AP US History Chapter 6 Flashcards

Vocabulary and key concept flashcards covering New France, the French and Indian War, and colonial development in Chapter 6.

Edict of Nantes

A document that granted limited toleration to French Protestants.

Dominant Powers in the American Empire (1700)

France and Spain, which dominated the American Empire as far as land mass by 1700.

Louis XIV

King of France who ruled over the government of New France (Canada) from 1700 to 1754.

French fur-trappers

"Runners of the woods" who were responsible for place names such as Baton Rouge, Terre Haute, Des Moines, and Grand Tetons.

Jesuits

A group of French missionaries who labored zealously to save the Indians for Christ.

New Orleans

A fortified post on the Mississippi River considered the most important because it commanded the mouth of the Mississippi River.

War of Jenkins's Ear

A small-scale scuffle between England and Spain (1739–1748) that merged into the War of Austrian Succession in Europe and became known as King George's War in America.

Chronological Order of World Wars

Seven Years' War, American Revolution, French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, WWI, WWII.

George Washington (French and Indian War)

The lieutenant colonel responsible for starting the French and Indian War, which eventually led to the American Revolution.

Ohio Country

The territory that caused a great rivalry between France and Britain, leading to the French and Indian War.

Fort Necessity Surrender Date

July 4th, 1754, the ironic date on which George Washington surrendered at Fort Necessity.

Albany Plan

A failed 1754 plan of union conceived by Ben Franklin; failed because the Crown feared it created an uncontrollable entity and colonial assemblies refused to surrender local control.

"Join or Die"

Famous propaganda poster depicting a divided snake, created concerning Ben Franklin's Albany Plan.

"Weak noodles"

Ben Franklin's term for his contemporaries in 1754 when they failed to agree on the details of a union plan.

William Pitt

British leader known as the "Great Commoner" who was responsible for the British victory in the French and Indian War.

Dominant Powers in North America (Post-1763)

Britain and Spain, the two countries that dominated North America after the French and Indian War.

British Friction with Colonial Militiamen

Friction caused by British officers refusing to recognize any American militia commission above captain and dismissing their contribution to victory.

Colonial Unity Post-French and Indian War

The discovery after the war that colonists were fellow Americans who generally spoke the same language and shared common ideals.

Cajun

Acadian settlers who moved to French Louisiana, planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes, practiced Roman Catholicism, and spoke a distinct French dialect.

13 British Colonies in 1763 (North to South)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.

Post-War American Vision

The belief among Americans after the French and Indian War that they needed to march West because they felt they had earned the land.

Chronological Order of Colonial Events (Chapter 6)

Edict of Nantes, King William's War, Washington loses at Ft. Necessity, Pitt emerges as leader of British government, Proclamation line telling Americans not to go West.