French and Indian War Flashcards

Flashcards covering the causes and effects of the French and Indian War.

Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?

The British and the French, with the French allied with several groups of American Indians.

What was the French and Indian War a part of?

A smaller conflict within the larger global conflict between the British and the French called the Seven Years' War.

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?

Territorial disputes in the Ohio River Valley between the French and the British.

Who was George Washington in 1753?

A lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia sent to warn the French about encroaching on British holdings in the Ohio River Valley.

What was the Albany Congress?

A meeting of delegates from several British colonies to discuss a more organized colonial response to frontier defense, trade, and westward expansion.

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

Benjamin Franklin's plan at the Albany Congress for the colonies to establish a council of representatives to decide on matters of frontier defense, trade, and westward expansion.

What were two British policies implemented during the Seven Years' War that were unpopular with American colonists?

Forced impressment of American men into the Royal Navy and the quartering of troops in colonial homes.

What were the major outcomes for the American colonists stated in the Peace of Paris (1763)?

Spain ceded Florida to the British, the French were ousted from the North American continent, and the British were granted all the land East of the Mississippi River.

What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?

A British policy forbidding colonists from migrating west across the Appalachian Mountains and taking land in the Ohio River Valley.

What was a significant economic consequence of the French and Indian War for the British?

The British national debt roughly doubled, and the cost of running the colonies increased, leading to increased taxes on American colonies.