt westward growth of British colonies.

George Washington

Young colonel who was sent by the governor of Virginia with a militia, ultimately forced to surrender at Fort Necessity on July 3, 1754.

Battle of Fort Necessity

Fighting broke out here, marking the beginning of the French and Indian War. Washington was forced to surrender.

Albany Congress

Meeting of representatives from several colonies in Albany, New York in 1754 to coordinate colonial defense.

Albany Plan of Union

Developed by Benjamin Franklin, it provided for an intercolonial government and a system for recruiting troops and collecting taxes from the colonies for their common defense.

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Peace treaty in 1763 where [1] Great Britain acquired French Canada and Spanish Florida, and [2] Spain was given the French Louisiana Territory, ending French power on the continent.

Impact of the War: British Supremacy

Great Britain established unchallenged supremacy among Europeans in North America.

Colonists' Perspective on British Troops

British troops and leadership proved inadequate in navigating the wooded terrain of America.

British Perspective on Colonists

The colonists were militarily inept and selfish, since some colonies refused to contribute troops or money to the war.

End of Salutary Neglect

The British abandoned this, instead attempting to exercise more direct control over the colonies.

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Alliance of tribes under Chief Pontiac struck back, destroying forts and settlements from New York to Virginia.

Proclamation of 1763

Prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, in Native American lands.