Chapter 6 Key Terms and People to Know
1. Huguenots: a type of religion that was mainly based on France. During the 1800’s wars between Roman Catholics and Protestant Huguenots resulted in the deaths of over 10,000 people, it was named Bartholomew’s Day.
2. Edict of Nantes: a document issued by the crown in 1598, which granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Religious wars in France stopped and it became that strongest country in all Europe.
3. Couriers de bois: “runner of the woods” the French fur trappers that traveled across the U.S in search of beavers.
4. Voyagers: French travelers that recruited Indians into the fur trading business. There were trading posts all across the United States and Canada.
5. King Williams’ War: a war in which the English and French fought each other with Indian allies. (1689-97)
6.Queen Anne’s War: a war between the early English and French settlers. (1702- 13)
7. War of Jenkins’ Ear: broke out in 1739 between the British and the Spaniards. It was confirmed to the Caribbean Seas and the buffer colony of Georgia.
8. King George’s War: was also known as the War of Austrian succession in Europe. During the war France allied with Spain and went against English.
9. Acadians: a group from France that settled in the Northeastern part of North America. The British conquered them in 1713.
10. French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years’ War started off by George Washington and the wilds of Ohio Valley in 1754. It was fought in the seven seas in America, Europe, the West Indies, and the Philippines.
11. Albany Congress: Benjamin Franklin made this plan for colonial rule. All the Albany delegates like the plan, but the individual colonies didn’t because it did not give enough independence.
12. Regulars: British soldiers that accompanied General Edward during the French and Indian War.
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