3.2 Vocab

Fiveable 3.2 APUSH Vocab terms to remember

Albany Congress

A meeting of representatives from seven British North American colonies in 1754 to discuss relations with Native American tribes and defense against the French.

Albany Plan

A proposal by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany Congress to unite the 13 colonies under one central government for mutual defense.

American Colonists

Individuals who migrated from their native countries, mainly England, to settle in what is now the United States during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Appalachian Mountains

A major mountain range in eastern North America, extending from Newfoundland in Canada to central Alabama in the United States.

Battle of Fort Necessity

A 1754 battle during the French and Indian War where British forces led by George Washington were defeated by French and Native American forces.

Battle of the Monongahela

A 1755 conflict between British forces led by General Edward Braddock and French forces with Native American allies during the French and Indian War.

Ben Franklin

A Founding Father of America known for his roles as an inventor, writer, scientist, statesman, and diplomat.

Fort Detroit

A fort established in 1701 by French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, strategically located along important trade routes.

Fort Duquesne

A French fort built at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, significant during the French and Indian War.

Fort Necessity

A hastily built British fort where George Washington faced his first military defeat in 1754 during the French and Indian War.

Fort Niagara

A fortification built to protect New France's interests in North America, located near Youngstown, New York.

France

A significant European power involved in colonizing parts of North America, particularly Canada and Louisiana.

French and Indian War

A North American conflict from 1754 to 1763, part of the larger Seven Years' War in Europe.

Ft

A French fort established in present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1754 during the French and Indian War.

General Edward Braddock

A British officer and commander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the early stages of the French and Indian War.

General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

A French military leader known for defending Quebec against British forces during the Seven Years' War.

George Washington

The first President of the United States and a Founding Father who led America to victory in the Revolutionary War.

Grand Council

A proposed unified government for the Thirteen Colonies during the Albany Congress, responsible for defense and Native American relations.

Great Britain

An island nation that includes England, Scotland, and Wales, historically a global superpower with a vast empire.

Huron Indians

A group of Native Americans located in the eastern Great Lakes region, involved in fur trade with European settlers.

Iroquois Indians

A powerful northeast Native American confederacy known as "The Six Nations," consisting of several tribes.

Native Americans

Indigenous peoples of North America who inhabited the land before European exploration and colonization.

New France

A territory claimed by France in North America from 1534 until ceded to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.

Ohio Valley

A resource-rich region along the Ohio River that became a site of contention among British settlers, French colonists, and Native Americans.

Plains of Abraham

The site of the Battle of Quebec during the Seven Years' War, located in Quebec City, Canada.

President General

A position proposed in the Albany Plan to oversee colonial defense and Indian affairs, appointed by the British Crown.

Proclamation of 1763

An order by King George III forbidding settlement past a line along the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.

Seven Years' War

A global conflict from 1756 to 1763 involving major European powers, affecting multiple continents.

Spain

A major colonial power in the Americas during the Age of Discovery, located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

Treaty of Paris in 1763

The agreement that ended the Seven Years' War, resulting in France losing most of its North American colonies to Britain.

Western Pennsylvania

A region significant in early American history, particularly during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.