(1378) The FRENCH AND INDIAN War (The Seven Years' War) [APUSH Review Unit 3 Topic 2] Period 3: 1754-1800

French and Indian War

A conflict between the British and French in North America from 1754 to 1763, part of the larger Seven Years' War.

Seven Years' War

A global conflict (1756-1763) involving most of the great powers and their colonies, during which the French and Indian War occurred in North America.

Albany Congress

A meeting in 1754 where delegates from several British colonies discussed defense against the French and Indian threat.

Albany Plan of Union

Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, it aimed to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies for defense, which ultimately was rejected.

Proclamation Line of 1763

A British law forbidding colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains in order to protect Native American lands.

Pontiac's Rebellion

A revolt by Native American tribes against British colonial expansion into the Ohio River Valley, led by Ottawa leader Pontiac.

Peace of Paris

The 1763 treaty that ended the French and Indian War and ceded significant territories from France to Britain.

Territorial disputes

Conflicts over land claims, particularly involving the Ohio River Valley which contributed to the start of the French and Indian War.

Colonial resentment

The discontent and opposition of American colonists towards British policies and taxes following the French and Indian War.

Royal Navy impressment

The British practice of forcibly enrolling American sailors into the Royal Navy, which bred resentment among colonists.