FIW

1. John Locke – Democratic philosophers who believed in people’s rights and self government (Social

Contract)

(life, liberty, right to property)

(only person in world who thinks like this @ the time)

(colonies follow his lead = “American Exceptionalism”)

1.5 Thomas Hobbes – English philosopher who said men aren’t born with rights and are naturally evil;

and needed to be controlled by a king

(every country/kingdom in world followed Hobbes; Locke & colonies become the exception)

2. Princeton/Rutgers – Minister universities that emerge b/c of the Great Awakening

*(can eliminate b/c it is part of Colonial Life – Great Awakening notes)

2015-2016 started w/ Iroquois League; the rest were done in Colonialism

3. Iroquois League – Confederation of 5 (later 6 in 1722) upstate NY Indian tribes who fought against the

French & their Indian allies (Huron & Algonquians)

(describe how and why Iroquois League banded together)

4. King William’s

Queen Anne’s War (1689-1748) – 3 European wars that spill into the colonies btwn Brit, France, & Spain

King George’s

(describe why wars were fought on North American soil)

*(start in Europe and spill into colonies)

(James Oglethorpe and Georgia militia stop Spanish Florida attack)

(New England militia capture Louisborg in Canada; give up in treaty; colonists furious)

5. Albany Plan of Union (1754)– Rejected plan to create a mutual defense between colonies

(describe how the colonies still felt like sovereign nations / it would take 20 more years to come

together as one cohesive unit during Amer. Rev)

(Benjamin Franklin tries to spearhead this; “Join or Die”; only 7 colonies show up)

(tried to create intercolonial gov’t & system for recruiting troops & collecting taxes for common

defense)

(colonies too jealous of its own taxation powers to accept)

(significant b/c it set up more revolutionary congresses in the 1770s)

6. Land Speculators – People that buy western land who start to encroach on Indian territory

(helps start F&IW)

(compare/contrast to land speculators today)

Unit: American Revolution

Vocab List #1 = French and Indian War (F&IW)

(This is a big unit with up to 3-4 vocabulary lists)

7. Fort Duquesne – French fort where Washington and Braddock are defeated

(becomes Fort Pitt and then Pittsburg)

(French provoke war by building chain of forts along Ohio River Valley to stop colonial settlers moving in;

British sent forces in to stop building forts)

(G.W. first real taste of military experience??)

(G.W. initially has victory w/ small Virginia militia, but later is defeated = THIS STARTS THE WAR!)

(1755 – Braddock shows up again; defeated

8. French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) (1754-1763) – 1st real world war fought between Britain

and France and their possessions

(1st war to be fought on multiple continents??)

(compare/contrast to WWI & WWII = less violent, less death, less technology = not “world war”)

*(starts in colonies THEN spills into Europe & other possessions)

9. Balance of Power – Idea that no one European country would be allowed by others to get too

powerful

(this is why countries would jump on each other’s side to prevent one becoming all powerful)

10. Edward Braddock – British general in charge of all forces in North America

(very need = has soldiers take huge bed to colonies, take apart, and move each night)

(in capable of fighting guerilla warfare = old school general = helps cause his death)

11. George Washington – Young colonial general fighting for the British during F&IW

(rich up and comer planter elite from VA)

(well respected even though he loses some battles)

12. Guerilla Warfare – Sneak attack warfare perfected by the Indians

(used widely during F&IW = hard to fight European style in forests/frontier)

(same tactics used by colonists against British during Amer. Rev)

13. William Pitt (the Elder) – British politician (main political leader during the war) who goes broke to

win the F&IW (1756-1761)

(explain it was better for British to go broke then lose all their possessions)

(new strategy = take Canada)

(takes Louisborg 1758; Quebec 1759; Montreal 1760)

(tax colonists to assist in debt = helps bring about Amer. Rev)

-Prime Minister of U.K (7/30/1766-10/14/1768)

14. James Wolfe – British general in charge @ Quebec who dies in the battle

(siege Quebec in an uphill, outnumbered battled)

(death becomes a rallying cry and British win battle)

15. Battle of Montreal (1760) – Last battle of the F&IW

(Quebec is still French speaking today; draw map)

Unit: American Revolution

Vocab List #1 = French and Indian War (F&IW)

(This is a big unit with up to 3-4 vocabulary lists)

16. Treaty of Paris 1763 – Treaty that ends the F&IW

1. France gives up claims to all North American possessions

2. All land west of Mississippi River & New Orleans goes to Spain

3. All land east of Mississippi River & Canada goes to England

(remind students to remember this date b/c there are many Treaty of Paris)

(France needed to win so badly/assistance they promised Spain if they lost they would make sure they

got something in return)

(draw map!)

17. Pontiac’s Rebellion – Indian king who led a rebellion against colonists who went to the frontier

(one of many in a series of Indian leaders who fought on losing side against British & colonists)

(occurs in modern day Detroit = causes King to issue Proclamation Line)

(draw map)

18. Proclamation Line of 1763 – King set line @ Appalachian Mountains to prevent & protect colonists

from frontier/Indians

(largely ignored = encroachment continues and colonists already on other side of line to begin with)

(draw map)

19. King George III – English tyrant king during F&IW and American Revolution

20. George Grenville (Chancellor of the Exchequer) – Finance treasurer of England who taxed colonists

to help pay for the F&IW (began the process)

-Chancellor of the Exchequer (aka Minister of Finance) = the Secretary of Treasurer for the U.S.

=responsible for all economic and financial matters)

-1 part of the 4 Great Offices of State of U.K. (PM; Chancellor of Exchequer; Foreign Secretary; Home

Secretary)

-Simultaneously the Prime Minister (4/16/1763-7/13/1765) (same dates for both positions)

21. Deficit – Amount you are short in revenue per year

22. Debt – Obligation to pay amount of deficits added up over time

(draw out deficit and debt scenario/example on WhiteBoard for students to understand)

Example: (draw this on WhiteBoard and explain!)

2012 2013

100 (after taxes)

-120

= 20 deficit

100 (after taxes)

- 120

= 20 deficit

= 40 debt

(ask how/who pays for this new deb