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This chapter discusses the duel for North America between European powers from 1608 to 1763. It highlights several inter-colonial wars between Britain and France over control of the territory, including King William's War, Queen Anne's War, and the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War, a North American theater of the Seven Years' War, resulted in a British victory that gained them French territory east of the Mississippi River. It also discusses key figures like Samuel de Champlain, who established Quebec, and military leaders during the French and Indian War like Edward Braddock and James Wolfe.

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This chapter discusses the duel for North America between European powers from 1608 to 1763. It highlights several inter-colonial wars between Britain and France over control of the territory, including King William's War, Queen Anne's War, and the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War, a North American theater of the Seven Years' War, resulted in a British victory that gained them French territory east of the Mississippi River. It also discusses key figures like Samuel de Champlain, who established Quebec, and military leaders during the French and Indian War like Edward Braddock and James Wolfe.

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Chapter 6: The Duel for North America(1608-1763)

KEY TERMS
Huguenots: French protestants limited toleration towards them
Edict of Nantes: Issued by the crown, limited toleration to french protestants
Coureurs de bois: runners of the woods, lovers, drinkers, spenders.
Voyageurs: Paddle swinging french who recruited indians to fur trade business
King Williams War: 1689-11697 earliest contest between european powers for north america.
Queen Annes War: british vs. french coureurs de bois; British victory
War of Jenkins Ears: 1739 between british and spaniards; in caribbean sea and georgia
King Georges War: created war of austrian succession; new englanders invaded new france
Acadians: French deportees now called Cajuns, defeated and scattered as far as Louisiana
French and Indian War(seven years war): North American war (1754-63) between France
and Great Britain began in Ohio
Albany Congress: seven out of 13 colonies in 1754 discuss better relations with the Indian
tribes and defensive measures against the French
Regulars:inexperienced savage soldiers led by Edward Braddock and failed.
Quebec, Battle of Pontiacs Uprising:an uprising in 1763 by American Indian tribes of the
Eastern Great Lakes region
Proclamation of 1763: by King George III after Great Britain gained French territory in North
America after the French and Indian War
PEOPLE TO KNOW
Louis xiv: king of France 1643 to 1715; long reign, marked by the expansion of French
influence,Palace of Versailles
Samuel de Champlain: French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the
site of modern Quebec
Edward Braddock:British soldier for North America during the actions at the start of the French
and Indian War
William Pitt: superlative leader, The Great Commoner, became important figure in London
Government, during seven years war
James Wolfe:British Army officer, training reforms,remembered for his victory over the French
in Canada
Pontiac:(1763) led left french tribes through Ohio

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