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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APUSH CHAPTER 6
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Question 1: William Pitt
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Brilliant leader in the London government (1757) who earned the titles "Great Commoner" and "Organizer of Victory".
Question 2: Fort Necessity
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The scene of Washington's defeat in Ohio. Forced to retreat in 1754.
Question 3: Coureurs de bois
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A term for French woodsmen who trapped and traded with Indians.
Question 4: King Louis XIV
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King of France from 1643 to 1715 who supported overseas exploration and colonization
Question 5: Benjamin Franklin
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Leading figure of the Albany Congress who contributed a scheme for colonial home rule.
Question 6: Chief Pontiac
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Ottawan chief that, in 1763, led several tribes in a violent campaign to drive the British out of the Ohio Country.
Question 7: Proclamation of 1763
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Prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachians. Colonists defied this. Fueled a feeling of rebellion.
Question 8: Frederick the Great
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King of Prussia who, against the odds, fought off the French, Austrian, and Russian armies in Germany during the Seven Years/French and Indian War.
Question 9: Louisbourg fortress
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Invaded and captured by the British. French still clung to it after being given to the English.
Question 10: Samuel de Champlain
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The leading figure of Quebec who was nicknamed the "Father of New France."
Question 11: French and Indian War or Seven Years War
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The most far-flung war in the world. Started in America in 1754 by Washington in the Ohio Valley.
Question 12: French fortified posts
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Planted to block Spain on the Gulf of Mexico. The most important of these were in New Orleans and Illinois.
Question 13: Antoine Cadillac
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The French explorer who founded Detroit in 1701.
Question 14: War of Austrian Succession or King George's War
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Large-scale war in Europe that merged with another ongoing war in the Americas. British won.
Question 15: Huron Indians
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A nearby group of Indians that Champlain established as allies.
Question 16: Peace signing at Utrecht
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- Britain won. Received Acadia (renamed Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and Hudson Bay.
Question 17: King William's War and Queen Anne's War
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The two earliest fights between European powers for control of North America. 1689-1697 and 1702-1713 respectively.
Question 18: Albany Congress
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Summoned by the British government in 1754 to keep the Iroquois on Britain's side and to unite the colonies.
Question 19: Robert de la Salle
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The French explorer who sailed down the Mississippi River in 1682 and founded Louisiana.
Question 20: Battle of Quebec
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A battle between the British and French in 1759 that ended with all French power thrown out of North America.
Question 21: War of Jenkins's Ear
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Small-scale war that broke in America between the Spanish and British in 1739.
Question 22: Quebec
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The first settlement of the French in North America. Was on the St. Lawrence River and was established in 1608.
Question 23: New France
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The name for the French colony in North America whose primary resource was beaver.
Question 24: James Wolfe
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The leader of the British army during the Battle of Quebec.
Question 25: Restless colonists
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Would not unite to help their mother country against their biggest foe. Colonial disunity plagued them.
Question 26: French Acadians
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A group of French that the British had conquered in 1713 that were uprooted in 1755.
Question 27: Voyageurs
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French seamen who recruited Indians into the fur business.
Question 28: Treaty of Paris
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Signed in 1763, a peace agreement that threw French power off of North America.