Chapter 6: The Road to Revolution

Samuel de Champlain

French explorer known as the "father of New France" who established Quebec in Acadia.

Robert de LaSalle

French explorer and fur trapper who claimed the Mississippi River and Basin for France.

Pontiac/Pontiac’s War

Conflict led by Ottawa leader Pontiac against British control over Native Americans, resulting in significant Native resistance.

William Pitt

Popular British leader known as the "Great Commoner" who focused military efforts on French Canada during the French and Indian War.

James Wolfe/Battle of Quebec

British general who led the successful attack at the Battle of Quebec in 1759, breaking French control in North America.

Antoine Cadillac

Explorer who promoted settlement in Detroit and became governor of Louisiana in 1711.

Edward Braddock

British general whose ineffective tactics in the French and Indian War led to a significant defeat and inspired future American soldiers.

Huguenots

French Protestants who faced persecution from Catholics but were granted limited religious freedom by the Edict of Nantes.

Iroquois

Native American tribe that allied with the British during the French and Indian War but ultimately lost land and autonomy.

Albany Congress

1754 intercolonial meeting aimed at securing Iroquois loyalty and promoting colonial unity, though it ultimately failed.

Edict of Nantes

1598 decree that provided limited religious freedom to Huguenots in France, an early example of religious toleration.

Acadians

French-speaking people deported by the British in 1755, whose descendants are known as Cajuns in Louisiana.

Proclamation of 1763

British decree aimed at preventing settlement beyond the Appalachians, which angered American colonists seeking land.

French and Indian War

Conflict between Britain and France (1754-1763) that resulted in British dominance in North America and significant colonial unity.

New France

French settlement in Quebec known for its fur trade, which was lost to Britain after the French and Indian War.

War of Spanish Succession

Conflict (1701-1713) that resulted in British territorial gains in North America and a period of salutary neglect for the colonies.

Mercantilism

Economic theory justifying British control over colonies, viewing them as suppliers and consumers, which fostered colonial resentment.